The Cartiers : the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire / Francesca Cartier Brickell.
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The Cartiers : the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire / Francesca Cartier Brickell.
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9780525621614
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Publication Information:
New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]
Physical Description:
xxiv, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Contents:
Jewelry spotlights -- Cartier family tree -- Part I, The beginning (1819-1897), Father and son: Louis-François and Alfred (1819-1897) -- Part II, Divide and conquer (1898-1919), Louis (1898-1919) -- Pierre (1902-1919) -- Jacques (1906-1919) -- Part III, Never copy, only create (1920-1939), Stones, Paris: Early 1920s -- Moicartier, New York: Mid-1920s -- Precious, London: Late 1920s -- Diamonds and depression: the 1930s -- Part IV, Drifting apart (1939-1974), The world at war (1939-1944) -- Cousins in austerity (1945-1956) -- The end of an era (1957-1974).
Summary:
"The captivating story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon - as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives."--Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1127567142
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