Paris, France — One of the highlights of the high jewelry presentations in Paris was the Pierreries Haute Joaillerie Collection brought out by the family-owned house of Mellerio, the illustrious house that has been making precious jewels in Paris since 1613. Four unique pieces have been brought out with the design remaining rooted in one of the historic periods of the house, the Restoration, ostensibly lasting from 1820 to 1830. The house, which had at the time just moved to the rue de la Paix brought into the world of high jewelry a remarkable array of fine and intriguing gemstones like citrine, amethyst and aquamarines set in gold that was engraved, finely wrought, even chiseled by the house’s goldsmiths, masters of the matter.
Today the house’s artistic director Laure-Isabelle Mellerio brings this timeless style to the house’s latest collection. The colors astound with the powerful serenity of the violet amethysts and their nuances of pink, the myriad greens of the prasiolite, which is a rare green variety of quartz, the seemingly sun-drenched orange of the citrines and the needlelike inclusions and degrees of whiteness of rutilated quartz. Pink, green and yellow gold all join together in the pieces in three different patterns.
« I chose these gems not only for the chromatic harmonies that they develop but also for the benefits that they bring, » said Laure-Isabelle Mellerio explaining that amethysts evoke gentleness, dreams, meditation, peace and rituality while prasiolite galvanizes good spirits and the green color of the prasiolites is synonymous with nature, optimism and growth. The citrines, she explained, glorify prosperity, abundance and prosperity both materially and sentimentally while the rutilated quartz brings about energy and vibrancy.
The necklaces — which are transformable — and resemble 19th century adornments are studded with lace-like gold flowers underscoring Mellerio’s close relationship with nature.
©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette
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