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NECKLACE
NECKLACE
17.86
Cartier (Firm)
20th c.
The pearls are said to have come from a larger string often worn by Marjorie Post, which was divided into necklaces for each daughter.
BACKGAMMON SET
BACKGAMMON SET
2014.17
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1930
The wooden frame of the backgammon board is covered with leather. The outer panels in blue with gold ornaments, green foliage, red flowers and stylized lilies on the spine imitate an ancient...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
21.111.1
Cartier (Firm)
1938
The rectangular agate frame has an inner border of light blue enamel on gold. There are two stepped feet in lapis lazuli. The miniature is a bust of Marjorie Merriweather Post facing left and is...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON AS A BABY
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON AS A BABY
21.112.1
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1933
The rectangular frame has an arch in the center top and cutbacks at the corners. The oval inner frame is in gold with a lover's knot at the top set with turquoise resembling flowers and there is a...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF ADELAIDE RIGGS
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF ADELAIDE RIGGS
21.114.1
Cartier (Firm)
1938
The outer rectangular frame is made of banded agate and has an inner frame in gold and red enamel. The miniature is of Mrs. Riggs. She is shown half length, facing forward with her body turned to...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
21.115.1
Cartier (Firm)
1938
The rectangular frame is made in moss agate and has an inner frame in gold decorated with dark blue enamel and set at intervals with ornaments with coral and diamonds. The miniature is a...
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AND HERBERT MAY
FRAME WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AND HERBERT MAY
21.116
Cartier (Firm)
ca. 1930
The frame is made from brown mottled agate in the shape of an upright rectangle. The edges are beveled. The inner frame is a plain gold band. At each corner is a white enameled linear ornament...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
21.117.1
Cartier (Firm)
1930
The rectangular agate frame is beveled. The inner frame is made of gold enameled red with diagonal lines. There is one ornament at the top and two at the bottom composed of lapis lazuli and...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF NEDENIA HUTTON
21.118.1
Cartier (Firm)
1935
The frame is made of mottled agate with beveled corners. The inner frame is made in gold with a dark blue enamel inner band. This has seven ornaments in coral and tiny diamonds attached to it: a...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST
21.119.1
Cartier (Firm)
c. 1930
The main part of the frame is an upright rectangle made in gold with a red and white enamel decoration in a stepped motif. At either side is a rectangular gold piece set with tiny rubies. The base...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARY STALEY POST
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARY STALEY POST
21.122.1
Cartier (Firm)
ca. 1930
The startling combination of the glistening black onyx, white diamonds, and bright turquoise in this frame owes much to the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922, which triggered a world-wide...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AND HER DAUGHTER, NEDENIA HUTTON
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST AND HER DAUGHTER, NEDENIA HUTTON
21.123.1
Cartier (Firm)
1928
The square frame is made in honey colored agate. It has a gold inner frame with stylized laurel leaves in enamel. In each corner is a star made of tiny diamonds. It contains a miniature of MMP...