Three enamel and gem-set brooches, by Cartier (3)
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Three enamel and gem-set brooches, by Cartier
1st: The black and red enamel ladybird on a finely pierced leaf, 2nd: The textured squirrel holding a seed pearl, the head decorated with a circular-cut ruby eye, 3rd: The stylised dog of textured and ropetwist design, the head decorated with a circular-cut ruby eye, the body with white, red and green enamel rectangular plaques, to articulated legs, 1st: signed Cartier, numbered, French assay mark, enamel loss, 2nd: numbered, 3rd: signed Cartier Paris, numbered, French assay mark, lengths: 1st 3.2cm, 2nd 3.5cm, 3rd 5.2cm (3)
Sold for £5,625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance
    Gifted to the current owner by her grandfather, Lord Astor of Hever. Although the squirrel brooch is unsigned, it is believed to have been purchased from Cartier.

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