Thank you so much for posting, and for sharing your pin with us.
With just the title, we do not want to guess for you, because a jaguar and a cheetah pin can look very similar in a small pin, and the date and maker change everything.
Could you please write down, exactly as you see them:
1. What metal is it, yellow, white, gold, silver, or costume, and is it heavy or light for its size 2. Any marks, letters, or numbers on the back, on the pin stem, or on the clasp 3. How the back fastens, a C clasp, a safety clasp, a stick pin, or a modern pin back 4. How big is it, length and width 5. What are the spots made of, are they enamel, stones, or just the metal, and what colour are the eyes
That will help us tell if it is jaguar or cheetah, and whether it is 1920s, or later costume, or later fine jewellery.
Thank you again for sharing it, Lizzie.
From the Bench - Yvonne and Tiger 🐯
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More Information cat pin by: AJI Support
Please can write all the details about the pin in a follow-up comment. You will have to inspect the pin, examine the material, the stones, the type of closure and take measurements and come back. We would love to know more
Happy Hunting!
Antique Jewelry Investor Support Team
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Not sure who the maker was of my Blue Cat Brooch by: Yvonne & 🐯
My grandmother passed down a large-stoned blue cat brooch To me when I was a teenager. Could you tell me anything about it or any of the pins she gave me?
Hi,
Thank you so much for posting, and thank you for sharing your grandmother's brooch with us. That is a lovely piece to have passed down to you.
With just the description, we do not want to guess a maker for you, because a large-stoned blue cat brooch could be many things. It could be fine jewellery, or it could be costume jewellery, and the blue stones could be glass, paste, enamel, sapphire, or something else. The maker and the date change everything.
The Cartier Great Cats story below is interesting, but it does not mean your brooch is Cartier. Cartier made very specific signed big cat pieces. Most blue cat brooches are not Cartier.
Could you please write down, exactly as you see them:
1. What metal is it, yellow, white, gold, silver, or costume, and is it heavy or light for its size 2. Any marks, letters, numbers, or signatures on the back, on the pin stem, or on the clasp 3. How the back fastens, a C clasp, a safety clasp, or a modern pin back 4. How big is it, length and width 5. What are the blue stones, are they faceted, cabochon, or enamel, and what colour are the eyes 6. Do you have any of the other pins your grandmother gave you, and do any of those have marks
That will help us tell if it is fine or costume, and whether it is 1920s, 1950s, or later.
Thank you again for sharing it.
From the Bench - Yvonne and Tiger 🐯
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Cartier's Great Cats by: Anonymous
Hi Lizzi not sure what you're exactly asking but this info might help...
Cartier's "GREAT CATS" were first commissioned by the Duke of Windsor for the love of Wallis Simpson. A particularly meaningful and deeply personal symbol, for the King of England who abdicated the throne, for the love of Wallis Simpson. -
Interestingly, in reference to the BIG cats Jewelry and King Edward VIII, the London town mark since 1478 has been and still is today, the LEOPARD'S Head.
Since the late 19th century the big cats jewelry has been a world-wide emblem for the femme-fatale.
The first Panther jewel, was a three dimensional golden panther flecked with black enamel over a cabochon emerald of 11.74 carats. (Becker, V., Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery, N.A.G. Press, 1987)
