CARTIER: 'ROSE' BROOCH WITH RUBY, EMERALDS, AND DIAMONDS, CIRCA 1940...
CARTIER: 'ROSE' BROOCH WITH RUBY, EMERALDS, AND DIAMONDS, CIRCA 1940
Forming a rosebud set with brilliant-cut and 8/8-cut diamonds, accented with square-cut rubies and topped with a diamond; the leaves are carved from emeralds, while others are set with diamonds; the movable, articulated stem set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed Cartier Paris, numbered 7723, French hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰) and platinum, length 9.5 cm, rose diameter 2.0 cm, leaf length 3 cm, gross weight 26.58 g.
Provenance:
Madame Paulette’s jewelry box—“the queen of milliners, the milliner to the queens”
CARTIER: ‘ROSE’ RUBY, EMERALD, AND DIAMOND BROOCH, CIRCA 1940
Designed as a rosebud, pavé-set with brilliant- and single-cut diamonds, accented with square-cut rubies and topped by a diamond; some leaves carved from emerald, others pavé-set with diamonds; the articulated stem set with baguette-cut diamonds; signed Cartier Paris, numbered 7723, French assay marks for 18-karat gold and platinum, length 9.5 cm, rose diameter 2.0 cm, leaf length 3 cm, gross weight 26.58 grams.
Provenance:
From the collection of Madame Paulette—“The queen of milliners, the milliner to queens”
Footnotes:
Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), established herself as the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, she styled the hair of royalty, high society, and movie stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous fashion houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her “bicycle turban,” launched during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion.” A collaborator with Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she designed for theater and film, notably the hats worn by Audrey Hepburn in *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), was the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt in Paris, she dressed royalty, socialites, and film stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous couture houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her bicycle turban, introduced during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion” during World War II. A close friend of Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she created hats for the theater and cinema, notably Audrey Hepburn’s hats in the film *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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CARTIER: 'ROSE' BROOCH WITH RUBY, EMERALDS, AND DIAMONDS, CIRCA 1940
Forming a rosebud set with brilliant-cut and 8/8-cut diamonds, accented with square-cut rubies and topped with a diamond; the leaves are carved from emeralds, while others are set with diamonds; the movable, articulated stem set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed Cartier Paris, numbered 7723, French hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰) and platinum, length 9.5 cm, rose diameter 2.0 cm, leaf length 3 cm, gross weight 26.58 g.
Provenance:
Madame Paulette’s jewelry box—“the queen of milliners, the milliner to the queens”
CARTIER: ‘ROSE’ RUBY, EMERALD, AND DIAMOND BROOCH, CIRCA 1940
Designed as a rosebud, pavé-set with brilliant- and single-cut diamonds, accented with square-cut rubies and topped by a diamond; some leaves carved from emerald, others pavé-set with diamonds; the articulated stem set with baguette-cut diamonds; signed Cartier Paris, numbered 7723, French assay marks for 18-karat gold and platinum, length 9.5 cm, rose diameter 2.0 cm, leaf length 3 cm, gross weight 26.58 grams.
Provenance:
From the collection of Madame Paulette—“The queen of milliners, the milliner to queens”
Footnotes:
Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), established herself as the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, she styled the hair of royalty, high society, and movie stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous fashion houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her “bicycle turban,” launched during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion.” A collaborator with Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she designed for theater and film, notably the hats worn by Audrey Hepburn in *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), was the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt in Paris, she dressed royalty, socialites, and film stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous couture houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her bicycle turban, introduced during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion” during World War II. A close friend of Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she created hats for the theater and cinema, notably Audrey Hepburn’s hats in the film *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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