Cartier's jewellery, from the garland-style pieces of the early 1900s to the bold geometric work of the Art Deco years, was central to every chapter of the family firm's history. These posts draw on my own archive and on first-hand research to look at specific pieces: the commissions, the clients, and the craftsmen who made them.
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.
The inspiration behind the innovation — these diamond and platinum Cartier brooches made for Sir Ernest Cassel could be ingeniously connected to form a stomacher, necklace, corsage, or tiara.
Fantastic opening evening at the V&A for the Cartier exhibition. An overwhelming amount of glittering creations on display, particularly from those glory years in the early 20th century.
Another fabulous Cartier jewel spotted in Washington — a 4-stranded natural pearl necklace made for Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1936, with the most jaw-dropping diamond back.
Always fun to see the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian — one of those research stories where reality seemed more like fiction, involving this enormous supposedly cursed blue diamond and the unusual sales techniques Pierre Cartier had to employ.
A little piece of beauty for the weekend. It’s started off as a very wet one over here so thought we could do with some of that Indian-sunshine inspir...
A weekend game. Both made over a century ago, one of these owls is Cartier, the other Fabergé. Two master jewellers who were battling it out for the b...
With chilly booster queues replacing Christmas parties, masked carol concerts and many holiday plans in disarray, perhaps we could all do with some be...
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Quite a few records broken at auction recently, which reminded me of a great auction story: the 1969 battle between #RichardBurton and #RobertKenmore ...
Anyone else love the Queen's Williamson diamond brooch? Made 68 years ago by Cartier London, it's mounted in platinum and comprised of many diamonds of...
Stories surrounding the origin of the Cartier Trinity ring are as numerous as its many names. Was it really inspired by Jean Cocteau's dream about Saturn?
Grand Duchess Vladimir, born Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, joined the Romanov Dynasty in 1874 when she married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, unc...
VE Day, 75 years ago today, marked the end of WW2 in Europe. But for many, the beginning of the end had started some months earlier: "On 18 August the...
A bit of Hollywood glamour now... Grace Kelly, who was given not one but two Cartier engagement rings by her Prince Charming, Prince Rainier of Monaco.
A close up of one of Cartier’s Chinese-inspired vanity cases from the 1920s. A miniature work of art but a feat of engineering too - you slide the eme...
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