Cartier & Myths

by  Bianca Cappello, Stéphane Verger, and Claudio Parisi Presicce

2026. 305 pages, illustrated in colour. Hardback.  

Catalogue of the exhibition at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Six essays looking at antiquities that inspired Cartier works, antique revivalism and the example of Castellani. Including tracing drawings of original designs and pieces worn by  figures such as Marie Felix, Elizabeth Taylor, Empress Josephine, and the Queen of Siam. An olive-leaf crown commissioned by Princess Marie Bonaparte for her marriage to Prince George of Greece and Denmark is presented, alongside a similar Hellenistic wreath. Over 200 works are illustrated, including parures, tiaras, red-figure vases, and statues. 

Ref: 126028

£79.00

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