Masterpieces of Jeweller's Art in the Egyptian Style Made by Cartier in the Period of Art Deco

摘要

The following article tells about Egyptianesque motifs and designs of the pieces of jewellery created by the French house of Cartier in the Art Deco epoch. Firstly, the author pays attention to cultural and historical factors that caused development of egyptomania in the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth age. Secondly, the text includes the analysis of the stylistic features of body ornaments designed in the Egyptian style in 1920-s.