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Episode 10

The Cartiers and their Pearls

Francesca Cartier Brickell discusses The Cartiers and the remarkable story of the family behind the iconic jewelry empire.

Episode 9

The Cartiers and the Maharajas - Part II

The extraordinary commissions and legendary jewels created for Indian royalty, including the Patiala Necklace and the deep relationships between the Cartier brothers and the maharajas.

Episode 8

The Cartiers and the Maharajas - Part I

How the Cartier brothers built relationships with Indian princes and maharajas, exploring the cultural exchange and the remarkable jewels that emerged from these royal commissions.

Episode 7

The Cartiers and The British Crown - Part II

The continued relationship between Cartier and British royalty, including the iconic commissions and the firm's role as royal jeweler to multiple generations.

Episode 6

The Cartiers and The British Crown - Part I

The special relationship between the Cartier brothers and the British royal family, from Edward VII's patronage to the most famous royal commissions.

Episode 4

The Cartiers and Marjorie Merriweather Post

The fascinating story of one of America's wealthiest heiresses and her extraordinary relationship with Cartier, including her legendary collection of jewels and objets d'art.

Episode 3

The Cartiers and The Romanovs

The dramatic story of Cartier's relationship with the Russian Imperial family, from the height of their patronage to the revolution and the dispersal of the legendary Romanov jewels.

Episode 2

The Cartiers and The Maharajas

An introduction to the legendary relationship between Cartier and the Indian princes, setting the stage for the extraordinary commissions and cultural exchange that would follow.

The Cartiers: Bejewelled India

In 1911, the youngest Cartier brother, Jacques, sailed to India for the Delhi Durbar with a pearl expert and gem-laden bags. The maharajas he met on those early trips would shape Cartier's designs — and its fortunes — for decades.

Cartier Stories: Tutti Frutti Origins and Pierre's Great Depression Marketing

An interview tracing two connected stories: the Indian origins of Cartier's Tutti Frutti jewels — the carved rubies, emeralds, and sapphires that became synonymous with the firm's style — and how Pierre Cartier navigated the Great Depression with unconventional marketing that kept New York's doors open.

Jacques Cartier: A 100-Year Legacy of Bahraini Pearls

Jacques Cartier made multiple trips to Bahrain to buy natural pearls directly from the trading families there. This film explores his legacy in the region and the extraordinary role Bahraini pearls played in Cartier's most celebrated jewels.

Jacques Cartier's Travels to the Middle East in Search of Pearls

Jacques Cartier's pearl-buying expeditions to the Middle East, and the trading networks he built there, were central to Cartier's ability to produce the great pearl jewels of the early twentieth century. This short film traces those journeys.

Recreating History: Jacques Cartier and the Pearl Trading Families of Bahrain

A film recreating the pearl-trading encounters between Jacques Cartier and the Bahraini merchant families he visited in the early twentieth century. Shot in Bahrain with the descendants of those families.

Francesca Cartier Brickell Visiting Bahrain and Jewelry Arabia

Francesca Cartier Brickell visits Bahrain — where Jacques Cartier came to buy natural pearls — and attends Jewelry Arabia, connecting the family's historical pearl-trading journeys with the region today.

How Cartier's New York Store Was Swapped for Maisie Plant's Pearl Necklace

In 1917, Pierre Cartier traded a double-strand natural pearl necklace, valued at around one million dollars, for the Morton Plant mansion at 653 Fifth Avenue. Maisie Plant wanted the necklace; Cartier wanted the building. The exchange became one of the most famous transactions in jewellery history.

Francesca Cartier Brickell visiting Bahrain and Jewelry Arabia

Francesca Cartier Brickell retraces her great-grandfather's 1912 journey to the Gulf pearl trade.

Cartier Stories with Frank: From the Tutti Frutti origins to Pierre's Great Depression marketing

Francesca Cartier Brickell reveals how her great-great-grandfather brothers built the Cartier jewellery empire.

Recreating history: Jacques Cartier and the Pearl Trading families of Bahrain

Cartier Brickell recreates a 1910 photograph with descendants of Bahraini pearl merchants.

Jacques Cartier's travels to the Middle East in search of pearls

Jacques Cartier's Middle East travels sourced pearls and inspired jewelry designs for generations.

How Cartier's New York store was swapped for Maisie Plant's pearl necklace

How Cartier swapped a New York townhouse for Maisie Plant's million-dollar pearl necklace.

Jacques Cartier: A 100-Year Legacy of Bahraini Pearls (Part I)

Jacques Cartier sought Bahraini pearls 110 years ago, learning firsthand how rare these gems truly were.

The Cartiers Book Launch at Jaipur Literature Festival 2020

Francesca Cartier Brickell launches her family history book at Jaipur Literature Festival, revealing untold stories of Cartier's jewellery empire.

The Cartiers: Bejewelled India

Jacques Cartier's transformative Indian journeys created some of the jewellery empire's most significant pieces.