Christie’s: The Jewellery Archives Revealed

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•Full get entry to to Christie’s archives has been granted for this book, resulting in the inclusion of never-before seen images•Stories of the world’s great jewelry collections•Expertly curating Christie’s extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the important thing details of Each and every momentous saleFor centuries, the stories of the world’s great jewelry collections have lain hidden within the archives of Christie’s, the celebrated auctioneers. From the tragic European queens, Mary, Queen of Scots and Marie Antoinette – both beheaded – to Hollywood royalty such as Elizabeth Taylor, the vaults sparkle with essentially the most celebrated (and on occasion notorious) names of the last 250 years. Following on from the success of his books on Boucheron: The Secret Archives, Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends and Mellerio: Jewellers to the Queens of Europe, writer Vincent Meylan explores these remarkable jewelry archives, revealing the mysteries within for the first time.Each and every sale had its intrigue, Each and every its story to tell. The first auction of jewelry from the British royal circle of relatives took place at Christie’s in 1773, after the death of the Princess of Wales, mother of George III. As the archives reveal, in the subsequent centuries, Christie’s has been party to the sale of jewelry by several further generations of British royals, from Lady Patricia Ramsay and the Countess of Southesk through to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. And, in the wake of revolution and regicide further afield, the crown jewels of France, Russia, Bavaria, Serbia, Egypt, India and Spain were all sold at Christie’s. Excluding Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary movie star collections of Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson are also revealed here, in addition to essentially the most famous pearls and diamonds on the planet; Each and every explored within the context of their owners’ remarkable lives. Expertly curating the extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the important thing details of Each and every momentous sale. More than a hundred original documents from the vaults are reproduced in the book, alongside hundreds of color illustrations of the jewels and their owners. Contents: Introduction by François Curiel, Chairman of Christie’s Asia-Pacific; 1. Guillotine Diamonds; 2. Murdered Queens; 3. Pomp and Circumstances; 4. Empresses in Exile; 5. The French Court; 6. From Christie’s with Love; 7. Soft as a Pearl; 8. Bloody Revolutions; 9. Ladies of the Stage; 10. Gems from the East; 11. Diamonds are Christie’s Best Friends; 12. Appendix: Prestigious Provenances.

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