The Secret Archives of Boucheron



Vincent Meylan

9/2011
THE SECRET ARCHIVES OF BOUCHERON. By Vincent Meylan. Woodbridge 2011. 4to. 298 S. mit 310 meist farb., teils ganzseit. Abb, Index, Ppbd.

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The House of Boucheron represents one of the great Parisian jewellers of the last 150 years. Founder, Frederic Boucheron opened his first shop in 1858. Many of his clients were not women of society, but femmes fatales of the demi-monde. Nonetheless, his skill with precious stones and his absolute discretion made him a favourite of both courtesans and princes. Having been given unprecedented access to the Boucheron vaults, the book's author, Vincent Meylan, made some remarkable discoveries. Perhaps the most significant was a register labelled "Book of Stones". It is a record of all the precious stones that have entered Boucheron's stock; diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and pearls are all indexed according to weight, price and, most importantly, who bought and sold them. Meylan also uncovered almost 200 order books and 150 letters. It is these "Secret Archives" that have enabled him to reveal the fascinating history of Boucheron and his extraordinary, colourful clientele.

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Art + Art Instruction  Boucheron  Design-Schmuck:Mono  Kg-Schmuck:Mono