This is a multi-gem tiger sautoir necklace
The house of Cartier was founded in 1847 when the 28 year old Louis-Francois Cartier took over a shop at 29 rue Montorgueil in Paris. His son Alfred took control of the company in 1874 by which time it already had an excellent reputation.
The first three-dimensional panther was created in 1948 for the Duchess of Windsor, other distinguished Cartier clients began to fall in love with the jewels. Daisy Fellowes and Nina Dyer both appropriated this new look. American heiress Barbara Hutton a notable style rival of the Duchess of Windsor, also had a preference for Jeanne Toussaint's tiger menagerie.
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