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A UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL TABLE CLOCK WITH A DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND RUBY-SET SINGING BIRD IN A YELLOW GOLD, EMRALD-SET, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND LAPIS LAZULI CAGE BY CARTIER 💕 During the German occupation of the city during World War II, many Parisians referred to themselves as birds in a cage. So in 1942, Jeanne Toussaint, who was Director of Fine Jewellery at the time, came up with a concept of creating a brooch in a form of a caged bird to represent occupied France. In 1944 following France’s liberation at the end of World War II, the version that appeared in the Maison Cartier window in Paris was slightly different: the cage door was now opened and a bird was poised for flight. This piece of jewellery became its most famous not because of the value of the French national flag – colour stones (coral, diamonds, lapis lazuli) but for what it represented: liberty, fraternity and freedom. #cartierhighjewelry #cartier #watchesofinstagram #watchcollector #watch #cartierhighjewellery #cartierfinejewelry #highjewelry #finejewelry #cartiermysteryclock #magnificent1847 #cartierclock #jewelleryclockworks (at Kolonaki, Athens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJXofBJB1C/?igshid=ogrvq7lwql8l