The Magical Art of Cartier
Geneva, Nov 19, 1996
LOT 443
"Birds in a Cage" Clip Brooch Paris, 1942
CHF 15,000 - 17,000
USD 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: CHF 20,700
Two birds perched on a bar, one bird set with a cabochon sapphire body and calibré-cut emerald tait, the other set with a cabochon emerald body and calibré-cut sapphire tail, both heads and wings set with round diamonds and sapphire eyes, the yellow gold cage having a diamond-set lock, mounted in platinum and 18K yellow gold. Cartier Certificate of Authenticity N° 2443.
Notes
See the original rendering on page 334.