Francesca Cartier Brickell is a direct descendant of Cartier. Her great-great-great-grandfather founded the Cartier company in 1847, and her late grandfather, Jean-Jacques Cartier, was the last representative of the family who managed and owned a branch of the legendary jewelry house. After leaving her career in finance, Francesca devoted 10 years of her life to an independent study of the history of the dynasty."I was looking for people all over the world — those who worked for my family, clients, gem dealers. I visited those very sapphire mines in India, met with the descendants of the maharajas, 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 turned out to be complete.""Cartier" is an incredibly exciting story about three brothers who turned their grandfather's modest Paris jewelry store into a 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 jewels of the company — the cursed Hope diamond, Romanov emeralds, classic panther jewelry — and a long line of stars from the world of fashion, cinema and the royal family who wore them. Francesca Cartier Brickell reveals previously unknown dramas, intrigues, romances and betrayals, based on personal letters from family members and testimonies from close associates."A story that will impress even those who are far from jewelry art." — The New York Times