Jewellery - 26th October 2017
Lot 1756
A gem-set parrot brooch by Cartier
Estimate £200,000 - £300,000
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Description
A gem-set parrot brooch by Cartier, pavé-set overall with graduated round brilliant-cut diamonds, carved mother-of-pearl beak, emerald eye and buff-top sapphires to the wings and tail, perched amongst tutti frutti carved emerald leaves with diamond-set carved ruby flower heads, platinum mount, signed Cartier, French control marks, numbered 67185B, c1995, 5.7cm high
For similar parrots, see N. Coleno., Amazing Cartier: creations since 1937, Paris: Ediyions du Regarrd, 2008, pp. 32-33