Chatelaines: Utility to Glorious Extravagance (Book)

Boucheron - "Four generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler". From the turn of the twentieth century the name Boucheron has been synonymous with French jewelry of the very highest qual...

By Jean d'Ormesson, Charlotte Gere, Vivienne Becker, Jean Schlumberger & Diana Vreeland. This is a beautiful book, being one of limited edition of only 5,000 (copy No. 1009). Having...

This scarce book dating from 1908, is by two noted experts in the field and is now a rare and important work of reference on the history of the pearl and the pearling industry, with ...

This book is a catalogue of an exhibition of works by the house of Carl Faberge which took place in the Shanghai Museum to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the House of Carl Faberge. As well as supplying the Russian Imperial family...

Gold chatelaine with belt hook behind. Two smooth lapis lazuli blazons are set in think, chain-link rings and topped with a crown embellished with pearls and inlaid with small green and red stones. Below the lapis lazuli blazons is a black enamel motto which reads “Tout ou Rien” (All or Nothing). Three short chains are suspended from the blazons and the motto, each of which is divided by a bead of lapis lazuli. At the end of each chain is a functional pendant: a jasper seal, a gold and lapis lazuli key...

French Arts and Crafts Silver Belt, Articulated Links with Chatelaine Ring This is a stunning, piece, the belt is composed of 27, 3.5cm x 2.5cm repous...

Very rare silver chatelaine with a needle case in the shape of a cross. The hook of the chatelaine is decorated with a flower bouquet ia vase.

This rare châtelaine with a delicate landscape miniature painting mounted as a slide was made around 1785/90. The oval brass slide with a beaded edge contains a miniature painting depicting a village scene. The reverse of the miniature is decorated with an engraved mother of pearl plaque...