Lot 232
  • 232

DIAMOND BROOCH, CARTIER, 1930s

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

Designed as a Dachshund set throughout with variously-shaped diamonds, signed Cartier London.

Literature

Cf: The Jeweled Menagerie, The World of Animals in Gems, Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, Thames & Hudson, 2001, page 100 for two examples of similar Dachshund brooches by Cartier, from the 1940s.

Condition

Overall very good condition, diamonds bright stones well matched, signed cartier London to tail.
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