Le Gemmologue

Celebrate the heritage of the House of Piaget

by Marie Chabrol | Dec 5, 2014 | Books

Always doing better than necessary The end of year festive period is favourable to the release of beautiful books and the house of Piaget is no exception to this nice rule. Discover a beautiful book that will help you discover this discreet and luxurious Swiss house a...

When the automobile inspires jewelry

by Marie Chabrol | Nov 30, 2014 | Auctions

In 1928, the Citroën company organised a calligraphy competition with the aim of creating a car in the range that would feature the letters that make up the brand name. Guy de Vadimon, jeweller at 20 rue de la Paix, was commissioned by the company to create the first...

Le Roy, Leroy… Stories that merge together!

by Marie Chabrol | Nov 23, 2014 | Jewelry History

All it took was a bracelet that will be auctioned in London in the next few days to remind me of a forgotten family and a story with drawers. A bracelet, which made me remember that I had documentation at home and that it was perhaps worth telling you a little about...

Let the Christmas Jewels Time begin !

by Marie Chabrol | Nov 18, 2014 | Jewelry History

The American tradition of jewellery symbolising the end of year celebrations, and more particularly Christmas, dates back to the end of the 19th century, but at the time it was mainly fabric trinkets, sometimes embroidered, which were fragile and did not survive for...

What is an engraved ring “mount” or “MT”?

by Marie Chabrol | Nov 15, 2014 | A little bit of technique

This week, during a discussion in an auction room, I realised that the notion of a “mount” ring was not always obvious to everyone. And that it was necessary to explain what it means when you come across pieces signed “mount + brand name” or...