CARTIER

CARTIER
CHIMERA" BRACELET
Ruby, diamonds, 18k (750) gold
Signed and numbered - Workshop stamp
L.: 16 cm approx. - Pb. 58 g

A ruby, diamond and gold bracelet, signed Cartier

This bracelet bears in its design the identity of the House of Cartier, known for its panther bracelets. It is rigid and features two pivoting chimera heads.
As early as the 1920s, Cartier drew inspiration from Indian bracelets. Some of designer Charles Jacqueau's drawings for Cartier attest to the creation of a dragon-headed bracelet in 1928, with a design close to a traditional Jaipur bracelet.
The House of Cartier was strongly inspired by oriental arts, and their motifs were used throughout the Art Deco period.
Jeanne Toussaint, head of design at Cartier, preserves the spirit and structure, diversifying the appearance of this rigid chimera bracelet throughout the 20th century.

The design of this bangle express the identity of the House of Cartier. It is rigid and features two chimera heads facing each other and pivoting.
Early in the 1920s, Cartier drew inspiration from Indian bracelets as some of Charles
Jacqueau's designs attest. The House of
Cartier was strongly inspired by oriental arts, and their motifs were used throughout the Art Deco period.
Jeanne Toussaint, head of creation at Cartier, preserved the spirit and structure but diversified this rigid chimera bangle throughout the 20th century.

Judy Rudoe, Cartier 1900 - 1939, Somogy Editions, p.221
Nadine Coleno, Étourdissant Cartier, Éditions du Regard, pp. 80-85