But for jewelry experts the key to the high bid is this phrase in the catalog: “Cartier, Art Deco.” That period of design, between the wars, was marked by geometric lines and the influence of booming ...

Cartier Nature ... works of art. A sleek emerald snake with a geometric chessboard pattern splits into a necklace, while the silhouette of a beetle emerges within an art deco-inspired skyscraper ...