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Carved Ruby, Sapphire and Diamond Tutti Frutti Strap Bracelet
$85,000
Created in the 1920s, this Art Deco “tutti frutti” strap bracelet is composed of sapphires, rubies, diamonds, and platinum. It is designed as a highly stylized diamond vine with carved ruby and sapphire leaves and cabochon ruby berries, completed by a buckle motif clasp accented by a line of buff-top sapphires. Among the most original and sought-after haute joaillerie styles to originate in 1920s Paris, this extravagant and colorful “tutti frutti” bracelet reflects the profound influence of Indian arts on the imagination of Art Deco jewelers.
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Item #: BA-20650
Circa: 1920s
Size: 7.50” length, 0.60" width
Materials: 17 leaf-carved sapphires (approximate total weight 10.40 carats); 28 cabochon and leaf-carved rubies (approximate total weight 9.85 carats); 4 buff-top sapphires (approximate total weight 1.00 carat); 193 old European-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 7.10 carats); Platinum
In this original tutti frutti bracelet, cool blue sapphire leaves are contrasted with glowing ruby berries and carved ruby leaves, all stemming from a highly abstracted branch motif delineated in crisp, sparkling old European-cut diamonds, and set in a minimum of finely worked platinum. The bracelet’s designer deliberately merged the long Indian tradition of gem-carving with abstract Islamic foliate ornamentation to create a jewel of dynamic East-West modernism.