27 March 2019
Pharaonic motifs, hieroglyphics, beetles… The influence of Egypt is a classic theme in the jewelry of contemporary creators and jewelers. This stylistic vocabulary became phenomenally popular at the very end of the 18th century, after Napoleon’s campaigns. Having first emerged during the Second Empire, Egyptomania was revived in 1922, during the Art Deco period, by the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Will the current exhibition of the treasures of this pharaoh revive the craze?
A scarab ring carved from the shrapnel that killed the Napoleon's horse during the battle of Dresden
Mellerio - Necklace in gold and faience - Second Empire ca 1870
Louis Comfort Tiffany - Necklace in gold, lapis lazuli, amber, turquoise - Ca 1913
Cartier - Brooch in turquoises, faience, diamonds, smoked quartz, enamel - 1924
Van Cleef & Arpels - Bracelets in platinum, diamonds, rubies,... - Ca 1920
Janesich - Bracelet in gold, rock crystal, diamonds, enamel - Ca 1930 - Estimated CHF22,000-25,000 sold CHF35,000 © Christie's (2017)
Charlotte de Syllas - Necklace in white Burmese and black Wyoming jades - 1984
Daniela Villegas - Necklace in gold, gemstones and real scarabs
Hemmerle - "Revived treasures" collection
Bare Jewelry - Ring in gold and diamonds inspired by the Egyptian pyramids
Beyond aesthetics, Christopher Esber believes in the positive virtues that certain crystals worn directly on the skin possess.
Botter, the Dutch creative duo made up of Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter have turned colorful little cars into jewelry.
In this issue we offer a non-exhaustive overview of pieces heralding these new jewelry values.
On “Wing Shop” the new e-shop of Noor Fares, you can entirely customize the “Fly Me to the Moon” earrings.
The positive values initiated by Léon Rouvenat, almost two centuries on, are modernized.
During the conference organized by the jeweler L’Or du Monde (pioneers in the use of recycled gold), the Systext association painted an apocalyptic picture...