CARTIER BAIGNOIRE SKELETIZED BACK W8000002 vintage Boucheron The likenesses of panthers and

The likenesses of panthers and alligators can be found in some of Cartier’s most iconic pieces

The 1920s was a decade that boomed with excess

Period: Late 19th CenturyYear: c

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CARTIER BAIGNOIRE SKELETIZED BACK W8000002 vintage Boucheron The likenesses of panthers andThough officially released to the public in 1957, the Baignore finds its origins decades prior. In 1912, Louis Cartier himself conceived of a case based around the idea of two straight parallel lines closing into a pair of connected parentheses, with the end result resembling the look of a bathtub (or baignore in French). The finished product was gifted to Cartiers top client, Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia. Sadly, as she was one of the last members