TORTOISESHELL, TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND BROOCH, CARTIER, 1950S

Of blackamoor design, the head composed of carved tortoiseshell, embellished with cabochon turquoise, signed Cartier, numbered, French assay mark for gold and maker's mark, case stamped Cartier.

Cf.: Hans Nadelhoffer, Cartier, London 2007, pg. 236 for an illustration of a brooch of similar design.