Vente aux enchères en direct 14974THE COLLECTOR: 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Ceramics & Silver
A DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND PLATINUM-MOUNTED NEPHRITE JADE BOX
Lot 226THE PROPERTY OF A LADY, PALM BEACH, FL

A DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND PLATINUM-MOUNTED NEPHRITE JADE BOX

MARK OF CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1920

Fermé17 October 2017

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USD 20,000–30,000

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A DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND PLATINUM-MOUNTED NEPHRITE JADE BOX
MARK OF CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1920
The nephrite jade box with hinges and thumbpiece set with rose cut diamonds and cailbré cut sapphires in platinum mounts, likely carved from a single nephrite block, one hinge engraved Cartier, Paris and numbered 2427
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long

Note du spécialiste

Two comparable boxes each carved from a single piece of agate and similarly mounted with diamonds and sapphires in platinum are illustrated in Stephen Harrison, 'Feminine Elegance: Jeweled Accessories for the Modern Woman,' Jeweled Splendours of the Art Deco Era, The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection, Thames & Hudson, New York, 2017, pp. 72-73. The sleek forms embellished solely with abstracted modern clasps demonstate the Russian influence on French hardstone box designs, in which exquisite workmanship highlights the purity of the material.