Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels
Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels
From a Celebrated Private Collection
Cartier
Rare gem set and diamond brooch, 'Bodhisattva Head', circa 1961
Auction Closed
May 14, 05:29 PM GMT
Estimate
22,000 - 30,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Depicting a carved coral Bodhisattva wearing a seed pearl and brilliant-cut diamond crown and accessories, to a collar of rope twist design enhanced with circular-cut rubies and cabochon turquoises, signed Cartier, numbered, French import mark for gold.
Cf.: Nadine Coleno, Amazing Cartier - Jewelry Design since 1937, Paris, 2009, pg. 52-53, for the Bodhisattva Head brooch by Cartier New York, dated 1961.
A Bodhisattva is a Buddhist being who has attained enlightenment but chooses to defer entry into Paradise, a Bodhisattva is on the path to Buddhahood.
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