By the mid-20th century several design houses were taking a more playful approach to zoomorphic jewellery. Cartier designs, ranging across the animal kingdom from insects to amphibians, were created specifically for daytime wearing, raising a smile with the use of vibrant colours and cartoon-like forms. There are as popular today as they were then.
This whimsical Cartier gold, enamel and ruby dachshund brooch, assuming a playful semi-abstract form, dates from around 1965. The legs are articulated so as to move left and right with the motion of the wearer.