Art Deco Tutti Frutti Clip Brooch In Platinum And Gold, Crescent Moon, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald

Art Deco Tutti Frutti clip brooch in 18 karat gold (750) and platinum (900). Brooch taking the form of a crescent moon, decorated with flowers stylized by petals carved with sapphires, rubies and emeralds, the pistil represented by single cut diamonds. This brooch is composed of fourteen rubies, seventeen sapphires, nine emeralds and fourteen diamonds. Art Deco brooch, in the style of Cartier Paris Tutti Frutti jewelry, circa 1925

Eagle head hallmark, dog head hallmark and illegible goldsmith's hallmark.

Dimensions : 25 x 32 mm 

Estimated weight of sapphires : 2.55 carats
Estimated weight of rubies : 2.10 carats
Estimated weight of emeralds : 0.90 carats
Estimated weight of diamonds: 0.28 carat

Condition: scratches from use

Weight : 8.69 gr

About the Tutti Frutti style: In the mid-1920s, Cartier introduced a wonderfully imaginative and innovative style of jewelry depicting numerous flowers and fruits interpreted in a profusion of colors and textures. This jewelry was called "fruit salad" or tutti frutti. This term, coined by Cartier, seemed an appropriate choice to express the exuberant creativity away from the strict geometry typical of the Art Deco period.