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.
Read more →Topic
The Cartier Diamond
5 posts · 5 glossary terms
The name 'Cartier Diamond' has been attached to more than one stone over the years. These posts trace the history of some of the most significant diamonds to have passed through the firm, including the Taylor-Burton Diamond, the Williamson Pink, and other extraordinary stones that were bought, sold, or reset through Cartier in the twentieth century.
The Hope Diamond — Briefly in My Family
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.
Read more →
The Cartier Diamond Part II
(Read The Cartier Diamond Part I first) After Kenmore won the newly named 69.42ct Cartierdiamond, Richard Burton, the underbidder, was furious.
Read more →
The Cartier Diamond Part I
Quite a few records broken at auction recently, which reminded me of a great auction story: the 1969 battle between #RichardBurton and #RobertKenmore ...
Read more →
The Williamson Pink Diamond Cartier Brooch
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...
Read more →
The Cartier Diamond That Almost Went to Jacqueline Onassis
The Hope Diamond — Briefly in My Family
The Cartier Diamond Part II
The Cartier Diamond Part I
The Williamson Pink Diamond Cartier Brooch
From the Glossary
From the Archives
