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Large Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform from Madagascar (43.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality, beautiful polished cross-section of Ocean Jasper freeform from Madagascar. Polished to smooth mirror finish and is a perfect addition to any crystal collection. Ocean J...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Other

Pair of 1985 Vivienne Westwood Iconic Rocking Horse Shoes
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in New York, NY
Pair of iconic Vivienne Westwood rocking horse ballerina shoes, circa 1985 The shoes are in excellent vintage condition and are a size 8.
Category

1980s English Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Leather

Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Other

19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Roman Goddess Diana / Greek Artemis
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) Italian white marble bust of the Roman Goddess, Diana, aka Artemis in Greek mythology, inspired by the Diana of Versailles, also known as Diana the Huntress, i...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Marble

Genuine Huge Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster Point from Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This Genuine Huge Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster Point from Brazil is a versatile addition to any home. With its complete termination and shiny...
Category

2010s Uruguayan Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal

1970 s Charles Taylor Large Modernist Kinetic Sculpture
By Charles Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous 1970's modernist large Kinetic aluminum sculpture designed by Charles Taylor Model #450 in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Brutalist Abstract Freestanding Metal Nail Art Sculpture
By William Bowie, Marc Weinstein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Brutalist abstract metal nail sculpture in the style of William Bowie or Marc Weinstein, but unsigned/unattributed (ca. 1970s, USA). Composed of four panels of welded metal n...
Category

1970s American Brutalist Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Metal

Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Rock Crystal

Black Tourmaline in Smoky Quartz - 135g
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Black Tourmaline in Smoky Quartz specimen showcases a perfect balance of deep black and translucent smoky hues, creating a striking natural aesthetic. Its sharp, well-d...
Category

2010s Brazilian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Quartz, Tourmaline

Genuine Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster from Brazil (6.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality Brazilian Quartz point Crystal Cluster. This translucent crystal cluster has fully terminated quartz point crystals with lustrous highly reflective faces. Clear Quartz e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Other

French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
By Auguste Moreau
Located in New York, NY
French bronze sculpture of Cupid after Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Bronze

Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, White, Black
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, ceramic, white, black. Medium scale Kwan Yin Buddha finish in a textured white "Cinese" glaze. Aldo Londi's "Cinese" series o...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Porcelain and Copper Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Victorian small Staffordshire white dog figures with copper lustre trim
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Porcelain

Oligocene Turtle Fossil, South Dakota
Located in New York, NY
Oligocene Turtle Fossil, South Dakota This exceptional mounted turtle fossil originates from the Oligocene period (approximately 23–34 million years ago) and was unearthed in South D...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Stone

Stilbite and Green Apophyllite from India II
Located in New York, NY
This cabinet size display piece and combination specimen features huge peach-hued stilbite crystals growing together with beautifully pigmented, moderately sized and fully formed gre...
Category

2010s Indian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal

Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture featuring seven black monel "cat-tail" tops silvered to beryllium. Copper rods silvered to brass base. In fin...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Brass, Copper

Stone Sculpture by Gabriela Beju
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gabriela BEJU (1947-2021) sculptor - Artist's interpretation of the horizon, in stone bas-relief. Created in Germany in 1972 Acquired in France from the estate of the artist's studio.
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Stone

Pietro Bazzanti: Important Pair of Life-Size Carrara Marble Dancers After Canova
By Pietro Bazzanti, Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important and Very Rare Pair of Italian Life-Sized Carrara Marble Figures of Dancer Sculptures: Danzatrice con le Mani sui Fianchi Danzatrice col Dito al Mento ( Danci...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Carrara Marble

Jay Strongwater Limited Edition Enameled Peacock Figurine 250/250
By Jay Strongwater
Located in New York, NY
Jay Strongwater large limited edition enamel peacock figurine hand decorated and hand set Swarovski crystals. Limited edition no. 250/250. Overall excellent condition with normal wea...
Category

20th Century American Adirondack Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Enamel

Jacques Adnet, Ceramic Turtledove, 1920s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in CA, CA
This wonderful ceramic sculpture of a Turtledove is by the key Art Deco designer Jacques Adnet and was first shown at the pivotal 'Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Moder...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian Standing Male Nude Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
Pre-Columbian Standing Male Nude Figure, probably Aztec, black burnished terracotta, mounted on ebonized wood base. 14.5" H x 7" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side Colle...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Terracotta

Fin Trivets from Souda, Gold, in Stock
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop....
Category

2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Fin Trivets from Souda, Gold, in Stock
Fin Trivets from Souda, Gold, in Stock
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off
Cavansite on Stilbite from India
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary Cavansite on Stilbite specimen is one of the largest and finest plates ever recovered from the now-closed Wagholi Quarries in Pune, India: long celebrated for prod...
Category

2010s Indian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal

1930s French Antique Lifesize Children Sculptures in Bronze Finish
By Charles Albert Despiau
Located in New York, NY
France, early 20th century. Pair of two lifesize sculptures, brother and sister, the boy sitting cross-legged and the girl on a stump holding a pla...
Category

1930s French Expressionist Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Plaster

Andrianna Shamaris Coral Fan
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful coral fan set on a minimalist white stand. We have a collection. Great as a party gift or table setting. All one of a kind. Andrianna Shamaris....
Category

2010s Organic Modern Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Coral

Mid-Century Modernist Cast Welded Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in New York, NY
This sharp and angular Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Geometric Sculpture in Cast and Welded Aluminum by Arthur Court originates from the United States, Circa 1975. Features a vertic...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Aluminum

Italian 1930 Art Deco Ceramic Female Diving Figure in Red Bathing Suit Bookends
Located in New York, NY
A striking pair of vintage Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting elegant female divers, each poised in a dynamic stance. These sculptural bookends feature women in red bathing suits an...
Category

1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Art Deco Bronze Bust
Located in Long Island City, NY
Petite Art Deco bronze bust of a woman's head by Pal Bel, marked on bottom 'MADE IN ISRAEL' with foundry mark and other Hebrew text.
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Art Deco Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Bronze

Antique George Washington Plaster Bust After Jean Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique molded plaster bust sculpture of President George Washington after the original model by Jean-Antoine Houdon created in 1785, cast by the widely admired P.P. Caproni of ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Federal Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Plaster

Botryoidal Malachite From Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famous copper m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Other

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Lapis Horse
By Mellerio
Located in Queens, NY
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Obsidian Lapis Horse An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt rock-crystal, obsidian and lapis lazuli jeweled sculpture "Bucéphale, Chevaux de légende", "Bucephalus, A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1998. Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock crystal slab is finely applied with a lapis lazuli half-horse with harness mounted in 18k gold and brilliant cut diamonds, between two crystal and lapis lazuli columns adorned with gold and diamonds, insert with 7 ruby cabochons and 1 emerald cabochon, the obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5029 DIV Bucephalus (c355-326 BC) is among the most famous horses in history, and it was said that this he could not be tamed. The young Alexander the Great, of course, tamed him – and went on to ride his beloved equine companion for many years and into many battles. The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece. Measures 10" high x 9" wide x 4" deep Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland. Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection. Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong. July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy. The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles. This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850). The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time. The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix. 1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court. The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...
Category

20th Century French Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver

Gilded Grace – Late 19th-Century French Hind (Deer) Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Édouard-Paul Delabrierre (French, 1829–1912), Hind (Deer) Beside a Stump — Fire-Gilt Bronze on White Marble, early 20th century A crisply chased, fire-gilt bronze study of a doe step...
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice (453.6 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice from Norrbotten, Sweden. The Muonionalusta is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Scandinavia,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Rock Crystal

20th Century Murano Glass Buffalo from V. Nason Co., Italy
Located in New York, NY
Smoked glass sculpture of a buffalo rearing. Label on the underside “V. Nason & C. Murano Italy”.
Category

20th Century Italian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Murano Glass, Smoked Glass

Dioptase With Plancheite on Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This vibrantly contrasting specimen showcases moderately sized emerald-green Dioptase crystals growing atop a matrix of lustrously crystallized Calcite, accented with rare powder-blu...
Category

2010s Congolese Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal

Dioptase With Plancheite on Calcite
Dioptase With Plancheite on Calcite
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Mesolite on Green Apophyllite From Pune, India
Located in New York, NY
This cabinet-size specimen from the Pune District of India features a pristine 180-degree explosion of radial mesolite sprays atop a bed of mint-green apophyllite crystals. A true mu...
Category

2010s Indian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal

Large Patinated Bronze Parrot on Perch After Jules Moigniez
Located in New York, NY
Very large mid-century period bronze sculpture of a parrot perched on tree branch after after Jules Moigniez (1835-1894), measuring 53 by 24 by 12 inches. Apparently unsigned.
Category

1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Bronze

Joseph Frugoni Italian Marble Sculpture of Stalking Lion
By Joseph Frugoni
Located in New York, NY
Italian marble sculpture of a lion on the hunt by Joseph Frugoni (1897-1923). In very good condition.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Marble

Organic White Ceramic Kawa Vase #16, Leather-Cast Porcelain Flower Vessel
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A porcelain flower vase with an organic form and texture, made by casting liquid porcelain in sewn leather molds. Clear glaze applied on interior surface. As a result of the producti...
Category

2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Paradoxides Trilobite Fossil
Located in New York, NY
This Paradoxides trilobite specimen presented as-unearthed in matrix dates back over 499 million years to the Middle Cambrian Epoch. Paradoxides is one of the earliest known genus of...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Asian Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Other

Paradoxides Trilobite Fossil
Paradoxides Trilobite Fossil
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, and crafted with traditional tri-color gla...
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Terracotta

Bibendum Michelin Man Advertising Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum Michelin man advertising sculpture. Original white painted heavy and sturdy larger cast iron mid-century Bibendum figure. England, circa...
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Iron

Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Barite from Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco. Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lust...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Other

William Bowie Brutalist Bronze Sculpture 1960s
By William Bowie
Located in New York, NY
William Bowie was a prominent sculptor of the American Mid-Century Modern period. A contemporary of Harry Bertoia, Curtis Jere and Bruce Freidle, Bowie is considered a founding figur...
Category

1960s American Brutalist Vintage Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Charles Masse Nude Woman Patinated Bronze
By Charles Masse
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles Masse (French, 1855-1913) Nude Woman Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure draped with Gingko leaves, on a green serpentine plinth, signed to bas...
Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Serpentine, Bronze

Vanadinite (Parallel Hoppered Growth) Crystal Cluster from Morocco (65.3 grams)
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco. Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Crystal, Other

Napoleon on Horseback Bronze Sculpture on Pedestal After Henri Louis Levasseur
Located in New York, NY
Patinated bronze sculpture of Emperor Napoleon on horseback after the original model by Henri Louis Levasseur (1853-1934), mounted to the rotating top of a marble pedestal with neocl...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Sculptures in New York City

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, and Smoky Quartz Carved Horse
By Mellerio
Located in Queens, NY
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Jade, Mother-Of-Pearl and Smoky Quartz, Carved Horse Sculpture, Jeweled Mounted Object. An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt, rock-crystal, jade, obsidian, mother-of-pearl, and smoky quartz carved jeweled sculpture "CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE", "A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1991. Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock-crystal slab is finely applied with a carved smoky -quartz and jade horse with a harness mounted in 18k gold, brilliant -cut diamonds, rubies, turquoise, and amethyst chains and pendants. The top columns adorned with 18k gold and brilliant cut diamond pendants, the bottom with gold and mother of pearl plaques. The obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE" / N° 05 / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5003 D The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece. Measures 10.5" high x 8.5" wide x 4" deep Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland. Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection. Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong. July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy. The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles. This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850). The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time. The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix. 1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court. The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...
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