The Cartiers : the untold story of the family behind the jewelry empire / Francesca Cartier Brickell.
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TextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525621614
- 052562161X
- 739.27092/2Â BÂ 23
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | BIOG BRIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123001628427 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 591-599) and index.
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).
"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.
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