Egyptomania and the Language of Jewels
How the Discovery of a Boy-King’s Tomb Rewrote the Grammar of Western Jewellery. Part II — The Jewelled Legacy: Maisons, Masterpieces, and the Eternal Return.
Category: History & Heritage
The Fingerprints in the Gold: Arsen Yarman’s Monumental Study of Armenian Goldsmiths under the Ottomans
Arsen Yarman’s two-volume study restores nearly 2,000 Armenian goldsmiths to Ottoman history, tracing seals, signatures, and archival records that reveal the hidden authorship behind centuries of imperial jewellery and splendour.
Egyptomania and the Language of Jewels
How the Discovery of a Boy-King’s Tomb Rewrote the Grammar of Western Jewellery. Part I — The Awakening: From Napoleon to Tutankhamun.
A Forever Treasure: The 1925 Sautoir Necklace by Marsh & Co.
Discover the allure of an antique Art Deco treasure that embodies the glamour of the 1920s.
Passage to India
A landmark auction destined to make history. The fabled time of the Maharajas and the Mughal Court on the block at Christie’s New York.
Noble Jewels star at Sotheby’s Geneva
Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at Sotheby’s Geneva. In a night where the big sale highlights failed, jewels with noble provenance and Art Deco treasures confirmed their charm.
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Diamond legends: Le Grand Mazarin
A gem with three centuries of royal provenance comes to auction at Christie’s after 130 years: Le Grand Mazarin
Exhibitions: the Al Thani Collection arrives in Venice
For the first time in Italy, fabulous XVI-XX century Indian jewels and gems arrive in Venice with the Treasures ofContinue Reading
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Geneva: a “magnificent” auction with a world première for the Auction House’s 250th Anniversary
The upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale, that will take place at Christie’s in Geneva next November 15th, will offer anContinue Reading