Cartier approached renowned Italian architect Alessandro Mendini to create an object d'art using fine and precious gems that can no longer be used in classical jewelry as the stones have been pierced, dismounted, and engraved.
Mendini took the gems and created a precious column of pearls, emeralds, sapphires, mandarin garnets, moonstones, diamonds, chalcedonies and rubies and constructed a column almost eight feet high. The piece incorporates 50 pounds of 18 kt pink gold and more than 17,000 carats of gems.
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