Every other year the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, the french association of antique dealers sponsors a grand antique show in the Grand Palais in Paris, the Biennale des Antiquaires. This has become a place for 7 of the top french jewelry houses to show off their collections, both new and old, alongside 80 antique dealers.
From the antique side of the house:
| Faerber has a skull, carved of coral and set with diamond eyes, from approx 1700 | And a Paulding Farnham Orchid broach, retailed by Tiffany, from approx 1890, enamel over gold set with a single diamond. |
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On the more modern side:
| Dior Joaillerie has a necklace decorated with roses in diamonds, emeralds and rubies | Louis Vuitton has a ring (they say it's a ring, I think it's mislabeled) with pale pink and blue sapphires and diamonds, including one in their custom quadrafoil shape |
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A pair from Cartier
| A ring, diamond set with a unusual carved sapphire of 60ct as the central stone | a necklace, platinum set with cultured pearls, white and brown diamonds and a panther head carved from petrified wood. The grain of the wood does an excellent job giving depth to the low-relief head. |
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