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A MULTI-GEM 'COWBOY DUCK' BROOCH, BY CARTIER
The carved agate duck with gold beak, coral feet and circular-cut sapphire eye, wearing a gold cowboy hat and neck scarf, with gold holster and coral pistol, circa 1950, 2 ins., mounted in 18k gold, in a Cartier red case
Signed Cartier, Made in France, no. 13390, with maker's marks
The carved agate duck with gold beak, coral feet and circular-cut sapphire eye, wearing a gold cowboy hat and neck scarf, with gold holster and coral pistol, circa 1950, 2 ins., mounted in 18k gold, in a Cartier red case
Signed Cartier, Made in France, no. 13390, with maker's marks
Literature
Cf. M. Chapman, Cartier and America, San Francisco, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and DelMonico Books, 2009, p. 109
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.