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Publisher’s Corner

The Artful Bond Between Man and Animals
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ver since humans first started drawing on cave bracelet sold for $7.4 million at a
walls, animals have been represented in the telling Sotheby’s. Publisher
Eof our stories. Cartier has had a long associa- Maxine Carter-Lome
Animals historically have been represented in a tion with the panther that dates journalofantiques@gmail.com
variety of ways through art: as symbols, teachers of back to 1913 and an ad for Cartier Maxine Carter-Lome Business Manager
moral lessons, aesthetic and scientific muses, talking designed by illustrator George Bariber. Bariber’s Jeffrey Lome
creatures, or companions. now-iconic image is of a woman standing at the jeffrey@journalofantiques.com
Examples of tribal art from every continent foreground of two Eurasian-styled columns with such Managing Editor
combine features of humans and animals that long strands of beads/pearls hanging from her neck Judy Gonyeau
symbolize man’s bond with his natural environment. that she has to hold them up. Behind her is a stealth editorial@journalofantiques.com
The art of the ancient Near East includes some of black panther lying at her feet. The stylized look of this Contributing Writer
the most vivid images of animals found anywhere, image set the stage for the Art Deco movement to Erica P. Lome, Ph.D.
expressed on everything from painted pottery and clay come, and launched Cartier’s enduring association Art Director
sculptures to carved stone and sculptures in precious with La Panthere. The inspiration? Most probably Lynn Cotterman
metal. In Ancient Egypt, animals were also represented Jeanne Toussaint, Barbier’s friend and Louis Cartier’s ads@journalofantiques.com
on a variety of forms, from amulets and charms to lover; a woman he called his “petite panthier” and
religious portrayals of particular deities in their animal muse. You can read more about the life and animal Production
form. Animals, both real and fantastic, also occupied jewelry designs of Jeanne Toussaint on page 23. Jill Montague
an important place in medieval art and thought. Artists Animal figurines have been a favorite of children Judy Gonyeau
regularly incorporated animal motifs into their decora- and collectors for centuries, with many companies Administrative Assistant
tive vocabulary, using various commonplace creatures building their business on the variety and collectible Susan French
and mythical beasts to decorate sacred manuscripts. nature of their animal subjects. One such company is info@journalofantiques.com

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Animals began to take center stage in the 18th and details that define breeds. How Beswick went from info@journalofantiques.com
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French press and art salon jurors, to refer to artists endearing inspiration, which is what makes collecting is published monthly in digital
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