CARTIER 1970 L'Enfant Figaro Links Bracelet In Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold With Sapphires
Figaro-Plaquette bracelet designed by L'Enfant for Cartier.
This is a very rare and unusual bracelet created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1970. This bracelet has been masterfully crafted at the Georges L'Enfant atelier in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. The bracelet design is composed by eleven iconic Figaro-links and embellished with twenty-two natural earth mined vivid blue sapphires. The bracelet is fitted with a concealed security lock, a figure eight slash and a safety chain.
Georges L'Enfant
The French master jeweler Georges L'Enfant was born into the world of French jewelry design, and following several apprenticeships and studies, he set up his own workshop in 1900. L'Enfant not only was a superb technical jeweler but he was a also a creative jewelry designer, putting him in high demand with the established houses such as Boucheron, Cartier, Mellerio Dits Meller and Van Cleef & Arpels. Georges was quite aware of his own need for posterity though so he established a maker’s mark in 1909, proceeding to stamp each piece before it left his workshop. L'Enfant son and collaborator, Jacques, later developed the L'Enfant signature chain pieces, fascinated as he was by how the interlocking links could be arranged into a myriad of patterns. The jewelry atelier of Georges L'Enfant, was located in Paris, at 47 rue Des Petits-Champs.
Country: Paris, France.
Period: Modernism, 1970.
Designer: Workshop of Georges L'Enfant for Cartier Paris.
Sapphires: Mounted in flush prongs settings, with 22 round faceted cut of natural vivid blue sapphires with a combined weight of about 2.40 carats.
Birthstone: Sapphires for the month of September.
Weight: 20.2 Grams, (12.95 Dwt).
Size: Extended length is 7.25, (18.5 Cm.).
Measurements: Each link is 6.5 mm by 21 mm by 3.25 mm (0.26 x 0.83 x 0.13 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French national marks; two times with the maker's mark GL associated to Georges L'Enfant inside a lozenge cartouche, four times with the mark of the eagle for the assay and warranty of the 18Kt yellow gold, the five-digits unique serial numbers and signed in full as follow: "CARTIER PARIS .750 68074".
Literature: Jacques L'Enfant, Le Livre De La Chaine, Edition Scriptar SA. 1996. Page 47 for this link's model illustrated.
Collateral: This Cartier bracelet by L'Enfant is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this Cartier bracelet by L'Enfant is excellent. Besides the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. The 22 sapphires are secured in their settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: B062025TENS/.4855
