Cartier Paris Chimera Head Bracelet Embellished with Diamonds and Rubies

Created by Cartier Paris circa 1969, this rare and unusual chimera bracelet is composed of yellow “jonquille” diamonds, diamonds, rubies, 18K gold and platinum. It is designed as a fancy yellow diamond sea monster head with pear-shaped diamond eyes and baguette diamond crest, completed by ten strands of ruby beads and a diamond and yellow diamond clasp. A house lietmotif since the 1920s, resurrected mid-century by artistic director Jeanne Toussaint, this opulent, vividly-colored chimera bracelet is unmistakably Cartier.