Cartier
The front and back of ribbed gold design, applied with black enamel, opening to reveal four hinged picture frames, to a triangular pendant loop, measuring approximately 55 x 40 mm, signed Cartier, numbered, French maker's marks for Germain Desbazeille and assay marks for gold.
Condition Report:
Signed Cartier Paris. Numbered 0126. French maker's marks for Germain Desbazeille and assay marks for 18k gold.
In overall good condition. The metal with scratches, small nicks and signs of oxidation. The enamel with scratches and a chip to the front.
One inner transparent panel deficient.
Gross weight: approximately 68.63 g.
Provenance:
Previously in the Eric Nussbaum (1940-2003) Collection, director of the Cartier Collection from 1983 until his death in 2003.
Literature:
Olivier Bachet, Alain Cartier, u003cemu003eCartier Exceptional Objectsu003c/emu003e, Palais Royal, 2019, p. 359 for an image of a powder compact of the same design.
The front and back of ribbed gold design, applied with black enamel, opening to reveal four hinged picture frames, to a triangular pendant loop, measuring approximately 55 x 40 mm, signed Cartier, numbered, French maker's marks for Germain Desbazeille and assay marks for gold.
Condition Report:
Signed Cartier Paris. Numbered 0126. French maker's marks for Germain Desbazeille and assay marks for 18k gold.
In overall good condition. The metal with scratches, small nicks and signs of oxidation. The enamel with scratches and a chip to the front.
One inner transparent panel deficient.
Gross weight: approximately 68.63 g.
Provenance:
Previously in the Eric Nussbaum (1940-2003) Collection, director of the Cartier Collection from 1983 until his death in 2003.
Literature:
Olivier Bachet, Alain Cartier, u003cemu003eCartier Exceptional Objectsu003c/emu003e, Palais Royal, 2019, p. 359 for an image of a powder compact of the same design.
