Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

An 18ct white gold and diamond ‘Juste un Clou’ bangle by Cartier, designed as a hinged wraparound nail, accented by round brilliant-cut diamonds to the head and tip, signed ‘Cartier 750 16 © AHA461’, total diamond weight approximately 0.54 carats, inner diameter 51mm.



£4,000-£5,000

JUSTE UN CLOU COLLECTION
The Juste un Clou Collection was designed in 1971 by Aldo Cipullo (1935-1984), a young Italian goldsmith who had emigrated from Naples to New York. After working at Tiffany & Co., and David Webb, he joined Cartier in 1969. New York in the 1960s and 70s was home to a spirit of revolution and Cartier was adapting their new designs to reflect this. Before creating the nail inspired bracelet, Cipullo had found major success with his Love bracelet, still instantly recognisable. Using his love of nuts, bolts and screws, Cipullo created his Juste un Clou (translating as ‘just a nail’), creating a minimalist and androgynous design, which quickly became a key piece in the Cartier collection, establishing Cartier as a ‘modern’ jewellery house.