Arabian Adventures
A few months ago, I set out to retrace my great-grandfather's footsteps in the Middle East.
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Cartier's Islamic and Persian Inspiration
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From the late nineteenth century, the Cartier brothers were drawn to Persian and Islamic art, its geometry, its use of colour, its approach to surface decoration. That influence ran through much of the firm's work, and these posts trace where it came from and how it was absorbed.
Cartier and Persian / Islamic Inspiration
'The Persian style,' my grandfather once explained to me, 'was the purest influence on the Cartier style.
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Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence
Fascinating to see this treasure trove of Indian art coming up for auction at Christie's in New York.
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Arabian Adventures
Cartier and Persian / Islamic Inspiration
Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence
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Jacques Cartier's travels to the Middle East in search of pearls
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