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182 - CARTIER, A BESPOKE CHARM BRACELETCIRCA 1948-1968The cable link bracelet suspending ten frames with film title negatives, each frame signed Mtd Cartier, bracelet unsigned, partial number and partial French poinçon, red marker's caseSize/dimensions: 20.0cm longGross weight: 53.6 gramsCommissioned by British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell (22 February 1914 - 16 January 2002) for his wife, Lady Edith Foxwell (11 June 1918 - 31 March 1996)Thence by descentBy family repute, this unique Cartier bracelet is believed to have been commissioned for Lady Edith Foxwell, wife of the acclaimed British film producer and screenwriter IvanFoxwell, over the course of 20 years. The bracelet incorporates miniature film title negativesrepresenting productions associated with Foxwell's career, including No Roomat the Inn, The Colditz Story and Manuela. A notable figurein British cinema, Foxwell worked with some of the industry's leading talentsand earned a BAFTA nomination for Tiara Tahiti in 1962. Edith Foxwellwas herself a celebrated society figure and nightclub proprietor, moving withininfluential artistic, aristocratic and celebrity circles throughout post-warBritain. The bracelet offers a rare and highly personal connection to one ofBritish cinema's most colourful and well-connected couples.

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£3,000 (€3,598)

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Estimation

£3,000 - 5,000 (€3,500 - 6,000)

Sale fees

35.4%

CARTIER, A BESPOKE CHARM BRACELETCIRCA 1948-1968The cable link bracelet suspending ten frames with film title negatives, each frame signed Mtd Cartier, bracelet unsigned, partial number and partial French poinçon, red marker's caseSize/dimensions: 20.0cm longGross weight: 53.6 gramsCommissioned by British film producer and screenwriter Ivan Foxwell (22 February 1914 - 16 January 2002) for his wife, Lady Edith Foxwell (11 June 1918 - 31 March 1996)Thence by descentBy family repute, this unique Cartier bracelet is believed to have been commissioned for Lady Edith Foxwell, wife of the acclaimed British film producer and screenwriter IvanFoxwell, over the course of 20 years. The bracelet incorporates miniature film title negativesrepresenting productions associated with Foxwell's career, including No Roomat the Inn, The Colditz Story and Manuela. A notable figurein British cinema, Foxwell worked with some of the industry's leading talentsand earned a BAFTA nomination for Tiara Tahiti in 1962. Edith Foxwellwas herself a celebrated society figure and nightclub proprietor, moving withininfluential artistic, aristocratic and celebrity circles throughout post-warBritain. The bracelet offers a rare and highly personal connection to one ofBritish cinema's most colourful and well-connected couples.

Auction details

Fine Jewellery
Wednesday, November 18
11:30 AM
Donnington Priory
RG14 2JE Newbury, United Kingdom

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