12 February 2018
In each country-inspired collection, the Paris designer comes up with an open ring featuring a head and a rock crystal ball on each end. “An iconic figure looking towards the future,” as Lydia Courteille explains. In this way she creates collections within collections, with a series of historical face-to-faces: Mao and the Chinese emperor; the Hopi Indian chief and the American flag; the Inca Atahualpa and Francisco Pizarro. And now we have the palpitating thought of Suleiman the Magnificent gazing at a naked beauty symbolizing the emancipation of women…
Lydia Courteille - "Un automne à Pékin", chinese emperor in gold, yellow amber... and Mao carved in a crystal ball
Lydia Courteille - "Rosa del Inca", Atahualpa in pink gold, diamonds ... and Francisco Pizarro carved in a crystal ball
Lydia Courteille - Hopi Indian chief in gold, enamel, gemstones... and the American flag carved in a rock crystal ball
Lydia Courteille - "Topkapi", Suleiman the Magnificent in gold, diamonds, garnet... and a naked beauty carved in a crystal ball
In this horrible year, the good news was the rebound in December with a 12% increase in turnover compared to last year. It was the best December since 2011.
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.