Property of an Important Private Collection
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Cartier
Gold and Gem-Set Watch, 'La Panthère de Cartier'
- Estimate
- $25,000 - 50,000
Lot Details
With rose gold-colored dial decorated with a brilliant-cut diamond, blued-steel hands, and of quartz movement, the bezel set with brilliant-cut diamonds, extending a panther set with brilliant-cut diamonds, black lacquer and decorated with pear-shaped emerald eyes, lugs set with brilliant-cut diamonds, inner circumference measuring up to approximately 6 inches, dial, caseback and clasp signed Cartier, Swiss assay mark for gold, maker's mark for Cartier, numbered.
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Specialist
Cartier
FrenchWith the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open.
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