Bibliograph

The Cartiers, the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire, Francesca Cartier Brickell

Type

Label

The Cartiers, the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire, Francesca Cartier Brickell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 591-599) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

genealogical tablesplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Cartiers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1127567142

Responsibility statement

Francesca Cartier Brickell

Sub title

the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire

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

Table Of 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)

Target audience

adult

Classification