In honour of Mrs. Francesca Cartier’s visit to Bahrain, DANAT Institute hosted a dinner evening as an extension of her grandfather’s historical visit over 100 years ago.

Mes remerciements à anna topaloff et @Lobs pour cette aimable revue de #LesCartier ! My thanks to Anna Topaloff and L'Obs for this kind review of #TheCartiers!

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The last Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mukharram Jah, grandson of the last Ottoman Caliph, just died last night in Istanbul- RIP. So ends an extraordinary and often tragic life. Empire Podcast anita anand

C'est amusant d'écouter cette interview podcast que j'ai enregistrée - pour le lancement belge de #LesCartier - à Bruxelles avec la charmante Cindya Izzarelli au studio de La Première (RTBF) pour l'émission 'Un Jour dans l'Histoire' : #luxe #cartier podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/la-…

On the eve of her wedding in 1913, the writer Vita Sackville West wrote to Jacques Cartier from Knole, the home she had grown up in and where she would be married the following day. In the letter, she writes in fluent French, thanking him... More here: bit.ly/3w3n4Dk

I love this! ❤️ Metal detectorist Charlie Clarke has found this exquisite necklace and pendant, now confirmed to be a pristine Tudor artefact bearing initials of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. It's in the British Museum now. Wow, just wow! 😍😍😍

A 100-Year Legacy of Bahraini Pearls (Part I): My thanks to Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT) for recording this 4-part documentary and helping me keep alive the story of Jacques Cartier’s visit to Bahrain over a hundred years ago youtu.be/kYTMcKN7wpg #bahrain #pearls #cartier #jewelry

Fun to share the story of how Cartier secured its New York flagship at 653 5th Ave in exchange for Maisie Plant's pearl necklace.... in what was amongst the greatest trades of the twentieth century! Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT) #pearls #newyork #cartier #bahrain

In the fourth installment of DANAT's Cartier documentary, we take you on an amazing journey to discover the feeling of a generational reunion. Francesca Cartier Brickell meets with the families that her great-grandfather Jacques Cartier encountered,

Part III of my recent visit to Bahrain to learn about Jacques Cartier's travels in search of pearls. Wonder if he ever imagined that one day his great-grand-daughter would be following in his footsteps or rather donkey steps... ! #pearls #bahrain #luxury #cartier Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT)

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

According to legend, an elaborate labyrinth was built at Knossos on the island of Crete to hold a ferocious Minotaur. Discover the Palace of Knossos and the search for the Labyrinth: ashmolean.org/exhibition/lab… Coin minted at Knossos depicting the Cretan Labyrinth, 300–270 BCE

This famous image by István Orosz features a scene from the classic novel The Mysterious Island. When a mirrored cylinder is placed on the Moon, it reveals by anamorphosis a portrait of the writer, Jules Verne [source: buff.ly/319f9VP]

Fun to flick through a Cartier New York catalogue from the late 1960s. The 60s/70s were an unusual period for the US branch. After Claude Cartier (Louis’ son) sold Cartier New York in 1962, several different owners/managers followed over the next few years with no shortage of new

Another milestone in Guatemala: we have now removed over one thousand truckloads of trash from the Rio Las Vacas. 🇬🇹 This is our toughest river challenge so far, but we’re continually working to improve Interceptor 006 and keep tons of plastic from entering the Caribbean Sea.

My thanks to Sotheby's for this interview. In it, we chat about the origins of the unique ‘Cartier style’ (both in terms of design and craftsmanship), my family’s story, some surprising discoveries I made while researching it, and of course some favourite Cartier creations like

This captivating session of #IBB2023 at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center 亞洲協會香港中心 features Francesca Cartier Brickell, author of 'The Cartiers,' along with Radhikaraje Gaekwad, a patron of the Heritage Trust. They are discussing 'The Cartiers: A Legacy of Luxury' with Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts.

Listening to a lecture about the formation of the Morgan Library and they just showed the Henry Sotheran Ltd invoice for Morgan‘s purchase of Gutenberg bible and Shakespeare‘s folios in 1890s. The American millionaire got a discount for paying cash!