Cartier

Coral and and diamond bracelet, 1930s

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Auction Closed

May 13, 04:50 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Featuring an articulated cluster of fluted coral beads, drill-set with circular-cut diamonds, to gas pipe linking, length approximately 170mm, signed Cartier, numbered, partial maker's mark for Henri Heugas, French assay marks for gold.

Cf.: Estelle Niklès van Osselt and Yau Sim Yin (eds.), Cartier & Women, Hong Kong, 2023, pg. 203 for a gold and diamond bracelet of similar design dated to 1938 and pg. 184 and pg. 289 for bracelets set with similar fluted coral beads enhanced with diamond-set clasps dated to 1930 and 1954 respectively.