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From an Important Private Collection
Cartier
Gold sautoir, 'Muslim Prayer Bead' | 卡地亞 'Muslim Prayer Bead' 黃金長項鏈
Auction Closed
November 9, 08:04 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
From an Important Private Collection
Gold sautoir, 'Muslim Prayer Bead', Cartier
卡地亞 'Muslim Prayer Bead' 黃金長項鏈
Composed of a line of polished and fluted gold beads, accented with knot motifs, inscribed towards the base with Arabic letters, inner length approximately 720mm, unsigned, numbered.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter by Cartier.
Cf.: N. Coleno, Entourdissant Cartier; la Création Depuis 1937, Paris, 2008, pg. 138.
Cf.: F. Chaille, The Cartier Collection; Jewelry, Paris, 2007, pg. 11 and 289.
This model was first created by Cartier in 1947 under the name 'Arabic Sautoir'. It continued to be produced until the 1970s as the 'Muslim Prayer Bead' necklace. The name alludes to the fact that the name Allah is inscribed in Arabic on both sides of the central bead.