The bird brooch that defied the Nazis: Cartier’s diamond menagerie – in pictures

View image in fullscreenThis small pelican brooch, made in 1929, showcases Cartier’s innovative use of colour – in particular red and green. Made of jade, coral, sapphire and diamonds, the use of cabochon-cut jade for the body of the pelican is an early example of a ‘sculptural idiom’ that would later come to define…

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