If Paul Lévi and Jean-Paul Poirot are to be believed, rue Lafayette, which has been home to the majority of Parisian gem dealers since the 19th century, is thought to have been home to almost 300 fine pearl merchants between the two world wars, between numbers 1 and 100. The sheer size of this number is striking when compared with the current state of the fine pearl market, both within the capital and worldwide. As well as unravelling the final mysteries surrounding this biomineral, the main aim is to show the extent to which pearls inspired Parisian jewellers and artists of all kinds, both young and old. They all seem to have been driven by the same pearlomania, whatever their medium, from opera to cinema, painting, photography, posters or illustrated books, to the point of making the pearl one of the symbolic forms of the Roaring Twenties.
Text in English and French.
| ISBN: | 9782376660934 |
| Publication date: | 13th January 2025 |
| Author: | Léonard Pouy |
| Publisher: | Editions Norma |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Éditions Norma |
| Genres: |
Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery |
If Paul Lévi and Jean-Paul Poirot are to be believed, rue Lafayette, which has been home to the majority of Parisian gem dealers since the 19th century, is thought to have been home to almost 300 fine pearl merchants between the two world wars, between numbers 1 and 100. The sheer size of this number is striking when compared with the current state of the fine pearl market, both within the capital and worldwide. As well as unravelling the final mysteries surrounding this biomineral, the main aim is to show the extent to which pearls inspired Parisian jewellers and artists of all kinds, both young and old. They all seem to have been driven by the same pearlomania, whatever their medium, from opera to cinema, painting, photography, posters or illustrated books, to the point of making the pearl one of the symbolic forms of the Roaring Twenties.
Text in English and French.
Paris, City of Pearls features in the following genres: Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery
Paris, City of Pearls is available in Hardback
Paris, City of Pearls was written by Léonard Pouy and published by Editions Norma
Paris, City of Pearls has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Éditions Norma series
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