Category: History of Jewellery

by Claudia Carletti Camponeschi April 26, 2026 0

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.

Cartier, Art Deco Sautoir, 1925, est. CHF240,000-400,000 copy

by Claudia Carletti Camponeschi April 16, 2026 0

Christie's High Jewellery History of Jewellery

1925: Two Necklaces, One Year, and the Centenary of Art Deco

Two 1925 necklaces — a Cartier sautoir famed from The Great Gatsby and a transformable Boucheron unveiled at the Exposition Internationale — lead Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction this May.