GUEST: It was a gift from my husband and I know very little about it. I've worn it as a pin on a coat or a jacket.
APPRAISER: It's 18-karat yellow gold. It's kind of this oversized...it's not a safety pin, but it's got kind of that look.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: And on the end, you've got these blue stones. You know what they are?
GUEST: I think they're lapis.
APPRAISER: You're right, lapis lazuli. And they're cut in this very high dome fashion, cabochon. If you look right over here, there's a tiny, tiny little hallmark that's an eagle's head.
GUEST: Oh, really? I never noticed that.
APPRAISER: That tells me right away it's from France. So we know it's French.
GUEST: Oh, really?
APPRAISER: Now, design-wise, it's absolutely 1940. I'm not sure if you know this is here. On the inside, it says it's made by Cartier, and it's signed there.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: And then next to it, it says "Paris," so that confirms the French hallmark. And then also if you look just to the other side of where it says "Cartier
Paris," there's tiny little numbers, there's five numbers. That's very important when you're trying to authenticate Cartier pieces because a lot of times you'll see pieces,
you know, they may not be so correct.
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: You'll see the signature, we won't see the numbers. Sometimes you see numbers, you don't see the signature. Here, you've got everything wrapped up in a neat package.
GUEST: Oh, great!
APPRAISER: I would say, at auction, $6,000 to $8,000.
GUEST: You're kidding. Wow! I love it more every day.
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