Of course Cartier are world famous for the jewels they created and which were worn by The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson. I had previously seen the Flamingo Brooch when it was last up for sale at Sothebys in London a couple of years ago. I was lucky too to find a copy of the original sale catalogue for the auction of the Duchess' jewels after she died thanks to eBbay or Amazon! Anyway as the Flamingo appeared at the Paris show it is possible that it has been bought back by Cartier. Whoever owns the piece it is a fabulous creation!
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| The Duchess of Windsor's Flamingo Brooch |
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| A stunning amethyst and turquoise necklace
owned by the DoW
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| The window of jewels owned by the DoW. |
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| The very last window in the show was the famous leopard brooch belonging to the DoW it was amazing! |
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| I am showing lots of photos from different angles because what looks small from the front is really quite huge from the side! The cabochon sapphire was bigger than a quails egg! I last saw this brooch in Cartier's shop window in New York several years ago. |
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| The cat has yellow eyes. |
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| Here you can see well the size of the blue sapphire. |
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| A better view of the window for the DoW complete with design drawings for the jewels on display. |
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| Moving on another famous lady was Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth's heiress. Here you can see her comb, a ring, handbag (with cat clasps) and cat earrings and brooch. |
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| A close up of the cat brooch owned by Barbara Hutton. |
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| The actress Maria Felix had some stunning pieces in the form of reptiles! |
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| Maria Felix's amazing diamond snake necklace! |
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| Other pieces on show and not attributed to any person was a typical big cat bangle |
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| A big cat bracelet. |
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| A beautiful big cat pin. |
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| And amongst the chinoiserie I loved this enameled panther box. The detail in the work was incredible right across the whole exhibition. |
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