Cartier
A major exhibition that featured more than 350 objects, including precious jewels, historic gemstones, iconic watches and clocks, charting the evolution of Cartier's legacy of art, design and craftsmanship since the turn of the 20th century.
★★★★★ A spellbinding, once-in-a-lifetime display of old-world glamour
The Telegraph
Exhibition highlights
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Rose clip brooch, Cartier London, special order, 1938. Owned by Princess Margaret, Cartier Collection. Photography: Nils Herrmann for Cartier Collection -
Brooch, Cartier London, about 1933. Formerly in the collection of Jacques Cartier family, Cartier Collection. Photography: Vincent Wulveryck for Cartier Collection -
Tiara, Cartier Paris, 1908. Cartier Collection. Photography: Marian Gérard for Cartier Collection -
Tiara, Cartier London, 1937. Cartier Collection. Photography: Vincent Wulveryck for Cartier Collection -
Panther bangle, Cartier Paris, 1978. Cartier Collection. Photography: Marian Gérard for Cartier Collection -
Brooch, manufactured by Cartier, 1941, London -
Crash wristwatch, Cartier London, 1967. Cartier Collection. Photography: Vincent Wulveryck for Cartier Collection -
Necklace, Cartier Paris, special order, 1928. Restored in 1999-2002. Made as a special order for Sir Bhupindra Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, Cartier Collection. Photography: Nils Herrmann for Cartier Collection -
Ring, Cartier, 2017, private collection. Photography: Vincent Wulveryck -
Necklace, Cartier, 2024. private collection. Photography: Maxime Govet -
Panthère clip brooch, Cartier Paris, 1949. Sold to the Duke of Windsor, Cartier Collection. Photography: Nils Herrmann for Cartier Collection -
Model A mystery clock, Cartier Paris, 1914. Cartier Collection. Photography: Nils Herrmann for Cartier Collection -
Manchester tiara, Cartier Paris, 1903 -
Mountbatten Bandeau, Cartier London, 1928 -
Necklace, Cartier London, special order, 1932. Sold to Lady Granard, Cartier Collection. Photography: Nils Herrmann for Cartier Collection
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Features
About the Cartier exhibition
About the Cartier exhibition
Find out more about the blockbuster Cartier exhibition, featuring over 350 objects
Unboxing some seriously sparkly Cartier jewels
Unboxing some seriously sparkly Cartier jewels
Helen Molesworth, senior curator of Jewellery at the V&A, unboxes some incredible Cartier gems
Exploring a glittering diamond Cartier brooch
Exploring a glittering diamond Cartier brooch
Join V&A Jewellery curator Helen Molesworth as she examines a small but intensely sparkly Cartier diamond and platinum brooch
Header image:
Tiara, Cartier London, 1937. Cartier Collection. Photography: Vincent Wulveryck for Cartier Collection