CARTIER, Epoque Art déco - Lot 60

CARTIER, Epoque Art déco Octagonal double photo frame in molded rock crystal and 750 thousandths yellow gold adorned with a Persian-style foliate motif enameled in black and set with rose-cut diamonds. Easel base. The two octagonal frames in 800 thousandths vermeil signed "CARTIER". Signed in cursive letters on the reverse "Cartier Paris Londres New York" and numbered "3276 2428". French work, diamond-shaped Workshop hallmark. Dimensions: 12x14.5cm. P. Gross weight : 377.2 g. This frame is a characteristic example of the influence of Louis Cartier's travels to the Orient on the Maison's productions during the Art Deco period. Its enameled attachment directly echoes ornaments from Islamic art, with its intertwined foliage close to the motifs found on certain Persian objects that once belonged to Louis Cartier: the Shah's Plumiers (17th century), pieces from his collection that were studied by Charles Jacqueau, one of the House's principal designers, are a clear example. Other objects, cases and kits made in the 1920s-1930s for the Maison Cartier feature similar ornamentation of stylized scrolls and foliage in dark enamels applied on a gold background. Bibliography: -Cartier et les Arts de l'Islam, Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, October 21, 2021-February 2022, Paris, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2021, pp. 94-99. - RUDOE J., Cartier 1900-1939, Paris, Somogy, 1997, pp. 156, 168 and 294.