A little Cartier gold bird brooch with ruby eye for you all this Easter, perching on top of some sketches by my grandfather, Jean Jacques Cartier. As a child, I remember being mesmerised when he conjured up all types of creatures out of thin air with his trusty pencil.
Read MoreMade 68 years ago by Cartier London, it’s mounted in platinum and comprised of many diamonds of different cuts (brilliants, baguettes and marquises), including one of the finest pink diamonds in existence.
Read MoreThis is my grandfather, Jean-Jacques Cartier. I know I'm biased but he really was one of the most generous, moral, kind men you'd ever meet - a true gentleman. As I discovered when I recorded his memoirs he also lived a fascinating life - a peace-time baby born just at the end of the devastating First World war…
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