Cartier Panthère de Cartier Gold and Diamond Necklace

This 18K gold and diamond Cartier "Panthère de Cartier" torque necklace dates from circa 1990. The flexible tubular torque with delicate ribbed design has panther head terminals with round brilliant-cut diamond collars. A streamlined and abstract take of the firm's leading motif, Panthère de Cartier jewels – including this torque – are versatile classics, wearable from day into night.

Dimensions: 15.00" length
Materials: 36 round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.44 carat; 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 93.6
Signed: Cartier B69643 C 1990, Italian assay mark 750

Under the leadership of Jeanne Toussaint in the late 1940s, Cartier began creating three dimensional panther jewels designed in collaboration with a young talent named Pierre Lemarchand. The panther had been a leitmotif for the firm as early as the 1910s, expressing the fierce independence of Toussaint herself, as well as clients like the Duchess of Windsor and Barbara Hutton, whose sculptural and expressive panthers variously set with diamonds, colored diamonds and sapphires have become some of the most famous jewels in the world. In the late 20th century, the panther took on more streamlined and abstract dimensions, worn by women who required jewels suited to the daily workplace and the evening black tie occasion alike.