Objects of Vertu from a private British family collection
A jewelled vari-colour gold and enamel picture frame, McCabe McCarty, London, 1990
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May 16, 01:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 CHF
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Description
of shaped triangular form, decorated in translucent salmon-coloured enamel on a sunburst and wavy engine-turned ground, mounted with pearl-set floral swags and surmounted with a gold ribbon, the engine-turned gold reverse mounted with a scrolled strut, fully hallmarked,
height 9.1 cm; 3 5/8 in.
The partnership of McCabe McCarty was formed in 1973 by David McCarty, who began his career as a goldsmith in 1959 at Wright & Davis, Cartier’s goldsmithing workshop; and engraver Peter McCabe. The pair would become well-known for commissioned works for other established firms such as Asprey, as well as their own inventive and bespoke creations, most notable of which was a jewelled gold and enamel serpent clock which took over 2,200-man hours to make and incorporated 600 diamonds, earning them the Jacques Cartier Memorial Award in 1980.
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