The maison
Cartier
Paris, 1847. Signed vintage Cartier, chosen one piece at a time.
The maison
About Cartier
Louis-François Cartier took over a Paris jewelry workshop in 1847. His three grandsons made it a world house: Louis in Paris, on the rue de la Paix from 1899; Pierre in New York, on Fifth Avenue from 1917; Jacques in London. Jeanne Toussaint, director of fine jewelry from 1933, gave Cartier its panther and its taste for bold gold.
Signatures to know
Art Deco geometry in platinum and diamonds; the “Tutti Frutti” jewels of carved rubies, sapphires and emeralds; the panther, from the 1940s; the gold of the 1950s and 1960s; the Love bracelet of 1969 and Juste un Clou of 1971, both designed by Aldo Cipullo; and Les Must de Cartier from the 1970s.
Read in the Journal: Cartier: a legacy of elegance and innovation