CARTIER (frame). Special order
Brooch in 18K (750) gold, featuring a high-relief ivory carving of the child Krishna "Bala Krishna" on a banyan leaf, his forehead studded with a ruby tilak. Signed Monture Cartier, numbered. French work, 1952. Height: approx. 8.7 cm. Gross weight: 41.2 g

The brooch is accompanied by an IAJA appraisal (2023) attesting: special order made by Cartier in 1952, and a CITES certificate (valid in the EU) n° IT/CE/2024/MI/00531.

A 1952 Cartier (special order) Bala Krishna brooch
Live Tuesday 3 December 2024・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 180

CARTIER (frame). Special order Brooch in 18K (750) gold, featuring a high-relief ivory carving of the child Krishna "Bala Krishna" on a banyan leaf, his forehead studded with a ruby tilak. Signed Monture Cartier, numbered. French work, 1952. Height: approx. 8.7 cm. Gross weight: 41.2 g The brooch is accompanied by an IAJA appraisal (2023) attesting: special order made by Cartier in 1952, and a CITES certificate (valid in the EU) n° IT/CE/2024/MI/00531. A 1952 Cartier (special order) Bala Krishna brooch

Estimate
€6,000 - €8,000
Result
€13,260
Buyer's premium
30%
CARTIER (frame). Special order Brooch in 18K (750) gold, featuring a high-relief ivory carving of the child Krishna "Bala Krishna" on a banyan leaf, his forehead studded with a ruby tilak. Signed Monture Cartier, numbered. French work, 1952. Height: approx. 8.7 cm. Gross weight: 41.2 g The brooch is accompanied by an IAJA appraisal (2023) attesting: special order made by Cartier in 1952, and a CITES certificate (valid in the EU) n° IT/CE/2024/MI/00531. A 1952 Cartier (special order) Bala Krishna brooch
Sale Tuesday 3 December 2024・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
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