In 1917, French jeweler Pierre Cartier used a pearl necklace worth $1 million and purchased a mansion on Fifth Avenue for just $100, which became one of New York’s most famous luxury landmarks.
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July 17, 2026
Cartier’s Fifth Avenue mansion undergoes its largest ever renovation, coinciding with its centenary Using a double-stranded pearl necklace and paying just $100, French jeweler Pierre Cartier beat out some of New York’s most powerful real…