73 - BOUCHERON: 'TURTLE' BROOCH IN ENAMEL AND SAPPHIRE

BOUCHERON: 'TURTLE' BROOCH IN ENAMEL AND SAPPHIRE Shaped like a turtle, with an enamel shell featuring a hexagonal pattern, gold legs and head, and eyes set with sapphire cabochons; signed Boucheron Paris, numbered 15354, French hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰), “JTB” master’s mark for Jean-Thierry Bondt, dimensions 3.5 x 4.5 cm, gross weight 22.86 g. Provenance: From the collection of Madame Paulette—“the queen of milliners, the milliner to the queens” BOUCHERON: SAPPHIRE AND ENAMEL 'TURTLE' BROOCH Designed as a turtle, with a shell featuring hexagonal enamel decoration, legs and head in gold, and eyes set with cabochon sapphires; signed Boucheron Paris, numbered 15354, French assay marks for 18-carat gold, maker’s mark ‘JTB’ for Jean-Thierry Bondt, dimensions 3.5 x 4.5 cm, gross weight 22.86 grams. Provenance: From the collection of Madame Paulette—“The queen of milliners, the milliner to queens” Footnotes: Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), established herself as the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, she styled the hair of royalty, high-society figures, and movie stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous fashion houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her “bicycle turban,” launched during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion.” A collaborator with Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she designed for theater and film, notably the hats worn by Audrey Hepburn in *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Pauline de la Bruyère, known as Paulette (1900–1984), was the most influential milliner of her generation. In her workshops on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt in Paris, she dressed royalty, socialites, and film stars—from Greta Garbo to Princess Grace of Monaco—and also created hats for numerous couture houses, either anonymously or under her own label. Her bicycle turban, introduced during the war, remains the emblem of “Resistance Fashion” during World War II. A close friend of Christian Bérard and Cecil Beaton, she created hats for the theater and cinema, notably Audrey Hepburn’s hats in the film *My Fair Lady*. Her designs were photographed by Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton for *Vogue* and *Harper’s Bazaar*, and one of her turbans was exhibited in 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com