BELL PUSH
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The main body of the push is made from white jade and is cylindrical in shape. The mounting is in gold. The top is round and flattened. It is enameled dark blue and white and is set with five small dark blue sapphires, one at each corner and one in the center. At the base of the jade section there is another enameled band in blue and white divided into sections. The lowest band is gold and the electrical cord is attached to this.
- Object name:
- BELL PUSH
- Made from:
- Jade -- gold -- enamel -- sapphire
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- c. 1925
- Size:
- 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.148
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- MARK: Cartier NY [On gold base] SCRATCHED NUMBER: 533 [On gold base] LABEL: 2 in blue ink [On bottom]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973