In 1972 the business was purchased by a group of investors and the New York and London branches which had been sold off, were repurchased. Under the management of his grandsons, Pierre and Jacques, the firm moved to its present location on the Rue de la Paix in 1889.Ĭartier's enjoyed the patronage of most of the royalty and nobility of Europe in the years before the First World War, opening branches in London, New York, Cannes and Monte Carlo. He had the good fortune to come to the notice of Princess Mathilde Bonaparte who gave him many valuable commissions, which enabled him to expand his business. French silversmith and jeweller Louis-Francois Cartier established a modest workshop in Paris in 1847.
