细节
ART DECO EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET
Designed as a baguette, single, circular, old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork geometric band, set with a kite-shaped emerald weighing approximately 4.34 cts. and a cushion-cut emerald weighing approximately 3.34 cts., with rectangular-cut emerald three-stone accents, mounted in platinum, circa 1929--8 1/8 ins. long
Signed by Cartier, 2915427
The basic motifs in Art Deco jewelry design were simple geometric forms such as the circle, square, rectangle and triangle. These shapes were often juxtaposed to form complex linear configurations as on the illustrated bracelet where a triangular motif overlaps a rectangle. The stepped pattern within the design is reminiscent of the architecture of ancient civilizations such as Babylonia ziggurats and stepped Mayan temples. By using the finest diamonds and emeralds in simple patterns, Cartier has transformed this brcelet into a work of art. Paul Leon in writing the official report for the 1925 Paris Exposition claimed, "Fashion, the mirror of our time, is essentially an art." This statement epitomizes Cartier's jewelry from the 1920's, exemplified by the illustrated bracelet, a successor to the geometric link bracelets the firm exhibited at the 1925 exposition.
Designed as a baguette, single, circular, old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork geometric band, set with a kite-shaped emerald weighing approximately 4.34 cts. and a cushion-cut emerald weighing approximately 3.34 cts., with rectangular-cut emerald three-stone accents, mounted in platinum, circa 1929--8 1/8 ins. long
Signed by Cartier, 2915427
The basic motifs in Art Deco jewelry design were simple geometric forms such as the circle, square, rectangle and triangle. These shapes were often juxtaposed to form complex linear configurations as on the illustrated bracelet where a triangular motif overlaps a rectangle. The stepped pattern within the design is reminiscent of the architecture of ancient civilizations such as Babylonia ziggurats and stepped Mayan temples. By using the finest diamonds and emeralds in simple patterns, Cartier has transformed this brcelet into a work of art. Paul Leon in writing the official report for the 1925 Paris Exposition claimed, "Fashion, the mirror of our time, is essentially an art." This statement epitomizes Cartier's jewelry from the 1920's, exemplified by the illustrated bracelet, a successor to the geometric link bracelets the firm exhibited at the 1925 exposition.