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...

This was the first book ever published on Bulgari, it is a lavishly illustrated exploration of one of Italy's greatest ever firms of jewellers. With the use of new photographs togeth...

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...

This is a beautifully photographed book which provides a great overview of fifteen of the most famous and most important jewellers from the mid 19th century to the late 20th century....

Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine circa 1870 with all the necessities for the modern woman. Today, everything is integrated into a PDA but your ...

Chatelaine with belt hook composed of three colors (green, pink, white) of intricately sculpted, matte gold. The piece is topped with a count's crown. This chatelaine was used to hang a pocket watch from the waist or jacket. It is made of two octagonal medallions. The largest, in the shape of a shield, in white, pink and green gold is decorated with shields, spears and helm. This Neogothic decor stands...

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...

An Art Deco chatelaine-lapel watch by Lacloche Frères. The three pendant sections decorated with raised black lacquer floral and foliate motifs on a re...

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 de...

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.