CARTIER 1940 PARIS RARE LADYBUG PIN BROOCH IN 18 KT GOLD WITH CORAL & DIAMONDS

Description

LADYBUG
COCCINELLE
CLIP
BROOCH DESIGNED BY
CARTIER
.
VERY CUTE ANTIQUE
LADYBUG
PIN BROOCH, CREATED BY CARTIER, IN PARIS FRANCE, BACK IN THE 40'S 50'S. IS HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD AND SUITED WITH A HINGED DOUBLE STICK PINS TO WEAR AS A CLIP.
THE BODY SHIELD IS EMBELLISHED WITH AN OVAL CABOCHON, CARVED FROM NATURAL PINK SALMON CORAL AND BEZEL SET WITH 6 EUROPEAN ROUND BRILLIANT CUTS DIAMONDS, 0.26 CARATS, D/E CPLOR VVS-1 CLARITY.
THE LADYBIRD IS A WELL KNOWN SYMBOL FOR GOOD LUCK.
CARTIER DEBUTED THEIR
LADYBUG
(OR LADYBIRD) BROOCHES AS EARLY AS 1935 AND THE DESIGN IMMEDIATELY BECAME POPULAR AMONGST COLLECTORS AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN THE MASCOT FOR CARTIER, WHILE THE MAISON HAS RENDERED JEWELRY FROM THE FLORA AND FAUNA WORLD, THE HUMBLE LADYBUG, TOGETHER WITH THE SCARAB, ARE THE ONLY BEETLE MOTIFS THAT WERE USED. CARTIER DIDN'T STOP WITH BROOCHES, THE LADYBUGS ALSO APPEARED AS EARRINGS, A CANDLESNUFFER AND EVEN A CIGARETTE LIGHTER! THE PRESENT CORAL AND DIAMOND LADYBUG BROOCH IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC DESIGN FROM THE MID-20TH CENTURY. THEY HAVE BEEN MADE IN DESIGNS MATCHING THE FASHION OF THE TIME.
THIS PIECE HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 8.6 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 23 mm BY 23 mm BY 12 mm.
IS FULLY STAMPED WITH FRENCH HALLMARKS; THE
EAGLE HEAD
FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE 18 KT GOLD, THE MAKER'S
MAITRE
CARTOUCHE, THE UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNED, "
CARTIER FRANCE 18 Kts 14127
".
IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND IS ACOMPANIED BY A CARTER LEATHER JEWELRY BOX.
NOTE:
THIS TYPE OF LADY BUG DESIGN WAS ALSO PRODUCED WITH OTHER HARDSTONES, LIKE LAPIS LAZULI AND BLACK ONYX, WITH AND WITHOUT DIAMONDS AND WITH BLACK ENAMEL.
LITERATURE
:
SIMILAR BROOCH PICTURED IN
AMAZING CARTIER
, BY NADINE COLENO, FLAMMARION, 2008, P. 44-45.
INVENTORY REF: P0000CNOE/.2067