14 karat gold, coral, diamond and lacquer 'flamingo' brooch, cartier

Designed as a flamingo applied with black lacquer, the torso set with a coral cabochon, completed by an old European-cut diamond eye, gross weight approximately 6 dwts, signed Cartier, partially numbered 510_; circa 1940.\nWhile under the direction of Jeanne Toussaint, Cartier looked to the animal kingdom for much of their inspiration. After fashioning a flamingo brooch set in diamonds and colored stones for the Duchess of Windsor in 1940, the tropical bird became a popular motif for the design

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