Nature Sauvage
Chryséis
Butterflies have always been one of Cartier’s favourite insects.
For this necklace, the black-and-white patterns of their wings are used by the jewellers to capture the essence of the insect. The black and white also contrasts with the freshness of the chalcedony beads. Meanwhile, the pendant is set off by a 63.76-carat rubellite in a dazzling harmony of rich colour. The overall effect is a vibrant, lyrical palette with naturalist undertones, which revisits the emblematic red-green-black trio that is symbolic of the Maison.
Vamana
In Cartier’s repertoire of animals, the elephant is most often depicted in a naturalist manner. For this necklace, it has been given a new interpretation that blends figurative and abstract styles. With its ears, trunk and emerald eyes, the animal emerges from the centre of the necklace to form a harmonious combination of triangle, lozenge and kite-shaped diamonds. This graphic mesh continues around the neck, with fine openwork details that accentuate its precision.
Panthère Chatoyante
An emblematic animal for Cartier since 1914, the panther gives this necklace powerful vigour. With its remarkably fine and precise design, the feline stares back at us with its emerald gaze, enhanced by touches of black lacquer. The necklace unfolds in an array of vivid colours, featuring a composition of rubellites, chrysoprases and emeralds. Enhanced with diamonds and onyx that evoke the coat of a panther, the stones create an intense, rhythmic performance.
Sibaya
The crocodile is a familiar reptile in Cartier's fauna, but this necklace retains only one of its many details: the scales, which have been captured here by a set of sugar loaf emeralds. The stones were chosen one by one, both their colour and their round shape. The diamond-paved motifs evoke the shimmer of the sea and the undulations of a reptile swimming between two ripples of water.
A contrast of volume and a game of material
A necklace born from more than 1000 hours of work, from the contrast of materials and the mastery of volumes. Optical games and an arrangement of stones reveal, hidden in an emerald bush, a flamingo with diamond plumage.
The ingenious and formal beauty
Under a 71.90-carat rubellite, hidden in a pattern of diamond and rubellite scales, is a turtle that can be transformed into a brooch. An appearance made possible by an ingenious system which allows two tiny clips to be folded down.