New Vintage Cartier Tank 62mm Large Vendome Gold Frame Sunglasses, 1988
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold.
Cartier Vintage Panthere GM 56MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere Gradient Lenses 63 Large Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 55mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18K Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless blue (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 55mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18K Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown(uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Rivoli Vendome 54mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 54MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with light blue (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 52mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Platine Sunglasses France 18k Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with grey (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Tank Must De Cartier LM 681006 Rouge Dial 1988 Full Set
By Cartier
Located in SYDNEY, AU
Cartier Tank Must de Cartier LM Rouge Dial 1988 Full Set SKU: 1689 An iconic example of Cartier’s timeless elegance, this Tank Must de Cartier Large Model (Ref. 681006) from 1988 fe...
Cartier Burmese Sapphire and diamond earrings, French, 1988.
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier Paris Burmese Sapphire and diamond earrings.
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
Cartier 4.68 carat emerald-cut diamond ring, circa 1988.
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
This ring has been looked at by Cartier experts at IAJA (International Antique Jewelers Association), who have suggested the partially rubbed numbering - 'l 02203' likely correlates ...
Diamond, Platinum
Cartier 3 birds pendant brooch in 18k white gold and extra heart shape emerald
By Cartier
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Cartier 3 birds pendant brooch in 18k white gold and extra heart shape emerald With 60 round brilliant cut diamonds VVS1 clarity- E color, 2.50ct Measurements: 72x 34 cm / 2 3/4" x...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Cartier 3 birds pendant brooch in 18k white gold and extra heart shape emerald
By Cartier
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Cartier 3 birds pendant brooch in 18k white gold and extra heart shape emerald With 60 round brilliant cut diamonds VVS1 clarity- E color, 2.50ct Measurements: 72x 34 cm / 2 3/4" x...
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
$1,800
Abstract Wood Collage Assemblage Oil Painting Rafael Mahdavi Art Brut Kouros NYC
Located in Surfside, FL
“Installation Espace 13”, Paris 1981 Tours Multiple, Tours 1982 Salon de Montrouge, Paris Billboard Art, France 1983 Salon de Montrouge, Paris “Place”, Gimpel Fils Gallery, Londo...
Wood, Paint, Paper
Cartier Logo Picture Frame
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Made of silver plate in 1988. Stamped "Cartier 1988." The red leather back is also stamped Cartier in gold.
Silver Plate
1988 Cartier Vendome Louis 18K Tricolor Gold Wedding Band Ring Size 10.25 #24961
By Cartier
Located in Washington Depot, CT
1988 Cartier Vendome Louis 18K Tricolor Gold Wedding Band Ring Size 10.25 A timeless classic from Cartier, the Vendome Louis wedding band is crafted in 18K yellow, white and rose go...
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Panthere Windsor 57mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18K Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown(uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere Gradient Lenses 63 Large Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere Gradient Lenses 63 Large Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 55mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18K Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown(uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere 59mm Rose Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with rose (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Vintage Panthere GM 56MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 56MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with light blue (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 54mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 54MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 56mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 54mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 54MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 52mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Tank 62mm Large Vendome Sunglasses France 18k Gold Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Amazing red leather original cartier box, papers and the real leather with gold plated accents Cartier sleeve. 1988 designed and produced.
Cartier Tank Platine 62mm Large France 18k Gold Plated Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank Platinum sunglasses with the honey brown (uv protection)lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 59mm Cat Eye Sunglasses Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Tank Platine 59mm Large France 18k Gold Plated Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Aviator Tank Platinum sunglasses with blue gradient (uv protection)lenses.
Cartier Rivoli Vendome 56mm Cat Eye Heavy Gold Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Platine Sunglasses France 18k Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with grey (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Platine Sunglasses France 18k Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with grey (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Tank Platine 59mm Medium France 18k Gold Plated Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank Platinum sunglasses with blue gradient (uv protection)lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Tank Platine 59mm Medium France 18k Gold Plated Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank Platinum sunglasses with blue gradient (uv protection)lenses.
Cartier Pasha Yellow Gold 1988 Watch
By Cartier
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 38mm yellow gold Pasha by Cartier. Featuring a silver dial with arabic numbers, sword-shaped hands in blued steel and a date aperture. Complimenting the dial is a yellow gold rotat...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
H 0.95 in W 0.95 in Dm 0.95 in
Cartier Panthère 66920 Steel & Gold Bracelet Classic Roman Dial (1988)
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
This example is practically unworn and comes complete with original papers dated 1988, making it a rare find in today’s market. The 24mm stainless steel case features a yellow gold b...
Cartier Must de Cartier Colisée 690002
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier Must de Cartier Colisée 690002 1988 Full Set Serviced October 2025 24mm Silver Case Quite possibly one of the finest surviving examples of the Cartier Must de Cartier Col...
Silver
Two Cartier Silvered Metal Picture Frames
By Cartier
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Smaller frame overall: 7.5" high x 5.5" wide Photo size: 5" x 3.5" Marked Cartier Larger frame overall: 9" high x 7" wide Photo size: 7" x 5" Marked Cartier 1988 Both in go...
Lapis Lazuli, Silver Plate
New Cartier Aviator Platinum 62mm Large Vendome Grey Lenses Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Amazing red leather original cartier box and Cartier papers. 1988 Designed and produced.
Sold
H 0.04 in Dm 0.04 in
Cartier, Cutlery Flatware Set Maison Du Prince Trinity Silver Metal 110 Pieces
By Cartier
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Flatware Cutlery Set “La Maison du Prince” made in plated silver by Cartier in 1988. Each piece is signed “Cartier” in a golden cartouche.
Silver
Cartier Vendome Vermeil Large Quartz Wristwatch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1988 Cartier Vendome collection Wrist Watch, 30 MM Vermeil, Gold Plate on Sterling Silver case.
Vermeil
Cartier Tank 62mm Large Vendome Gold Frame Sunglasses, 1988
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold.
New Vintage Cartier Tank 62mm Large Vendome Gold Frame Sunglasses, 1988
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold.
Cartier Vermeil Must de Cartier Classic Tank Quartz Wristwatch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1988 Cartier Must De Cartier Standard Size Classic Tank Wrist Watch, 30 X 24 MM Vermeil ( Gold plate on Sterling Silver ) 2 Piece case.
Vermeil
Vintage Cartier Panthere Gradient Lenses 63 Large Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere Gradient Lenses 63 Large Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere 59mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 55mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18K Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown(uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere 59mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere unglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Vintage Panthere GM 56MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 59mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 59mm Medium Sunglasses France 18k Gold Heavy Plated
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 54MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with light blue (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 56mm Gradient Lenses Medium Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere 59MM Platine Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Platine sunglasses with G15 grey (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 54mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown cartier (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Rivoli Vendome 52mm Cat Eye Sunglasses 18k Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown cartier (uv protection) lenses.
New Vintage Cartier Panthere GM 54MM Gold Heavy Plated Sunglasses France 18k
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere GM sunglasses with solid brown (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Vintage Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 59mm Cat Eye Sunglasses Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 59mm Cat Eye Sunglasses Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Heavy Gold Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Panthere Windsor 55mm Cat Eye Sunglasses Heavy Plated France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Panthere Windsor Sunglasses with spotless brown(uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses France 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
New Cartier Tank 59mm Medium Gradient Vendome Sunglasses France 18k Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Aviator Tank sunglasses with new honey gradient (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Rivoli Vendome 56mm Cat Eye Heavy Gold Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1988 Cartier Rivoli Vendome Cat Eye Sunglasses with new honey brown (uv protection) lenses.
Cartier Santos Screws 1983 59mm 18K Heavy Plated Blue Lens Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
From 1983!!! Cartier Aviator Santos Sunglasses with customized blue gradient (uv protection) Lenses. Frame is with the famous screws on the front and sides in yellow and white gold....
$576Sale Price|20% Off
CARTIER Vintage S Sapphire 55-18 gold plated frame green lens sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CARTIER Vintage S Sapphire 55-18 gold plated frame green lens sunglasses Reference: TGAS/E00083 Brand: Cartier Model: S Sapphire 55 18 135 Material: Metal Color: Gold, Green Pattern:...
1980s Cartier Gold Tone Romance Santos Aviators
By Cartier
Located in Toronto, Ontario
These Cartier aviators are the ultimate pair of vintage sunglasses. Dating from the 1980s, these are the Romance Santos aviators. Gold frame and arms with Cartier screw details on th...
Vintage Cartier Oval Gold Manhattan 51mm Frame 18k Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Cartier oval Manhattan sunglasses with mauve gradient lenses (uv protection). All hallmarks. Gold Cartier signs on the ear paddles. Both arms sport the knot from Cartier on...
Cartier Vintage Romance Santos 61mm Titanium France Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Cartier Romance Santos Titanium sunglasses with G15 grey (uv protection)lenses. Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold. All hallmarks. Red enamel with Ca...
Cartier Wood Malmaison Precious Banana Light Wood and Gold 56mm Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Original 1990 Cartier Malmaison hardwood banana light wood sunglasses with honey brown Cartier (uv protection) lenses. Front and sides in yellow and white gold and has the famous wo...
Vintage Cartier Santos Screws Titanium 62Mm Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
MINT from 1983!!! Cartier Aviator Santos 62Mm Titanium Sunglasses with dark grey (uv protection) Lenses. Frame is with the famous screws on the front and sides in yellow and white g...
Vintage Cartier Laque de Chine Aviator Gold 56Mm Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
From 1983!!! Cartier Aviator Laque de Chine Heavy plated gold sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) Lenses. All hallmarks. Red enamel with Cartier gold signs on the ear pad...
Vintage Cartier Rosewood Malmaison Precious Wood and Gold 56mm Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Original New 1990 Cartier Malmaison precious rosewood sunglasses with honey brown (uv protection) lenses. Front and sides in yellow and white gold sporting the preeminent wooden fro...
New Cartier Serrano Rimless Gold 55mm Brown Lens France Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Cartier Serrano unique rimless sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses. Frame with the front and sides in gold. All hallmarks. Cartier gold signs on the black ear paddles. T...
Cartier Vintage Romance Vendome 58mm Platinum France Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Cartier Romance Vendome Platinum sunglasses with G15 grey (uv protection)lenses. Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold. All hallmarks. Red enamel with C...
New Cartier Laque de Chine Aviator Gold 59Mm Heavy Plated Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New from 1983!!! Cartier Aviator Laque de Chine Heavy plated gold sunglasses with brown gradient (uv protection) Lenses. All hallmarks. Red enamel with Cartier gold signs on the ear...
New Vintage Cartier Segur 54MM Gold Plated Brown Lens France 1990 Sunglasses
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1990 Cartier Segur 54MM Sunglasses with brown (uv protection) lenses. All hallmarks. Cartier gold signs on the ear paddles. These are like a pair of jewels on your nose. This pi...
Vintage Cartier Wood Bagatelle Round Gold & Precious Wood 55mm Brown Lens
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Original 1990 Cartier Bagatelle Wood Sunglasses from the coveted Precious Wood series with wood temples and honey brown (uv protection) lenses. The frame has the front and sides in ...
New Cartier Colisee Half Frame 49mm Sunglasses 18k Gold Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1983 Cartier Colisee sunglasses with light gradient (uv protection) lenses. Frame is with the front and sides in yellow and white gold. All hallmarks. Cartier gold signs on the e...
Vintage Cartier Tank Orsay Half Frame 56mm Platine Gold Sunglasses France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New 1990 Cartier Tank Orsay Half Platine Frame Sunglasses With Blue Gradient (Uv Protection) Lenses. Frame Is With The Front And Sides In Yellow And White Gold. All Hallmarks. Car...
For its extraordinary range of bracelets, watches, rings and other adornments, French luxury house Cartier is undeniably one of the most well known and internationally revered jewelers in the world among clients both existing and aspirational.
Perhaps 1847 was not the ideal time to open a new watchmaking and jewelry business, as the French Revolution was not kind to the aristocracy who could afford such luxuries. Nevertheless, it was the year Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) — who was born into poverty — founded his eponymous empire, assuming control of the workshop of watchmaker Adolphe Picard, under whom he had previously been employed as an assistant. Of course, in the beginning, it was a relatively modest affair, but by the late 1850s, Cartier had its first royal client, Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, niece of Napoleon Bonaparte, who commissioned the jeweler to design brooches, earrings and other accessories.
Under the leadership of Louis-François’s son, Alfred, who took over in 1874, business boomed. Royalty around the world wore Cartier pieces, including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Maharaja of Patiala and King Edward VII, who had 27 tiaras made by the jewelry house for his coronation in 1902 and issued Cartier a royal warrant in 1904. (Today, the British royal family still dons Cartier pieces; Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, regularly sports a Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch.)
Cartier’s golden years, however, began when Alfred introduced his three sons, Louis, Pierre and Jacques, to the business. The brothers expanded Cartier globally: Louis reigned in Paris, Pierre in New York and Jacques in London, ensuring their brand’s consistency at their branches across the world. The trio also brought in such talents as Charles Jacqueau and Jeanne Toussaint.
One of Cartier’s earliest major successes was the Santos de Cartier watch — one of the world's first modern wristwatches for men. (Previously, a large number of people were using only pocket watches.) Louis designed the timepiece in 1904 for his friend, popular Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who wanted to be able to check the time more easily while flying.
Cartier’s other famous timepieces include the Tank watch, which was inspired by the linear form of military tanks during World War I, and the so-called mystery clocks. Invented by watchmaker and magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later crafted exclusively for Cartier in the house’s workshop by watchmaker Maurice Couët, the mystery clocks were so named because the integration of glass dials on which the clocks’ hands would seemingly float as well as structures that are hidden away within the base give the illusion that they operate without machinery.
On the jewelry side of the business, Cartier’s internationally renowned offerings include the Tutti Frutti collection, which featured colorful carved gemstones inspired by Jacques’s trip to India and grew in popularity during the Art Deco years; the panthère motif, which has been incorporated into everything from brooches to rings; and the Love bracelet, a minimal, modernist locking bangle inspired by medieval chastity belts that transformed fine jewelry.
While the Cartier family sold the business following the death of Pierre in 1964, the brand continues to innovate today, renewing old hits and creating new masterpieces.
Find contemporary and vintage Cartier watches, engagement rings, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.