Jewellery

Reference

• Cartier Art Deco Tiaras Cartier's interwar tiara production, from the geometric bandeaux of the 1920s to the British royal commissions of the 1930s, reflecting changes in fashion, patronage, and workshop practice across two decades.
• Cartier Bird Brooches Two companion brooches from Cartier Paris during and after the German occupation of Paris: a caged bird in 1942 and a liberated bird in the national colours of France in 1944, both believed to have been designed by Pierre Lemarchand.
• Cartier Garland Style Tiaras The platinum-and-diamond openwork tiaras Cartier produced during the Belle Epoque, widely regarded as among the most technically accomplished tiara work of the period.
• Cartier Halo Tiara A diamond scroll tiara made by Cartier London in 1936, worn at two royal weddings and passed through three generations of the British royal family.
• Cartier Jewellery An overview of Cartier's jewellery output from the Garland Style period through Art Deco, the great Indian commissions, convertible jewellery, and the iconic pieces of the mid-to-late twentieth century.
• Cartier Love Bracelet An oval gold bracelet designed by Aldo Cipullo for Cartier New York in 1969, fastened with a screwdriver and one of Cartier's most imitated designs globally.
• Cartier Panther Cartier's most celebrated animal motif: three-dimensional jewels of diamond and onyx in the form of prowling big cats, produced in Paris and London from the mid-twentieth century.
• Cartier Swords Ceremonial swords made by Cartier Paris for members of the Académie Française since the 1930s, each designed in conversation with the incoming academician to reflect their life and work.
• Cartier Tiaras The great tiaras Cartier made for European royalty and aristocracy from the 1890s to the 1940s, spanning the garland style of the Belle Epoque, the geometric bandeaux of the Art Deco period, and the diamond scroll forms of the 1930s.
• Cartier Vanity Cases Decorative cases produced by Cartier from the 1920s onward that combined the functional object with the standards of high jewellery: lacquerwork, precious stone clasps, and interiors fitted with compartments and spring-loaded accessories.
• Double Clip Brooch A jewellery form in which two matching or complementary clips could be worn separately on lapels or combined using a special fitting to form a single brooch.
• Duchess of Windsor Flamingo Brooch A Cartier brooch completed in 1940 for the Duchess of Windsor, representing a flamingo in ruby, sapphire, emerald, citrine, and diamond on 18ct gold and platinum. One of the most reproduced pieces of mid-century animal jewellery.
• Hyderabad Necklace A diamond necklace from the Nizam of Hyderabad's 1947 wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth, mounted by Cartier London and worn in Queen Elizabeth II's first official portraits.
• Kokoshnik A tiara style evoking the traditional Russian headdress, characterised by a high arched front, popularised by Cartier for European royal clients.
• Manchester Tiara A diamond tiara sold through Cartier Paris in 1903, commissioned by Consuelo, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, and now held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Nancy Astor Tiara A turquoise and diamond tiara adapted by Cartier London in 1930 for Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, political hostess and the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons.
• Nancy Leeds Diamond Bandeau A diamond bandeau made by Cartier Paris in 1912 for the American heiress Nancy Leeds, one of the early documented examples of the flat-banded tiara form that would become the dominant fashion of the following decade.
• Natural Pearl A pearl formed without human intervention inside a wild mollusc, the basis of Cartier's celebrated pearl necklaces and a cornerstone of the pre-war luxury trade.
• Patiala Diamond Necklace Commissioned by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala from Cartier Paris between 1925 and 1928, the Patiala Necklace was one of the most spectacular jewellery commissions ever executed, containing thousands of diamonds and a historic centrepiece stone.
• Stomacher A large openwork jewelled ornament worn at the bodice, produced by Cartier in the Belle Époque and Edwardian periods in platinum and diamonds in the garland style; among the largest and most technically ambitious pieces the firm produced.
• The Hope Diamond A 45.52-carat deep blue diamond now held by the Smithsonian Institution, briefly in the Cartier story when Pierre Cartier acquired it, had it reset, and sold it to Evalyn Walsh McLean.
• The Taylor-Burton Diamond A 69.42-carat pear-shaped diamond that Cartier purchased at Parke-Bernet in October 1969 for $1,050,000 (then the highest price paid at auction for a diamond) before Richard Burton acquired it for Elizabeth Taylor.
• Trinity Ring Also known as the bague trois ors, rolling ring, or Russian wedding ring: three interlocking gold bands. Perhaps the firm's most enduring design, first created in 1924.
• Tutti Frutti The nickname for Cartier's Mughal-inspired jewellery featuring carved coloured gemstones (emeralds, rubies, and sapphires) set together in intricate compositions.
• TV Bangle A plain gold bangle designed by Jean-Jacques Cartier in the early 1970s, its geometric form a deliberate response to the Swinging Sixties, when the market for traditional gem-set jewellery contracted sharply.
• Williamson Pink Diamond A 23.6-carat pink diamond discovered in Tanzania in 1947, given as a wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth and mounted by Cartier London as a jonquil-flower brooch.
• Wisteria Brooches Two diamond and platinum brooches made by Louis Cartier in 1903 that could be joined by a miniature spanner to form a stomacher, necklace, corsage ornament, or tiara, an early example of Cartier's approach to convertible jewellery.