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Authenticated · PRV-2026-000002Art Deco Diamond and Onyx Brooch
Cartier · c. 1925
Black and white worn like an argument settled. The original fitted case survives, as does the Paris ledger entry — which is the part I actually paid for.
- Maker
- Cartier
- Period
- c. 1925
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Medium
- Platinum, diamonds, onyx
- Dimensions
- 6 × 3 CM
Provenance
Cartier Paris, sold 12 March 1926 (archive confirmation)
Estate of a Lebanese collector
Acquired Geneva, 2019
Part of The Paper Trail
Notes
HI
Haruko Imai
10 JUNE 2026
The ledger entry is the jewel. The diamonds are merely the receipt.
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