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Cartier Paris "Les Délices de Goa" Boule Ring
$28,500
Dating from circa 2003, this Cartier Paris "Les Délices de Goa" boule ring is composed of amethyst, coral and diamonds. The high-domed boule ring is set with variously sized orange coral and amethyst beads, some studded with round brilliant-cut diamonds. In the tradition of the firm's great Indian-themed 1930s jewelry inspired by Jeanne Toussaint, this dramatic and beautifully engineered update to Cartier's iconic boule ring attests to the firm's ongoing creativity and virtuoso technique.
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Item #: R-21516
Artist: Cartier
Country: France
Circa: 2003
Size: 6.5 (this ring can be sized; please contact the gallery for further information)
Materials: 13 round-cut diamonds; 30 amethyst and orange coral beads ; 18K Gold
Signed: Cartier 750 53 c 43750A, French Assay mark, maker's mark
Literature: For a necklace of similar design, see Amazing Carter: Jewelry Design since 1937, by Nadine Coleno, page 243. See also Cartier Design: A Living Legacy, for another necklace dated 2003 in "Jeanne Toussaint's Taste", p. 211.
Jeanne Toussaint was an early proponent of Indian design at Cartier. When Louis Cartier appointed her artistic director in 1933, her creativity and design genius ushered in the era of "Le Gout Toussaint." Emerald, lapis, and turquoise beads studded with diamonds have been a signature of the Toussaint-Cartier style ever since.