Louis XV

Pouget’s Treatise. In 1762 Pouget fils engraved seventy-nine plates of parures on the Quai des Orfèvres. Girandoles, bows, bouquets: the Maison’s first archive, studied plate by plate.

Next research: Measure the girandoles of plate 14; compare with pieces in the Louvre.

Research & historyPouget fils · Manufacture de Sèvres

Sources

Pouget fils Treatise on precious stones, pl. 14
1762
BnF Gallica
Pouget fils Bows and rosettes, pl. 33
1762
BnF Gallica
Manufacture de Sèvres Column vase, bleu céleste
v. 1760
Walters

The pieces · 5 pieces

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Louis XV · Earrings
Petite Girandole
Gold & silver, old-mine diamonds
From €23,800
Louis XV · Earrings
Grande Girandole
Gold & silver, pearls, rose-cut diamonds
From €36,400
Louis XV · Rings
La Rosace
Gold & silver, old-mine diamond at the centre
From €10,400
Louis XV · Necklaces
Le Nœud
Gold & silver, rose-cut diamonds
From €17,200
Louis XV · Necklaces
Pendentif Pompon
Gold & silver, diamonds, pink spinels
From €21,700

On hover, the detail of the archive plate each piece is drawn from. Every jewel is made to order for you and comes with a facsimile of its drawing. Illustrations — photographs of the finished pieces to follow.