Considéré comme le plus talentueux orfèvre du monde à l’aube du XXe siècle, Carl Fabergé, inspire naturellement ses contemporains et notamment les orfèvres et les joailliers français au premier rang desquels on trouve Cartier. Alfred Cartier et ses fils découvrent véritablement Fabergé lors de l’Exposition universelle de 1900. Impressionné par la qualité des objets présentés …
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Depuis la nuit des temps, l’homme voue aux gemmes une valeur symbolique représentative du pouvoir, de la protection, de l’expression des sentiments. Associées au bijou et au portrait, elles ont une signification qui va bien au-delà de l’art du paraître. L’orfèvre connaît le langage des pierres que le peintre décline de façon symbolique ou conventionnelle. …
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‘Sapphire’ will take you on a journey of the gem, from antiquity to the present day. We delve into the unexplained talismanic powers bestowed on sapphire during the Middle Ages while being treated with caution in other parts of the world. Sapphire was often the stone of choice for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and …
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Katerina Perez will converse with Donatella Zappieri about the evolution of jewellery in terms of communication, design, sales and marketing within the last 10 years. We will also dwell on what the future of jewellery looks like.
This presentation explores the fantastic world of semi-precious stones and their use in pictorial mosaics, a rare and sophisticated art that exploits the natural chromatic qualities of hardstones to create what really is a painting in stone.In the Florentine late Renaissance, lapidaries at the Granducal court of the Medici family were fascinated by the infinite …
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This new educational-promotional session at GemGenève will provide a unique opportunity for exhibitors to share with the audience their most favorite Art Deco jewel and explain the reasons of their particular choice. What will become apparent is how behind each great jewel there is always a great expert with an exceptional eye. Amanda Triossi will …
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An excursus with some of the key protagonists of vintage and antique jewelry industry with the aim to better focus on what is next and what is changing in the overall business model. Through the panelists’ testimonies, we will discover in which way vintage and antique jewelry is playing a strong role in the industry …
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