1920s Cartier Safety Pin

1920s Cartier Safety PinAn oversized gold safety pin by Cartier Paris. It dates from the 1920s, crafted in 18ct gold with French eagle head control marks fully signed and numbered. It's versatile and opulent (naturally), wear it as a brooch, as a charm holder or necklace extender, a kilt pin, or nappy pin the imagination is the limit, really. Era: Art Deco, circa 1920 Size: 7. 5cm by 1. 4cm Weight: 9. 6g Marks: Signed Cartier Paris. French assay marks for 18ct gold. Numbered

crafted in 15ct gold and silver

18ct gold (date letter missing)

Alluring vintage band set with a pointed oval amethyst cabochon

and floral motifs regularly feature in jewellery and the decorative arts of the day

and the nude Adam and Eve in the garden under the infamous apple tree

Presumably it's a component of a larger Victorian piece - who knows what

The Roman Forum

terrible aegis

with minimal signs of wear

all crafted in high carat gold - around 22/23ct

A highly stylised human figure

restricting the use of gold wedding rings from the usual 22ct down to 9ct