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Thank you Andrew for sharing your lovely pictures!

By a sort of coincidence, I visited the Place Vendôme on Friday, and thought of sharing some pictures, until I saw that you had done just that!

Still, can we ever get tired of jewels???


My first stop was at Chaumet, where this splendid brooch was displayed:




Then I went at Van Cleef & Arpels to see a special exhibit held to celebrate the anniversary of the 'Alhambra' collection, created in 1968.

Some of the pieces are from VC&A collection, and they are quite beautiful!

Lapis-lazuli and gold:






Gold and diamonds:






A striking 'Elephant' Bracelet, from 1978:





A rather unusual 'Sun' clip/pendant, in gold and agate, from 1974:




Finally, off to Boucheron: the Maison has reissued the iconic 'Question Mark' necklaces invented by Frédéric Boucheron in the 1880s, which have no clasp and are held by a spring hidden in the frame.

This example is in the Ivy pattern: