Paris, France — Tiny perfume bottles, tobacco pouches, snuffboxes( carried by women as well as men) and beauty boxes (often holding a beauty mark) with a mirror on the inside lid all […]
The Sparkling Fashion of 18th Century Pocket Luxury
Barbie is Back: Think Pink
The world of Barbie goes technological with CASETiFY, the Hong Kong company and world leader in the manufacture of high quality phone cases and electronic accessories. For the 65th anniversary of the […]
An Auction as Big as the Ritz
Paris, France — A crystal chandelier, a champagne bucket and the sofa from the Hemingway Bar all played a leading role in an auction, christened the Universe of the Ritz, held by […]
Moments in Time: Léon Marchand Time
Paris, France — French swimmer Léon Marchand has already powered his way to three Olympic gold medals at the Paris Games and meanwhile, the house of Omega, the official timekeeper of the […]
Olympic Outing: En Garde!
Paris, France — While the fabulous fencing competitions are taking place beneath the spectacular glass cupola of the Grand Palais in Paris, on the other side of the Seine river you can […]
Olympic Outing: Minting the Medals
Paris, France — The athletes are the stars of the Olympic Games but they compete for what are perhaps the most coveted medals in the world: the Olympic gold, silver and bronze. […]
Olympic Outing: The Best of the Bicycle
Sceaux, France — A bicycle built for six. How about a steam powered bicycle, perhaps less polluting than an electrical bicycle. Or perhaps a rather unstable looking penny-farthing, better known as a […]
An Olympic Outing: Richard Orlinski’s Pop-up Shop
Paris, France — He is regarded as one of the best selling of the contemporary French artists. Richard Orlinski is famous for his endearing sculptures, often monumental in scope. He has opened […]
Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You
It’s the unofficial but universally popular Star Wars Day today and a great time for collector’s to show off their wares, reminisce about red carpet premieres of the great films of the […]
Made in France: Still Loving the Larousse
Paris, France — Some things just don’t change, or do they? Today the great publishing house of Larousse, known for its dictionaries and reference books, presented its Petit Larousse Illustré for 2025 […]
The Gourmet Gazette 