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Christie's: The Jewellery Archives Revealed (Hardcover)
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Christie's: The Jewellery Archives Revealed (Hardcover)
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For centuries, the stories of the world's great jewellery
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 the most
celebrated (and occasionally 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, author Vincent Meylan
explores these remarkable jewellery archives, revealing the
mysteries within for the first time. Each sale had its intrigue,
each its story to tell. The first auction of jewellery from the
British royal family 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 jewellery 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. Aside from Elizabeth Taylor, the
legendary movie star collections of Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson
are also revealed here, as well as the most famous pearls and
diamonds in the world; each explored within the context of their
owners' remarkable lives. Expertly curating the extensive archives,
Vincent Meylan has drawn out the key details of each momentous
sale. Original documents from the vaults are reproduced in the
book, alongside hundreds of colour illustrations of the jewels and
their owners.
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