Mellerio dits Meller, Joiallier des Reines (Book)

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Mellerio dits Meller, Joiallier des Reines (Book) by Vincent Meylan. 2013. Editions Telemaque. Very good condition. Softcover. 412 pages. Book in French.

Jeweler to all the queens of France since Marie de Medici, the oldest French family business with fourteen uninterrupted generations, Mellerio dits Meller (the name was Frenchified in the 17th century) has been writing the pages of a unique story in the world for 400 years. For the first time in four centuries, this house with its discreet and prestigious charm has agreed to reveal its secrets.

Vincent Meylan retraces the incredible saga of a family whose destiny constantly crosses that of the dynasties of Europe, revealing prodigious treasures whose origins were previously unknown. Marie-Antoinette’s bracelet and the incredible epic that led François Mellerio to the Conciergerie on the day of the queen’s execution. The intimate orders of Empress Joséphine, Queen Marie-Aurélie, Queen Isabelle II of Spain or Empress Eugénie.

Princess Mathilde’s bouquet of diamond roses, Prince Yusupov’s diamonds, the wedding gifts of the princesses of France… All these treasures, many of which are still worn – such as the fabulous ruby ​​set of the court of the Netherlands – have a single creator: Mellerio dits Meller. Archival documents, letters entrusted by the Mellerio family and unpublished drawings are published here for the first time.

They will immerse you in the heart of the most precious legend of the centuries.

Vincent Meylan is one of the few to know the secrets of the very confidential world of the Place Vendôme. Journalist and historian, specialist in fine jewelry, he is the author of several biographies and works devoted to the history of precious stones, including Archives secrètes Boucheron and Trésors et légendes Van Cleef & Arpels.

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