Cartier

Helen Molesworth spent ten years as a jewellery specialist for Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses in London and Geneva, before joining Gubelin as Managing Director to create and run the coloured gemstone Academy. She is now Senior Curator of Jewellery at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Rachel Garrahan is Project Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Before that she was the award-winning Jewellery and Watch Director at British Vogue. She is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, and has written widely on luxury, art and culture for a broad range of publications.

Foreword: Tristram Hunt-- Preface: Cartier -- Introduction: Helen Molesworth -- 1. A SIGNATURE STYLE -- Defining Cartier Style: Vivienne Becker -- Design and Craftsmanship: Rachel Garrahan -- An Obsession With Stones: Helen Molesworth -- The Cartier London Stag Brooch: A Case Study: Francesca Cartier Brickell -- 2. CHANGE AND PROGRESS -- Global Influences: Judy Rudoe -- Changing Fashions: Connie Karol Burks and Jessica Harpley -- Arbiters of Taste: Michel Aliaga -- 3. A GLOBAL BRAND -- Jewels of the Empire Ball: a case study: Jenny Rourke -- Legacy: Rachel Garrahan -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Picture Credits -- Index