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, 2021, grand in-4 reliure éditeur (304 pages).
Entièrement illustré. comme neuf.