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
In its annual Monaco sale, Artcurial includes around twenty Cartier panthers coming from a personal collection that a great jewelry lover gave as a present...
Over the last decade, Mélanie Georgacopoulos has masterfully taken mother-of-pearl, her favorite material, out of the classical register thanks to...
In Paris, White Bird presents the new unique jewelry pieces by Cathy Waterman passionate about the Middle Ages.
On her Caillou site, Anne-Lise Delsol sells her selection of antique pieces and solo earrings mode from elements adorning hatpins.
Thierry Vendome, the son of Jean Vendome, is also a jeweler.
Belgian designer Céline Daoust just opened her first store in Paris, rue de Grenelle.