"Cartier Paris Cockade British Pin In Platinum, Patriotic Jewelry, British Flag Union Jack"
Cartier Paris cockade british pin in platinum, in the colours of the British flag (Union Jack), set with calibrated rubies and sapphires and centred with a ruby cabochon. These brooches were made by Cartier during the First World War. Circa 1914-1918, France.Signed Cartier PARIS and numbered, workshop hallmark working for Cartier.
Length: 4.6 cm
Cockade dimensions: 15 x 8 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Literature: " Cartier, anxious to participate in the war effort, will instead produce small patriotic jewels such as cockade-pattern pins in the French, British or Belgian colours." Book Au commencement était le trait by Olivier Bachet, p. 48 and 53.
Weight: 3.42 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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