BELL PUSH
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The main body of the push is made from white jade in a cylindrical shape. The top of the push is made in dark blue enamel. It is round and flattened. At the base of the jade is a band of dark blue enamel set with four tiny sapphire cabochons. The lowest base is in gilt metal and the electrical cord is attached to this.
- Object name:
- BELL PUSH
- Made from:
- Jade -- gilt metal -- enamel -- sapphires
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- c. 1925
- Size:
- bell push: 2 × 1 5/8 in. (5.1 × 4.1 cm) bell push with cord: 3 1/2 × 6 in. (8.9 × 15.2 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.149
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- MARK: Cartier NY [On gold base] SCRATCHED NUMBER: 590 [On gold base] LABEL: 13 + (in blue ink) [On bottom]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973