The Al Thani Collection @al.thani.collection is also represented in Tokyo at 'Cartier, Crystallization of Time’ (until 16 December). . This exhibition at The National Art Center explores Cartier’s @cartier groundbreaking designs through approximately 300 jewels, clocks and objet d’art - both historic and modern - and offers a striking and unique visitor experience with scenography by the New Material Research Laboratory, the architectural firm founded by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida. . Pictured above is a highlight of the exhibition: The Nawanagar Ruby Necklace. On loan from The Al Thani Collection, this is a tour de force of twentieth-century jewellery which represents a high point in the stylistic encounter between Cartier and princely India. It was designed for Maharaja Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar in 1937 using an exceptional group of oval and cushion-cut Burmese rubies collected by his predecessor, Maharaja Ranjitsinhji, a renowned connoisseur of gems and a friend of Jacques Cartier. Following Indian Independence, the necklace was returned to Cartier for re-sale. The original design, meant for an Indian prince, was altered to suit a woman’s physique, the line of single rubies to the rear having been substantially reduced. This ruby necklace was worn in its modified shape by Mrs Loel Guinness at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball in 1966. . #althanicollection #althanicollectionfoundation #cartier @cartier #cartiercollection #crystallizationoftime #jewelry #exhibition #tokyo #platinum #rubies #diamonds #necklace #sceneography #newmaterialresearchlaboratory #hiroshisugimoto #tomoyukisakakida @thenationalartcentertokyo #HighJewelleryDream (at Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5EDsTvII0-/?igshid=1bppst0hi9yug
