18 Karat Gold, Platinum, Enamel and Diamond Brooch, Cartier, Paris, Circa 1935

Depicting a hand holding a gold rose set in the center with an old mine diamond weighing approximately .20 carat, the hand applied with black and orangy-red enamel, decorated with a bracelet set with rose-cut diamonds, signed Cartier, Paris, numbered 06331, French assay marks.

In good condition overall. Moderate wear, pitting and scratching to the gold flowerhead. Repairs to the enamelwork om the hand; minor losses and cracking to the coral-colored enamelwork and to the black enamel on base. The old mine-cut diamond is approximately I-J color, SI clarity. The 7 rose-cut diamonds weigh approximately .03 carat in total and decorative in quality.
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For similar examples see The Cartier Collection, by Françoise Chaille, p. 256, nos. CL.184.A38 and CL.25.A38.