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The Cartiers by Francesca Cartier Brickell
The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
Cartier’s Chinese-Inspired Vanity Cases
Cartier’s Chinese-Inspired Vanity Cases

A close up of one of Cartier’s Chinese-inspired vanity cases from the 1920s. A miniature work of art but a feat of engineering too - you slide the emerald clasp to one side and the box pops open to reveal the little powder compartments and lipstick holder (which springs up helpfully).

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Francesca Cartier BrickellNovember 13, 2018#thecartiersbook, #artdecocartier, #vintagecartier, #nanjing, #vanitycase
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Nephrite, onyx, and diamond pendant Image credit: Bonhams

Nephrite, onyx, and diamond pendant

Image credit: Bonhams

Image credit: LOC

Image credit: LOC

Image credit: Private Collection

Image credit: Private Collection

Image credit: Bridgeman

Image credit: Bridgeman

Image credit: Bonhams

Image credit: Bonhams

Image credit: Mondadori (Getty)

Image credit: Mondadori (Getty)

Image credit: Wartski

Image credit: Wartski

Image credit: The Patiala family

Image credit: The Patiala family

Image credit: Wartski

Image credit: Wartski

Image credit: Private collection

Image credit: Private collection

Image credit: Family archive

Image credit: Family archive

Image credit: Private collection

Image credit: Private collection

Image credit: Getty Images

Image credit: Getty Images

Image credit: Smithsonian Inst.

Image credit: Smithsonian Inst.

Image credit: Getty

Image credit: Getty

Image credit: Bonhams

Image credit: Bonhams

Image credit: Getty

Image credit: Getty

Image credit: LA Collection Privée

Image credit: LA Collection Privée

Image credit: Alamy

Image credit: Alamy

Image credit: LA Collection Privée

Image credit: LA Collection Privée

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Image credit: Bettmann/Getty Nephrite, onyx, and diamond pendant Image credit: Bonhams Image credit: LOC Image credit: Private Collection Image credit: Bridgeman Image credit: Bonhams Image credit: Mondadori (Getty) Image credit: Wartski Image credit: The Patiala family Image credit: Wartski Image credit: Private collection Image credit: Family archive Image credit: Private collection Image credit: Getty Images Image credit: Smithsonian Inst. Image credit: Getty Image credit: Bonhams Image credit: Getty Image credit: LA Collection Privée Image credit: Alamy Image credit: LA Collection Privée Screenshot 2019-11-04 12.41.05.png
 
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