A French Silver-gilt and Rock Crystal Bust of Hadrian, Cartier, Paris, dated 1991. Photo Sotheby's

the silver-gilt bust raised on a rock crystal pedestal, the silger-gilt base rim engraved WORLD MONUMENTS FUND AWARD, the fitted red leater and tooled gilt Cartier presentation box with plaque engraved THE 1991 HADRIAN AWARD IS PRESENTED TO MRS. VINCENT ASTOR. Marked on bust, base rim engraved Cartier 950 HPSD 12; height 5 3/8 in. 13.6 cm - Estimate 800-1,200 USD

Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com