Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019
A natural pearl and diamond bracelet, Cartier
Lot 110. A natural pearl and diamond bracelet, Cartier. Estimate USD 500,000 - USD 700,000. Price realised USD 1,155,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
Drop, button and baroque-shaped gray and black pearls, marquise, circular and baguette-cut diamonds, platinum (French marks), 6 ¾ ins., 1953, signed Cartier, London, red Cartier case.
SSEF, 2011, report no. 58248: 377 natural pearls, the analyzed properties confirm the authenticity of these saltwater natural pearls; letter attesting to the exceptional characteristics of the pearls
GIA, 2010, report no. 6127870822: 4.05 carats, F color, VS1 clarity
GIA, 2010, report no. 1126870853: 4.03 carats, F color, SI1 clarity.
Provenance: Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda
Crédit Municipal de Monaco, 16 November 1974, lot 5
Property of a Lady of Title
Christie's, Geneva, 13 November 2012, lot 253.
Literature: Meylan 2012, pp. 12, 27, 54, 60
Papi and Rhodes 2013, pp. 194, 201.
Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 346, no. 241
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 355, no. 245.
Note: Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda ordered this bracelet from Cartier London in 1953. This same year, she also had similar earrings ordered from Van Cleef & Arpels.