Lot 86
  • 86

An obsidian figure of a pug,Cartier, Paris,early 20th century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Cartier, Paris, circa 1915

  • length: 4.8cm, 1 7/8 in.
realistically carved, its eyes set with rose-cut diamonds

Exhibited

Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, 28 November 2003 - 12 April 2004, cat. no. 646

Literature

Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, p. 341

Condition

Excellent condition. Very well carved and a brilliant choice of stone.
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