New Spanish Edition of The Cartiers
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The Cartiers by Francesca Cartier Brickell - The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
'A human story, one even the unadorned will read with pleasure'
The story of the family behind Cartier and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon, as told by Jacques Cartier's great-granddaughter, drawing on family archives.
LA Times Bestseller · JP Morgan NextList 2020 · Indian Non-Fiction Bestseller
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Four generations of genius, glamour, and ambition. Part social history, part affectionate memoir, The Cartiers is a pleasurable stroll through the glittering byways of a more elegant age.
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New York Times bestselling author of A World on Fire
It is the Cartier family characters who steal the show in this gem of a book.
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New York Times bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance
The veil has been lifted and the real story of the creation of Cartier has finally emerged.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1960s. At its heart are the three Cartier brothers whose motto was "Never copy, only create" and who made their family firm internationally famous in the early days of the twentieth century, thanks to their unique and complementary talents:
- Louis, the visionary designer who created the first men's wristwatch to help an aviator friend tell the time without taking his hands off the controls of his flying machine
- Pierre, the master dealmaker who bought the New York headquarters on Fifth Avenue for a double-stranded natural pearl necklace
- Jacques, the globe-trotting gemstone expert whose travels to India gave Cartier access to exceptional rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, inspiring the celebrated Tutti Frutti jewelry
Francesca Cartier Brickell, whose great-grandfather was the youngest of the brothers, has traveled the world independently researching her family's history, tracking down those connected with her ancestors and discovering long-lost pieces of the puzzle along the way. Now she reveals never-before-told dramas, romances, intrigues, betrayals, and more.
The Cartiers also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the firm's most iconic jewelry—the notoriously cursed Hope Diamond, the Romanov emeralds, the classic panther pieces—and the long line of stars from the worlds of fashion, film, and royalty who wore them, from Indian maharajas and Russian grand duchesses to Wallis Simpson, Coco Chanel, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Published in the two-hundredth anniversary year of the birth of the dynasty's founder, Louis-François Cartier, this book is a magnificent, definitive, epic social history shown through the deeply personal lens of one legendary family.
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New Korean Edition of The Cartiers
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The Cartier Diamond That Almost Went to Jacqueline Onassis
In 1969, Cartier bought a 69.42-carat diamond at auction for $1.05 million. The press speculated it would go to Jackie Onassis. It went to Richard Burton — for Elizabeth Taylor.
Louis-François Cartier: The Founder
Born into poverty in 1819, Louis-François Cartier built the jewellery house that bears his name. His great-great-great-granddaughter tells the story from family records.
Grace Kelly's Cartier Engagement Rings
How Hollywood's most glamorous star became a real-life princess — and the two Cartier rings at the heart of one of history's most famous engagements.
Princess Marie Bonaparte's Cartier Tiara
Great-great-niece of Napoleon and one of Cartier's most remarkable clients — the story of Princess Marie Bonaparte and the Russian-style tiara she commissioned.
The Cartier London Halo Tiara
The Cartier tiara worn by the Princess of Wales on her wedding day — and the extraordinary history of one of the firm's most celebrated royal commissions.
The Cartier Trinity Ring: its origins
The real story behind the world's most iconic three-band ring — and the rebellious artist Jean Cocteau whose opium-fuelled dream may have inspired it.
The Williamson Pink Diamond Cartier Brooch
The story behind Queen Elizabeth's legendary pink diamond brooch, made by Cartier London from a 54.5ct rough diamond gifted on her wedding day.
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Deep entries on the watches, jewels, people, and places at the heart of the Cartier story. A different selection each day.
13 rue de la Paix
The Paris address that became synonymous with Cartier, the salon on one of the French capital's most celebrated luxury streets, where Louis Cartier developed the house's creative identity in the early twentieth century.
175 New Bond Street
The Mayfair address that served as Cartier London's home for most of the twentieth century, the base from which Jacques Cartier and later Jean-Jacques Cartier ran the London branch.
653 Fifth Avenue
The New York address that has been Cartier's American home since 1917, acquired by Pierre Cartier in exchange for a double-strand natural pearl necklace in one of the most celebrated transactions in the firm's history.
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