Cartier was quoted by King Edward VII of
England as “the jeweler of kings and the king of jewelers.” Cartier has been the “official jewelry
supplier” of the royal courts since the early 19th century. Princess
Mathilde purchased from Cartier in 1856, Edward VII ordered twenty-seven tiaras for his
coronation in 1902 and awarded Cartier its first royal warrant in 1904. Thereafter,
Cartier was awarded fifteen royal patterns between 1904 to 1939 from Spain to
Russia, Egypt to Siam.
The different creations of Cartier’s unique
and elegant designs for royalty range from royal tiaras, engagement rings,
deco brooches, and bracelets to cigarette cases. For instance, the head gear's ornaments made from 19
exceptional emeralds and exclusive rare stones, and they weight 117.40 karats for Jagtjit
Sign, Maharaja of Kapurthala, the three-dimensional panther feature on the
brooch from Duchess Windsor, and etc.
Apart from its long history of sales to
royalty and celebrities, Cartier also witnesses the royal families’ love
stories with its collections of historic personalities designs from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Grace
Kelly and Price Rainier of Monaco, to Price William and Catherine Middleton.
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Catherine Middleton wore the “Halo Tiara” borrowed from Queen Elizabeth on her wedding as “something borrowed” in 2011. The Duke of York had purchased the Halo Tiara for his Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) in 1936, and it was presented to Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) as her 18th birthday present. Apart from Catherine Middleton, the tiara also been borrowed and worn by Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.
The connection between Cartier and royalty continues.
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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Catherine Middleton wore the “Halo Tiara” borrowed from Queen Elizabeth on her wedding as “something borrowed” in 2011. The Duke of York had purchased the Halo Tiara for his Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) in 1936, and it was presented to Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) as her 18th birthday present. Apart from Catherine Middleton, the tiara also been borrowed and worn by Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.
The connection between Cartier and royalty continues.
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