18ct gold, gem-set and enamel 'Blackamoor' brooch, Cartier, Paris, circa 1938

The face applied with black enamel, the ears accented with articulated pearl earrings the head supporting a turban applied with cream enamel between fluted dividers set to the front with a sarpech decorated with a rose diamonds surmounted by a Persian turquoise topknot, approximately 38mm, signed Cartier, Paris, French maker's marks, numbered #05980, enamel deficient.

• Lot Sold $13,000 (Hammer Price)
• $15,860 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Marjorie Merriweather Post, United States of America
Private Collection, acquired from the above

Literature

Judy Rudoe, Cartier 1900-1939, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1 February 1997, p. 24 (illustrated, another example)
Melissa Gabardi, Les Bijoux de l'Art Deco aux Annees 40, L'Amateur, Paris, 1986, p. 202 (illustrated, another example)