CARTIER, A BESPOKE CHARM BRACELET
CARTIER, A BESPOKE CHARM BRACELET
CIRCA 1948-1968
The cable link bracelet suspending ten frames with film title negatives, each frame signed Mtd Cartier, bracelet unsigned, partial number and partial French poinçon, red marker's case
Size/dimensions: 20.0cm long
Gross weight: 53.6 grams
Commissioned by British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell (22 February 1914 - 16 January 2002) for his wife, Lady Edith Foxwell (11 June 1918 - 31 March 1996)
Thence by descent
By family repute, this unique Cartier bracelet is believed to have been commissioned for Lady Edith Foxwell, wife of the acclaimed British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell, over the course of 20 years. The bracelet incorporates miniature film title negatives representing productions associated with Foxwell's career, including No Room at the Inn, The Colditz Story and Manuela. A notable figure in British cinema, Foxwell worked with some of the industry's leading talents and earned a BAFTA nomination for Tiara Tahiti in 1962. Edith Foxwell was herself a celebrated society figure and nightclub proprietor, moving within influential artistic, aristocratic and celebrity circles throughout post-war Britain. The bracelet offers a rare and highly personal connection to one of British cinema's most colourful and well-connected couples.
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CARTIER, A BESPOKE CHARM BRACELET
CIRCA 1948-1968
The cable link bracelet suspending ten frames with film title negatives, each frame signed Mtd Cartier, bracelet unsigned, partial number and partial French poinçon, red marker's case
Size/dimensions: 20.0cm long
Gross weight: 53.6 grams
Commissioned by British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell (22 February 1914 - 16 January 2002) for his wife, Lady Edith Foxwell (11 June 1918 - 31 March 1996)
Thence by descent
By family repute, this unique Cartier bracelet is believed to have been commissioned for Lady Edith Foxwell, wife of the acclaimed British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell, over the course of 20 years. The bracelet incorporates miniature film title negatives representing productions associated with Foxwell's career, including No Room at the Inn, The Colditz Story and Manuela. A notable figure in British cinema, Foxwell worked with some of the industry's leading talents and earned a BAFTA nomination for Tiara Tahiti in 1962. Edith Foxwell was herself a celebrated society figure and nightclub proprietor, moving within influential artistic, aristocratic and celebrity circles throughout post-war Britain. The bracelet offers a rare and highly personal connection to one of British cinema's most colourful and well-connected couples.
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