Cartier has a long history of sales to royalty and celebrities. King Edward VII of England referred to Cartier as “the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers.” For his coronation in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27 tiaras and issued a royal warrant to Cartier in 1904. Similar warrants s...
Mr. George Blogg, proprietor ofMessrs George Blogg & Co. of London, visited Istanbul in 1866, where he was shown the historic table-cut inscribed diamond, which was then known as the "Shepherd's Stone." Mr. Blogg was impressed by the color and clarity of the stone, despite its inscripti...
The bridge, in the beautiful city of Florence in Italy, was constructed with shop premises as part of the building work. Originally home to butchers, the bridge shops now house jewellers, art dealers and souvenir shops. ThePonte Vecchiois believed to stand on the site of an ancient Roman br...