EARRINGS
Creator(s): Cartier (Jeweler)
About this object
Three conch pearls are set into a cluster atop a platinum setting with the smallest of the three nestled at the middle. A platinum leaf pave set with round brilliant and single cut melee diamonds. Two Old European cut diamonds and one small high domed black onyx cabochon in pronged settings punctuates the cluster.
- Object name:
- EARRINGS
- Made from:
- conch pearl -- onyx -- diamond --platinum
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1920s
- Size:
- W. 1 in., H 1 in., D. 5/8 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2021.7.6.1-2
- Signature marks:
- MARKS Cartier PAT.2,557200 (patent number for mechanism) [hinged clips]; Cartier Mtg. 50-25058 (Tighten-loosen control) [proper left back of each ornament]
- Credit line:
- Gift of Leah and Stanley Rumbough