In November 2023, at the very heart of the GemGenève show, the ‘Pearl Odyssey’ exhibition took place. It offered the curious a captivating immersion into the fascinating world of pearls. Divided into several chapters, the exhibition revealed the many facets of these gems, from their mysterious origins to their prominent place in contemporary crafts. The …
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Pour cet épisode, Anne Desmarest de Jotemps vous invite à explorer une nouvelle nébuleuse : celle des automates musicaux. Ces merveilles, tant d’hier que d’aujourd’hui, rassemblent génie créatif, savoir-faire d’excellence, défi de la miniaturisation et, bien sûr, la magie de l’animation des objets. Elle reçoit également Estelle Fallet, conservatrice en chef au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève, …
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Violaine Bigot, Laurent Cartier and Kathia Pinckernelle This conversation will delve into the rich history of pearls, tracing their allure and significance back to antiquity. From ancient civilizations to modern-day luxury, this discussion will unveil the timeless fascination with pearls and the enduring appeal to imitate and cultivate them. Discover how pearls have been treasured …
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Association Gemmologie & FrancophonieChloé Picard et Martial Bonnet (modérateurs), Marie Chabrol et Céline-Rose David Acheter un bijou ancien, c’est – souvent – acheter un bout d’histoire et parfois même un fragment de la grande Histoire. Valeur sentimentale, valeur historique et valeur financière sont souvent accolées à la notion d’ancienneté. Et pourtant, les matières qui les …
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Gislain Aucremanne A symbol of rebirth and transformation, the snake motif has crossed civilizations and legends of all eras. Since time immemorial, this creature has fascinated the human imagination with its ability to renew itself by changing its skin, to remain in contact with the earth and at the same time to rise from it, …
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Amanda Triossi (moderator), Dominik Biehler, Lindsey Miller and Celeste Wu This conversation will provide a unique opportunity for Gem Genève exhibitors to share with the audience their most favorite jewel from the 1940s and explain the reasons of their particular choice. What will become apparent is how behind each great jewel there is a great …
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“The gem and jewellery industry has seen great change, development, and most recently, upheaval. Markets have experienced both growth and fluctuation on a massive scale and sale results have remained hot discussion points. Yet so often pricing is only ever discussed without a larger context. Much of our price and value knowledge comes from recent, …
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The talk will provide an overview of jewels depicted in Italian portraits during the 1400 and 1500. Portraits of this period provide an invaluable record of jewellery of the time as little of it has survived, they illustrate the fashionable types of ornaments that range from lavish gem-encrusted hairnets to bejewelled furs known as zibellini. …
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Flipping through fashion magazines, let’s see how jewellery has been presented, worn and styled decades after decades, from 1900 to 2000. A complete timeline on the evolution of jewellery designs, fashion and styles, from the opulent Belle Epoque to the flashy 1990s.
“De l’épouse d’Henry VIII, exécutée en 1536 à ses représentations contemporaines, en passant par l’opéra de Donizetti, la figure d’Anne Boleyn a traversé les âges et gagné le statut d’icône.Comment l’image de celle dont on n’a que des représentations posthumes – le fameux portrait au « collier initiale » – nous parle du rapport de …
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