{"product_id":"cartier-1971-aldo-cipullo-door-knocker-earrings-i-1n-solid-18kt-yellow-gold","title":"CARTIER 1971 Aldo Cipullo Door Knocker Earrings I 1n Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePair of door knocker’s earrings designed by \u003ci\u003eAldo Cipullo (1936-1984) \u003c\/i\u003efor \u003ci\u003eCartier.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis rare pair of rectangular door-knocker clip earrings was created in New York City in 1971 for the house of Cartier by the celebrated jewelry designer Aldo Cipullo. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe design is executed in solid 18 karat yellow gold with a highly polished mirror finish, emphasizing Cipullo’s signature architectural clarity and bold modernist geometry. The earrings are conceived in a strong rectangular door-knocker form, combining sculptural presence with refined proportion and wearable balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThey are fitted at the reverse with gold posts for pierced ears, together with hinged French omega backs, ensuring both stability and comfort when worn as clip-style earrings. This dual system reflects the transitional design approach of the early 1970s, when pierced and non-pierced configurations were often integrated into a single high-jewelry construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis model is documented and illustrated on page 90 of \u003ci\u003eCipullo\u003c\/i\u003e, authored by Renato Cipullo and Vivienne Becker, confirming its place within the designer’s most recognizable body of work. Overall, the piece stands as a rare and highly collectible example of Cipullo’s sculptural language at Cartier, merging bold graphic form with practical engineering typical of his New York–era creations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: New York City, United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Modernist, 19701-1972.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Aldo Cipullo for Cartier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: 43.60 grams (28.60 Dwt).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: 37 mm by 38 mm by 11 mm (1.46 x 1.50 x 0.43 inches).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHallmar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: They are both stamped at the bottom on reverse with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay and warranty of the .750\/.999 gold, the plaque of Cartier, the name of designer and signed in full as follows, \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. CIPULLO 1971 CARTIER 18KT \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAldo Cipullo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe was an Italian born jeweler. He born and was raised in a family of designers with jewelry traditions, his father was the owner of a jewelry factory and his brother Renato Cipullo made jewelry designs for Christian Dior. Aldo, was the creator of the popular and iconic Cartier bracelets, \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003enail\u003c\/i\u003e, still until today considered ones of the best designs of the 20th century. He works as a designer in New York, for David Webb (1960-1969) and Cartier (1969-1975). In 1975 he found his own company as a freelance designer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/4442\/6057\/files\/cipullo_2.jpg?v=1746734829\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"228\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eLiterature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e: Renato Cipullo and Vivienne Becker, \u003ci\u003eCipullo Making Jewelry Modern\u003c\/i\u003e, Assouline 2021, Pp-90 for a similar examples illustrated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCollateral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e: These \u003cb\u003eCartier\u003c\/b\u003e earrings by \u003cb\u003eAldo Cipullo \u003c\/b\u003eare accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe overall condition of these \u003cb\u003eCartier\u003c\/b\u003e earrings by \u003cb\u003eAldo Cipullo\u003c\/b\u003e are excellent. Beside the little normal wear there is no damage to the gold. This pair has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eINVENTORY REF: E070626OENM\/1.072\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42487557849170,"sku":null,"price":25985.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/treasurefinejewelry.com\/products\/cartier-1971-aldo-cipullo-door-knocker-earrings-i-1n-solid-18kt-yellow-gold","provider":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}