Boghossian

Expertise, Craftsmanship, Innovation

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Assouline
01 May 2023

Antiques & collectables: jewellery

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Boasting over 150 years of creativity and gemological expertise, the Boghossian story begins in 1868 on the Silk Route, a crossroads where merchants and artisans converged. Over the generations, the Boghossian family travelled from East to West, handing down an innate eye for exceptional gemstones and a flair for craftsmanship along with a wealth of artistic and cultural inspirations. Now based in Geneva and helmed by the fifth and sixth generations, Boghossian has evolved into one of the world's master jewellers, whose one-of-a-kind pieces regularly achieve world-record sales at auction.

Drawing on its heritage of gem knowledge and savoir faire, the Boghossian family has reimagined ancient techniques and developed new ones, such as Inlay, Kissing, Merveilles and Diaphane. Today, creative director Edmond Chin, a visionary artist known for his avant-garde creations, works alongside the Boghossian family to push the artistic and technical boundaries of high jewellery design. Together, they mine the maison's rich history to create one-of-a-kind pieces that spotlight the singular beauty of nature's rarest gemstones.

Featuring eloquent text by respected jewellery historian Vivienne Becker, this richly illustrated volume expresses the Boghossian family's legacy of adventure and expertise, of cross-cultural influences and innovations, unfolding like a silk thread connecting East and West.

AUTHOR: Jewellery historian Vivienne Becker is an award-winning journalist and author of many books on the history of jewellery design. Based in London, Becker is a contributing editor to Financial Times How to Spend It magazine, writes for newspapers and magazines around the world, and lectures and broadcasts on her subject. She organised and wrote the catalogue for the first major exhibition of the jewelry of René Lalique, and curated Jewels of Fantasy, a travelling exhibition of twentieth-century costume jewellery. Becker's previous books with Assouline include The Impossible Collection of Jewelry (2012), Bulgari: The Joy of Gems-Magnificent High Jewelry Creations (2017), Cipullo: Making Jewelry Modern (2020) and Tiffany & Co.: Vision & Virtuosity (2021).

200 illustrations

Silk hardcover in silk slipcase

Imprint: Assouline
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 356mm, Width: 280mm, Spine: 46mm
ISBN: 9781649801197
ISBN 10: 164980119X
Publication Date: 01 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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Boghossian

Expertise, Craftsmanship, Innovation

$410

Hardback

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