A weekend game. Both made over a century ago, one of these owls is Cartier, the other Fabergé — two master jewellers who were battling it out for the business of the Belle Époque set. Can you tell which is which?
The two firms shared more than a rivalry. They were neighbours on New Bond Street, each pushing the other to greater heights of craftsmanship and imagination. Both loved enamel, precious stones and the animal kingdom as subjects.
And yet each had a distinctive voice: Fabergé's work tends towards whimsy and narrative, Cartier's towards elegance and precision. The answer is in the second and third images below.
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