A lady with a love for literature and shiny things discusses books & bling.
This bracelet speaks for itself – which is good, because the website where I found it provides a spectacular picture but not much information. Stunning central opal, diamond accents, emerald beads. I think a picture is all we need, though:
Thanks to CIJ Jewellery Magazine for the gorgeous image of this opal, diamond, and emerald bead bracelet by Cartier. I’ll be quiet so we can all stare at it in peace.
The Cartier panther is a well-known motif. You may be picturing the famous and magnificent articulated panther bracelet once owned by the Duchess of Windsor; one of the most famous Cartier panther pieces.
What wins me over about the Cartier panther are the details and the delicacy. Animal jewelery can be cheesey, but the Cartier panther usually isn’t. The panther itself is sometimes rendered in precious gems, or sometimes in gold or silver with jeweled eyes and an onyx nose. The delicate planes of the face and the sleek lines of the body make it worth looking at for its own sake, not just because it’s rendered as some fabulous piece of jewelery.
These Cartier panther ring were sold as part of the Christie’s Hong Kong Jewels auction on 29 November 2010. All information about and pictures of these pieces are thanks to Christie’s.
There were two more Cartier panther rings in this auction, but I’m not a fan. I like the panthers, but the rings are too heavy and industrial for me.
These earrings leave me almost speechless. Hot damn. If I was a boy earring, I’d want to take these earrings out for drinks and invite them back to my place after. Two huge, gorgeously colored tourmaline drops, each surrounded by diamonds. This is a sexy very pair of earrings.
I dare you not to look at them.
I bet your jaw’s on the floor like mine is. Oh man. They’re a knockout. The color!
These beauties are going to be part of Sotheby’s Important Jewels Sale in New York on 20 September 2012 – click here for the listing. All information and photos of this piece are thanks to Sotheby’s.
Sotheby’s description:
Set with two pear-shaped green tourmalines weighing approximately 31.70 carats, framed and surmounted by numerous round diamonds weighing approximately 2.85 carats and four oval-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 2.95 carats.