Cartier Enamel and Hardstone « Orchid » Potted Plant, circa 1907

Set with enamel paste flowers and aventurine carved leaves, along with ivory poles, to the agate pot embellished with sapphire cabochons, highlighted with hardstone flies, within a glass case. Signed Cartier, with maker's marks Berquin-Varangoz. Height: 268 mm. Literature: Cf: Olivier Bachet and Alain Cartier, Cartier Objets d'Exception Vol I, 2019, p.109, for an illustration of this piece.