Lot 489
  • 489

Onyx and diamond bracelet/choker, Cartier, circa 1920

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 CHF
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Description

The tapering band decorated with seventeen circular-cut and cushion-shaped diamonds, accented with similar stones in obus setting and calibré-cut onyx borders, length approximately 240mm, may be worn as a bracelet measuring 177mm, signed Cartier Paris, Londres, New York and numbered, French assay and maker's marks, fitted case.

Condition

French assay marks for platinum. Signed Cartier Paris Londres New York and indistinctly numbered ?9?85. May be worn as a choker, measuring approximately 240mm, or as a bracelet measuring approximately 177mm. Total diamond weight estimated to be approximately 22.00 carats, H-J colour, VS-SI clarity (a few possibly I1), as gauged and graded in the mount. The three larger diamonds estimated to weigh approximately 1.70, 2.45 and 1.80 carats. Enamel in good condition. Clasps secure. Minor scratches to the metal. Well preserved and in good condition
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