Cartier - The Geneva Jewels Auction: ONE Geneva Monday, November 6, 2023 | Phillips

Create your first list.

Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.

    • Each pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, accented with onyx, each signed Cartier, numbered, French maker's mark and assay mark for gold, case stamped Cartier.

  • Artist Biography

    Cartier

    French

    With 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. 

    View More Works

55

Pair of diamond and onyx ear clips, 'Panthère'

Each pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, accented with onyx, each signed Cartier, numbered, French maker's mark and assay mark for gold, case stamped Cartier.

Estimate
CHF11,000 - 14,000 
€11,600-14,800
$12,000-15,000

Sold for CHF16,510

The Geneva Jewels Auction: ONE

Geneva Auction 6 November 2023