Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani donned a Cartier panther brooch during his engagement ceremony
The panther brooch shows a panther crouching over the enormous emerald.
Made in platinum or gold, the body of the panther is made of diamond and the rosettes are made of cabochon-cut onyx. The nose has been made from black onyx whereas eyes are made out of pear-shaped emeralds
The brooch, originally named as Panthere de Cartier Brooch, costs in the range of $139,000-162,000 or Rs 1,13,51,087-1,32,26,085
The panther brooch was designed by Jacques Cartier in 1914. He belonged to the third generation of the Cartier. Jacques Cartier was one of three sons of Alfred Cartier and Amelie Alice
Cartier’s Panthere de Cartier brooch was ordered by The Duchess of Windsor in 1949. She ordered “platinum white gold, single-cut diamonds, two pear-shaped yellow diamonds, one 152.35 carat Kashmir and sapphire cabochons,” as per art historian and curator Deepthi Sasidharan
The brooch has also graced many red carpets and has been worn by actors like Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Jessica Parker
Anant Ambani got engaged to Radhika Merchant, the daughter of Encore Pharmaceuticals’ Viren Merchant, on January 19. The date of the wedding is not out yet
Produced by Mehak Agarwal
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