Jewelers routes

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Crédit Municipal: discreet but surprisingly powerful

In 2020, a hundred auctions of antique or pre-owned jewelry and watches at the Crédit Municipal in Paris generated over...
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The rings of the Serenissima

Around the year 1000, the Doge is said to have thrown a gold ring into the waters of the lagoon...
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The Pala d'Oro in St. Mark's Basilica with Alberto Nardi

Concealed behind the high altar, this sumptuously refined piece of goldwork was commissioned from Constantinople craftsmen in 916, when the...
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The Georges Fouquet store at the Musée Carnavalet

Shored up by the success of his jewelry created by Mucha for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, Fouquet asked the famous...
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5 reasons to go bargain-hunting at Les Merveilles de Babellou

Les Merveilles de Babellou is not the place for half-measures: extravagance and theatricality are the watchwords. A piece has to...
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150 years ago, when the Vendôme column fell...

At that time, no jewelers were established in Place Vendôme – except Gabriel Lemonnier, official jeweler to Napoleon III.
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Marc Deloche at The School of Jewelry Arts

"What probably intrigued me most in this world tour was the relative nature of preciousness in different cultures. Each one...
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My jewelry itinerary at the Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market

I devised this itinerary for L’Hebdo des Puces ( Saint-Ouen). This flea Market, the world’s premier antique market has always been,...
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Marie Thevenon at The School of Jewelry Arts

"Léonard Pouy and Isabelle Delahaye (the art historian and gemologist) took me on a 3D journey through history, time and...
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The Amethyst Center in Auvergne

Not many people know this, but the subsoil of Auvergne is extremely rich in minerals and especially in amethyst, a...
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Crédit Municipal: discreet but surprisingly powerful

In 2020, a hundred auctions of antique or pre-owned jewelry and watches at the Crédit Municipal...

The rings of the Serenissima

Around the year 1000, the Doge is said to have thrown a gold ring into the...

The Pala d'Oro in St. Mark's Basilica with Alberto Nardi

Concealed behind the high altar, this sumptuously refined piece of goldwork was commissioned from Constantinople craftsmen...

The Georges Fouquet store at the Musée Carnavalet

Shored up by the success of his jewelry created by Mucha for the 1900 Universal Exhibition,...

5 reasons to go bargain-hunting at Les Merveilles de Babellou

Les Merveilles de Babellou is not the place for half-measures: extravagance and theatricality are the watchwords....

150 years ago, when the Vendôme column fell...

At that time, no jewelers were established in Place Vendôme – except Gabriel Lemonnier, official jeweler...

Marc Deloche at The School of Jewelry Arts

"What probably intrigued me most in this world tour was the relative nature of preciousness in...

My jewelry itinerary at the Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market

I devised this itinerary for L’Hebdo des Puces ( Saint-Ouen). This flea Market, the world’s premier...

Marie Thevenon at The School of Jewelry Arts

"Léonard Pouy and Isabelle Delahaye (the art historian and gemologist) took me on a 3D journey...

The Amethyst Center in Auvergne

Not many people know this, but the subsoil of Auvergne is extremely rich in minerals and...

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