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Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century
Image Highlights and Credit Lines
Tiara worn by Mrs. Townsend. Cartier Paris, special order,
1905. Platinum, diamonds; Height at center 9.8 cm.
Provenance: Mary Scott Townsend and Mrs. Donald
McElroy. Cartier Collection. Photo: Vincent Wulveryck, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Stomacher brooch. Cartier Paris, special order,
1907. Platinum, sapphires, diamonds; 21 x 12.9 cm.
Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Necklace worn by Countess of Granard. Cartier
London, special order, 1932. Platinum, diamonds,
emerald; Height at center 8.8 cm. Cartier Collection.
Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Necklace worn by Countess of Granard. Cartier London,
special order, 1932. Platinum, diamonds, emerald; Height at
center 8.8 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Vincent Wulveryck,
Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Santos wristwatch. Cartier Paris, 1915. Gold,
sapphire, leather strap; 3.49 x 2.47 cm. Cartier
Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier Collection
© Cartier.
Desk set with clock. Cartier Paris for Cartier New
York, 1931. Silver, gold, lacquer, nephrite, enamel;
24 x 12.5 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick
Welsh, Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Exterior View: Cigarette case sold to Willis McCormick,
president of Queen Aviation and inscribed with the
signatures of approximately thirty figures related to the birth
of aviation. Cartier Paris, 1912. Silver, gold, sapphire; 8.86 x
8.48 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Interior View: Cigarette case sold to Willis
McCormick, president of Queen Aviation and
inscribed with the signatures of approximately thirty
figures related to the birth of aviation. Cartier Paris,
1912. Silver, gold, sapphire; 8.86 x 8.48 cm. Cartier
Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier Collection
© Cartier.
Coin watch. Cartier Paris, 1937. Gold; diam. 3.42
cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Flamingo brooch worn by the Duchess of Windsor. Cartier
Paris, special order, 1940. Platinum, diamonds, emeralds,
rubies, sapphires, citrine; 9.65 x 9.59 cm. Cartier Collection.
Photo: Nils Herrmann, Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Necklace worn by Elizabeth Taylor. Cartier Paris, 1951,
altered in 1953. Platinum, diamonds, rubies; Length 37.5 cm.
Cartier Collection. Photo: Marian Gérard, Cartier Collection
© Cartier.
Tiger lorgnette owned by the Duchess of Windsor. Cartier
Paris, special order, 1954. Gold, enamel, emeralds, glass; 8.5
x 2 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Crocodile necklace made as a special order for
María Félix. Cartier Paris, special order, 1975. Gold,
diamonds, emeralds, rubies; Length 30 cm. and 27.3
cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier
Collection © Cartier.
Necklace created for Sir Bhupindra Singh,
Maharaja of Patiala. Cartier Paris, special order,
1928. Platinum, diamonds, zirconias, topazes,
synthetic rubies, smoky quartz, citrine; Height at
center 27 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick
Welsh, Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Tutti Frutti strap bracelet worn by Mrs. Cole Porter.
Cartier Paris, 1929. Platinum, diamonds, sapphires,
emeralds, rubies; 18 x 4.07 x 0.75 cm. Cartier
Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier Collection
© Cartier.
Tutti Frutti double clip brooch worn by Mrs. Cole
Porter. Cartier Paris, special order, 1935. Platinum,
diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies; 9.79 x 4.53
x 1.65 cm. Cartier Collection. Photo: Nick Welsh,
Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Laurel leaf tiara owned by Marie Bonaparte. Cartier
Paris, 1907. Platinum and diamonds. Qatar
Museums Authority.
Bracelet. Cartier New York, 1927. Platinum, rock
crystal, carved jadeite and sapphires, emerald
cabochons, pavé-set diamonds. Private collection.
Vanity set. Cartier Paris, 1927. Silver, gold, laque burgauté
panels, enamel, coral, obsidian, glass. From the collection of
Barbra Streisand.
Bracelet. Cartier Paris, 1922. Platinum, coral,
cushion-shaped emerald, collet-set emerald and
onyx cabochons, pavé-set circular-cut diamonds.
Private collection.
Five-dial clock owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Cartier New York, 1930. Ebonite, silver, nephrite,
enamel, clock movement. Private collection.
Necklace owned by Merle Oberon. Cartier London, 1938,
lengthened by Cartier Paris in 1963. Old European- and
single-cut diamonds, slightly baroque-shaped emerald
cabochon drops. Private collection.
Necklace worn by HSH Princess Grace of Monaco.
Cartier Paris, 1953. Platinum, brilliant- and
baguette-cut diamonds weighing approximately 64
carats in total. Palais Princier de Monaco, P
0111495.
Engagement ring worn by HSH Princess Grace of
Monaco. Cartier Paris, 1956. Platinum, one
10.48-carat emerald-cut diamond, two baguettecut diamonds. Palais Princier de Monaco, P 01
1276.
Set of three clip brooches worn by HSH Princess Grace of
Monaco. Cartier Paris, 1955. Platinum, brilliant- and
baguette-cut diamonds, three cabochon rubies weighing
approximately 49 carats in total. Palais Princier de Monaco,
P 011322.
Egyptian striking clock owned by Mrs. George
Blumenthal. Cartier Paris, 1927. Gold, silver gilt,
mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, coral, emerald, cornelian,
enamel; 24 x 15.7 x 12.7 cm. Cartier Collection.
Photo: Nick Welsh, Cartier Collection © Cartier.
Bracelet, Cartier New York, 1937. White gold,
platinum, aquamarines. Height 3 cm. Private
collection.
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