{"id":17757,"date":"2014-10-04T00:10:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T00:10:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-10-04T00:10:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T00:10:51","slug":"Cartier-Celebrates-the-100th-Anniversary-of-the-Panther-with-New-Collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=17757","title":{"rendered":"Cartier Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Panther with New Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cartier Panther Collection is my absolute favorite jewelry collection! As I have green\/yellow eyes my old fianc\u00e9 would buy me pieces from this collection. I also love Wildcats and cat’s eyes! The Cartier Panther Collection is striking, classy and elegant! <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cartier panther is still looking elegant after 100 years. Ever since its 1914 debut, Cartier\u2019s iconic feline has been sought after by royalty, models and trendsetters. To celebrate the panther\u2019s longevity, the jewelry house launched a 56 piece \u2018Panth\u00e8re de Cartier\u2019 collection on September 1.
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\nFrom bracelets and necklaces to rings and earrings, this collection showcases the panther in a variety of moods ranging from angry to coy to triumphant. The $291,000 white gold ring adorned with aquamarine, beryls, emeralds, onyx and diamonds is undeniably flashy, though the collection also includes more subtle and refined options, such as the $22,700 yellow gold and diamond pendant. The pieces vary widely in design and style, but all Cartier panthers feature the house\u2019s signature emerald green stones for the animal\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n

To understand the panther\u2019s future, let\u2019s explore its past: Louis-Francois Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847. But it was his grandson Louis Cartier who grew the brand tremendously and established it as a worldwide leader in luxury. In 1914 Louis Cartier commissioned French painter George Barbier to draw a lady with jewels and a panther. The artwork was later used in advertising, aligning Cartier with the symbol of this animal. That same year, Cartier released its first panther product, a wristwatch featuring a spotted design meant to resemble the creature\u2019s fur. The house developed a unique system for setting stones in tiny folded wires of precious metal.<\/p>\n

In 1917, Louis Cartier gifted a cigarette case with panther imagery to his designer friend, Jeanne Toussaint. Although it was a personal, one-of-a-kind creation, this was the first piece to depict the full panther. The following year, Toussaint joined the company. She quickly fell in love with panther-inspired designs, and even became somewhat of a personification of the creature, earning the nickname \u201cLa Panth\u00e9re,\u201d for her bold yet elegant personality. In 1933, Louis Cartier appointed her to be Artistic Director of High Jewelry. It was her sway that kept the panther alive in Cartier designs for decades to come. In 1935, under Toussaint\u2019s category_idance, the company created the first panther ring, using yellow gold and black enamel. Panther rings have since become a Cartier staple, the latest collection boasting 26 of them.<\/p>\n

The first three-dimensional panther came in the form of a 116-carat emerald brooch, made for the Duchess of Windsor in 1948. In the following years, the duchess rounded her collection out with another panther brooch atop purple onyx, and a diamond and onyx panther bracelet, which sold at auction for \u00a34.5 million ($7.4 million) in 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pink Panther<\/strong>
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