CARTIER Lapel clip in platinum (950 thousandths) and 18k white gold (750 thousandths) featuring a stylized peacock, composed of a large round cabochon-cut emerald and an engraved emerald and cushion-cut sapphires, the head and legs set with small diamonds. The whole underlined by small round diamonds old cut and 8x8. Circa 1945-1950. Signed "Cartier, Paris" and numbered "07892". Marked by the house of Cartier. H. 3 cm - L. 4.4 cm - Gross weight: 22.2 g CS (Slight chips on some stones) After the Second World War, the House of Cartier inaugurated a style of jewelry distinguished by the association of new colors and the use of stones in volume as on this brooch. We find the taste coming from India for engraved stones; the juxtaposition of the blue of sapphires and the green of emeralds takes again the idea of the Tutti Frutti jewel but in a softer harmony, by the color and the volume of stones. An essential complement to fashion, which was becoming more feminine after the war, the jewels emphasized a neckline, the lapel of a tailor's collar or the brim of a hat. The shape of the engraved stone on top of the bird's head is reminiscent of the turban hats worn by the elegant women of the 1950s.