Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A Snow White enamelled charm by Cartier, circa 1937, the charm enamelled in shades of yellow and blue, stamped to the reverse ’14k’, ‘Cartier @ W.D.ENT’ for Walt Disney Enterprises, with unassociated curb-link bracelet stamped to the ring bolt clasp ‘14kt’, and similarly stamped to the connecting link ,with letter ‘F’ to the reverse, together with a circular white enamelled greyhound charm, and with Cartier case, Snow White charm length 27mm. £500-£700

The animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released on 21 December 1937 by Walt Disney Productions and by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grim, it was the first full-length traditionally animated Disney feature film and premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Snow White was nominated for Best Musical Score at the Academy Awards in 1938 and the following year Walt Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar for the film.

In the 1930s and 40s, Disney collaborated with Cartier to produce souvenir jewellery for some of the Walt Disney Productions. The individual charms, decorated in coloured enamels, were advertised with a price tag of $100 and were retailed through I. Magnin in Los Angeles, a high-end fashion department store with locations across the West Coast.