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18 Karat Gold, Ruby and Diamond Unicorn Brooch, Cartier
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
The unicorn wearing a collar studded with single-cut diamonds, enclosed within a circular fence, a flowering tree decorated with round cabochon rubies in the background, signed Cartier, numbered 10362.
Catalogue Note
This brooch is modeled after the medieval tapestry known as "The Unicorn in Captivity" from the series "The Hunt of the Unicorn," in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and currently on view in The Cloisters Museum. The tapestries are thought to have been designed in France and made in Brussels circa 1495-1505.