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Poise and Carats

I keep going back to Cartier: The Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia next door, and, within the exhibition, to Princess Marie Louise’s diamond, pearl and sapphire Indian tiara (1923), surely one of the most superb head ornaments ever conceived.

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Group photograph taken at the coronation of King George VI including Queen Elizabeth II, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Queen Mother, 12 May 1937 by Hay Wrightson
Group photograph taken at the coronation of King George VI including Queen Elizabeth II, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Queen Mother, 12 May 1937 by Hay Wrightson
Princess Marie Louise’s diamond, pearl and sapphire Indian tiara (1923)
Princess Marie Louise’s diamond, pearl and sapphire Indian tiara (1923)
Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, 5 July 1911 by Vandyk
Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, 5 July 1911 by Vandyk
Cartier Paris Pendant 1913, platinum, sapphire (478 carats), diamonds
Cartier Paris Pendant 1913, platinum, sapphire (478 carats), diamonds
Cartier Bib Necklace owned by Duchess of Windsor
Cartier Bib Necklace owned by Duchess of Windsor
Bird brooch
Bird brooch
Mechanical Smile
Mechanical Smile
Chanel No. 5
Chanel No. 5
Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942-43 by Piet Mondrian

Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942-43
 by Piet Mondrian
Portrait d’une jeune fille americaine dans l’état de nudité by Francis Picabia
Portrait d’une jeune fille americaine dans l’état de nudité by Francis Picabia
Irene Castle in dance costume, 1912-16 by Ira Lawrence Hill
Irene Castle in dance costume, 1912-16 by Ira Lawrence Hill
Ziegfeld Follies, 1919
Ziegfeld Follies, 1919
Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) by Marcel Duchamp
Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) by Marcel Duchamp
Manuel Ortiz de Zarate, Moïse Kisling, Pablo Picasso et Paquerette, le 12 août 1916 devant le café La Rotonde à Montparnasse by Jean Cocteau
Manuel Ortiz de Zarate, Moïse Kisling, Pablo Picasso et Paquerette, le 12 août 1916 devant le café La Rotonde à Montparnasse by Jean Cocteau
Lady Duff Gordon, 1919
Lady Duff Gordon, 1919
Emmeline Pankhurst surrounded by police officers, circa 1900s
Emmeline Pankhurst surrounded by police officers, circa 1900s
Portrait of a Lady, Mrs Lionel Phillips, 1903 by Giovanni Boldini
Portrait of a Lady, Mrs Lionel Phillips, 1903 by Giovanni Boldini
Portrait of Ena Wertheimer: A Vele Gonfie, 1905 by John Singer Sargent
Portrait of Ena Wertheimer: A Vele Gonfie, 1905 by John Singer Sargent
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