Cartier 1930 Art Deco Enameled Jabot 18kt Diamonds Turquoises

A jabot pin designed by Cartier. Fantastic jabot brooch, created during the art deco period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1930. This rare colorful piece has been crafted in two parts, made up in solid yellow and white gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. It is embellished with millegrain settings, applications of black enamel and natural earth mined gemstones. Fitted with a pin bar with a push and screwed security lock. Diamonds: Mounted in millegrain settings, with 4 European rose cut diamonds, 0.30 carats, white colorless F color, VS-2 clarity. Turquoises: Mounted in bezel settings, with 2 oval cabochon cut (13 x 16.5 x 6.5 mm) carved from natural blue turquoises, with 17.54 carats. Birthstone: Turquoise for the month of December. Weight: 8.95 Grams, (5.38 Dwt). Measurements: 80 mm by 16 mm (3.15 x 0.63 Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold, the serial numbers and signed, "CARTIER 23188.01". Cartier The move to the rue de la Paix coincided with a period of extraordinary economic growth and affluence in France and the world. Cartier was also growing and expanding and had started to shift their emphasis from retailing to design and manufacture. Although they produced a small number of pieces in the Art Nouveau style, Cartier paid scant attention to the movement. They made their distinguishing mark in pioneering the use of platinum in creating the delicate and graceful Garland st