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Brickell, Francesca Cartier.
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Cartier family.
Cartier (Firm) -- History.
Jewelers -- France -- Biography.
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Brickell, Francesca Cartier.
Cartier family.
Cartier (Firm) -- History.
Jewelers -- France -- Biography.
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The Cartiers : the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire /
Francesca
Cartier
Brickell
.
by
Brickell
,
Francesca
Cartier
.
Ballantine Books, 2019.
Call #:
739.270922 B849c
Subjects
Cartier
family.
Cartier
(Firm) -- History.
Jewelers -- France -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780525621614 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xxiv, 625 p. : ill. (some color), genealogical table ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-599) and index.
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."--From publisher.
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