CHRISTIAN DIOR - Lot 106

CHRISTIAN DIOR Circa 2010 Mitzah cocktail ring in finely chased 18K (750/1000) yellow gold, speckled with brown enamel imitating the coat of a leopard and set with a sugarloaf citrine, set with four clawed paws. Signed and numbered. Eagle head hallmark. Master stamp illegible. TDD: 51 - Gross weight: 26.92 g In the 1940s-1950s, Germaine Louise Neustadtl-Bricard, nicknamed "Mitzah", was to the House of Dior what Jeanne Toussaint was to the House of Cartier in the 1930s. Monsieur Dior's principal muse, Mitzah Bricard helped shape the house's image, leaving her "leopardesque" mark. Her impact is long-lasting, as she was John Galliano's first source of inspiration for the "cabine" Haute Couture collection. "autumn-winter 2009 Haute Couture collection, followed by a "leopard paw" cosmetics and jewelry collection a few years later.