For the new issue of Sotheby’s Magazine, Nigel Cox photographed pieces from a line of Egyptian-inspired jewels designed by Cartier.
“The 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun ignited a craze for all things Egyptian,” explains the article. “This season, nestled in Sotheby’s New York sale of Magnificent Jewels is a cluster of spectacular, rare Egyptian revival jewels, including a highly important fan-shaped brooch, joined by the fates with four jewels of the same genre and period, formerly in the collection of Russian-born socialite Lady Abdy. Unique masterpieces of the Art Deco period, these powerful jewels, all made by Cartier in the 1920s, turn a spotlight on the 1920s high demand for Egyptian-inspired pieces.”
Here’s a look…
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Photo by Nigel Cox for Sotheby’s.
Photo by Nigel Cox for Sotheby’s.
Photo by Nigel Cox for Sotheby’s.
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