Artcurial – Auctions: how it works

On July 19^th and 20^th, Artcurial is organizing its prestigious auction sale in Monaco. For this occasion, Julie Valade, its jewelry director, provides a user’s guide and reveals some of the jewelry pieces.

Precious Art Deco materials

The last “Evening Conversation” of the School of Jewelry Arts was dedicated to the Art deco style and the emblematic precious materials such as jade,...

Jewelry: a plastic art

Plastic is part of the DNA of contemporary jewelry. It is a critical material also used in the composition of narrative or sentimental jewelry. It is an...

Greece: what you need to know about the jewelry of Antiquity

Jewelry has a long history in Greek Antiquity. Color of gold, motifs… We continue to draw endless inspiration from it.

Lydia Courteille: the life of an antique jewelry dealer

During her time as a dealer, Lydia Courteille had in her hands around 7,000 antique jewelry items.

(Re)discovering Lacloche Jewelers

At the last School of Jewelry Arts “Evening Conversation”, Laurence Mouillefarine outlined the Lacloche saga and shared entertaining highlights from her...

Questions about contemporary jewelry

Though little-known in France, contemporary jewelry designed to challenge and provoke – a kind of manifestoalready has a longstanding history.