Cartier. The unknown story of the family that created the luxury empire

Francesca Cartier Bricell is a direct descendant of Cartier. Her great-great-grandfather founded Cartier in 1847, and the late grandfather, Jean-Jacques Cartier, was the last representative of the family, who ruled and owned a branch of the legendary jewelry house. Leaving a career in the field of finance, Francesca devoted 10 years of her life to the independent study of the history of the dynasty. “I was looking for people around the world - those who worked for my family, customers, and traders of gems. I visited those very sapphire mines in India, met with the descendants of the Maharaja, went to Paris and met the children of jewelers. I tried to collect the memories of people of various positions from London, Paris, New York, India and Russia and reflect them in the book so that the picture is complete. ” “Cartier” is an incredibly exciting story about three brothers who turned the modest Parisian jewelry store of their grandfather into the world empire of luxury. The author offers to look behind the scenes of the formation of the house and get acquainted with the most iconic jewelry of the company - the cursed diamond Hope, the Romanov emeralds, classic jewelry in the form of a panther - and a long series of stars from the world of fashion, cinema and the royal family that wore them. Francesca Cartier Bricell reveals previously unknown dramas, intrigues, novels and betrayal, based on personal letters of family members and evidence of the close environment. A story that impresses even those who are far from jewelry. - The New York Times