A New Jewelry Exhibit Has Us Booking a Trip to Dallas

Brooch, 1935. Platinum, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds. Maxime Can one trip change jewelry history? It might have for the Cartier brothers. In 1911 Jacques, the youngest, set off to India to witness the coronation of King George V and was introduced to the subcontinent’s rich culture of stone carving, as well as the vibrant palette of its stones. About a decade later, the firm his family founded opened the eyes of the world to the phenomenon known as Tutti Frutti: pieces marked by a combination of rubies, emeralds, and sapphires and by motifs inspired by leaves, blossoms, and berries. Another… Read Full Article