Fieggen, Michael C.W.: Traditional French Jewellery. Regional Jewellery: Treasured Witnesses of Rural Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Volume I. 2021. 304 pages. Over 1,000 colour illustrations. Hardback. 30x23cms. A comprehensive reference guide to French regional jewellery and its hallmarks. Twenty-one regions are explored including Alsace, Burgundy, Nivernais and the West Indies. Within each region, pieces of jewellery and accessories - including rings, cape clasps and esclavage necklaces - are illustrated and described in detail. Separate sections are dedicated to the identification of regional crosses, with a focus on the Huguenot and Jeannette types. With a section dedicated to the classification of 89 hallmarks. In many cases, the list of assay office symbols have been majorly reassessed.
A comprehensive reference guide to French regional jewellery and its hallmarks. Twenty-one regions are explored including Alsace, Burgundy, Nivernais and the West Indies. Within each region, pieces of jewellery and accessories - including rings, cape clasps and esclavage necklaces - are illustrated and described in detail. Separate sections are dedicated to the identification of regional crosses, with a focus on the Huguenot and Jeannette types. With a section dedicated to the classification of 89 hallmarks. In many cases, the list of assay office symbols have been majorly reassessed. Text in English
Fieggen, Michael: French Precious Metal Hallmarks from 1789 to date. Paris: 2024. 191 pages, illustrated throughout. Hardback. 22x16cms. Comprehensive chronological account of gold-and silversmiths' hallmarks in France, from 1797 to 1994. Including title hallmarks from Paris and the other regions, census marks, assay office marks, and weight mark rules. Features a table listing all the assay office marks with opening and closing dates, even those in fifty-eight French occupied European cities.
Comprehensive chronological account of gold-and silversmiths' hallmarks in France, from 1797 to 1994. Including title hallmarks from Paris and the other regions, census marks, assay office marks, and weight mark rules. Features a table listing all the assay office marks with opening and closing dates, even those in fifty-eight French occupied European cities. Text in English
Paris, Fieggen Mickael, 2024 hardcover, 191 pages, Illustrated. poinçons français, 22X15CM. ISBN 9782957637621.
Tous les poinçons français pour l'or, l'argent et le platine depuis la Révolution, sont illustrés avec des dessins fidèles ; beaucoup sont également accompagnés de photographies. Jamais publié auparavant, un tableau complet répertorie tous les différents, les petites marques secrètes dans les poinçons qui permettent d'identifier la ville dans laquelle un ouvrage était poinçonné. Même les cinquante-huit villes européennes occupées par la France entre 1798 et 1814 sont incluses. Les utilisations et les périodes d'emploi des poinçons sont notées ainsi que les dates d?ouverture et de fermeture de chaque bureau de garantie, pour aider à mieux dater les bijoux et largenterie. Ce livre est un complément indispensable pour chaque collectionneur et professionnel dans le domaine des bijoux et de l?argenterie.
Paris, 2021, grand in-4 reliure éditeur (304 pages).
Entièrement illustré. comme neuf.