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    • Pear-shaped emerald eyes and onyx nose

    • 18K white gold

    • French assay mark and maker's mark
      Signed Cartier, numbered

    • Pear-shaped emerald eyes and onyx nose
      18K white gold
      French assay mark and maker's mark
      Signed Cartier, numbered
      Accompanied by a Cartier red leather case and two service receipts

    • Size 7¾, (slightly expandable)

    Accompanied by a Cartier red leather case and two service receipts

  • 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. 

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An Emerald and Onyx 'Panthère' Ring

Pear-shaped emerald eyes and onyx nose
18K white gold
French assay mark and maker's mark
Signed Cartier, numbered
Accompanied by a Cartier red leather case and two service receipts

Size 7¾, (slightly expandable)

Estimate
HK$45,000 - 55,000 
$5,800-7,000

Sold for HK$50,400

Contact Specialist

Charlene Lau
Head of Jewels, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2039
JewelleryHK@phillips.com

Jewels & Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 5 June 2021