Designed as a ladybird, the carved coral body inset with circular-cut diamonds, the head and legs decorated with black lacquer, signed Cartier London and numbered, case Cartier Paris.



 

Cf: Catalogue for the exhibition at the Petit Palais Museum, Paris, The Art of Cartier Jewellery, Paris 1989-🐼1990, page 157, plate 469 for an illustration of a very similar brooc🔜h dated 1936.

 

Engraved white gold, signed Cartier London and numbered 834. Red coral with typical banding, minor scratches. Some loss to enamel, especially to the tips of the feet and to the antennaes. Normal wear to the metal. In good condition.
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