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Cartier

"Few jewellers are as celebrated globally as Cartier, and even fewer have as many instantly recognizable designs. Glamourous, witty, beautiful and beloved by stars from Elizabeth Taylor and Andy Warhol to Grace Kelly, their iconic pieces - such as the Tank watch, Love bracelet and Trinity ring...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Cartier (Firm)
Other Authors: Molesworth, Helen (Editor), Garrahan, Rachel (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London V & A Publishing 2025
Subjects:
Cartier (Firm) > Exhibitions.
Jewelry > France > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Jewelry > France > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Jewelry > France > 19th century > Exhibitions.
Bijoux > France > 20e siècle > Expositions.
Bijoux > France > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Bijoux > France > 19e siècle > Expositions.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Tristram Hunt
  • Foreword / Louis Ferla
  • Part 1. A signature style
  • Defining Cartier style / Vivienne Becker
  • The art of making / Rachel Garrahan
  • An obsession with stones / Helen Molesworth
  • The jewels of the Empire Ball: Case study / Jenny Rourke
  • Part 2. Change and progress
  • Global influences / Judy Rudoe
  • Changing fashions / Jessica Harpley and Connie Karol Burks
  • Arbiters of taste / Michel Aliaga
  • The Cartier London stage brooch: Case study / Francesca Cartier Brickell
  • Constant reinvention / Rachel Garrahan