Queen Elisabeth of Belgium wearing the platinum garland-style tiara created for her in 1912 by Cartier showing the lightness of settings now possible thanks to the introduction by Louis Cartier of platinum into jewellery.

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium wearing the platinum garland-style 1912 Cartier tiara with lighter settings possible thanks to the introduction by Louis Cartier of platinum into jewellery. By Unknown - Photo from the Swedish book Kronprinsessan Astrid (Stockholm, 1926). Public Domain, wikimedia

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