Cartier Art Deco Lapis Bracelet

Created circa 1930 by Cartier, Paris, this late Art Deco torsade bracelet is composed of lapis bead, rock crystal, faience, diamonds and platinum. It is designed as four strands of lapis lazuli beads spaced by faceted rock crystal rondels, joined by two lapis and pavé-set rose and old single-cut diamond caps and faience bead clasp with stylized floral band. Reflecting a playful vein in Cartier's Art Deco sensibility, this bracelet is full of movement and casual glamor.

Dimensions: 7.00" length.
Materials: Lapis lazuli beads; 140 rose and old single cut diamonds (approximate total weight 1.18 carats); Carved rock crystal; 1 carved faïence bead; Platinum
Gram Weight: 25.7 grams
Signed: Cartier

During the 1910s and 1920s, Cartier drew inspiration from a wide variety of cultures to create their unique, inimitable aesthetic - intriguing, appealing, global, chic, and intellectual. For decades they led the world in jewelry design. Here, the bracelet's design is informed by the palette of Islamic tiles and intarsia of lapis and turquoise, and the opulent bead creations of Indian jewelry traditions. In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, under the leadership of Jeanne Toussaint, Louis' handpicked successor, the firm continued to design subtle yet opulent jewelry of gem beads, including bracelets and necklaces for top clients such as the Duchess of Windsor.