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Foreword by Robert Falize                                                       6

Introduction                                                                              8

FAMILY BIOGRAPHIES

1. Alexis Falize (1811-98)                                                      10

2. Lucien Falize (1839-97)                                                      24

3. The third generation: André (1872-1936),

Jean (1874-1943) and Pierre Falize (1875-1953)                   34

ARTISTIC CAREERS

4. Alexis                                                                                 48

5. Lucien                                                                                64

 - Private commissions                                                            92

 - Alfred Morrison                                                                  92

 - Prince de Béarn-Viana                                                        98

 - The Pereire family                                                              108

 - La Marquise Arconati-Visconti                                          110

 - Edouard Corroyer                                                             112

 - Official commissions                                                          116

 

6. Falize Frères                                                                     126

 - Official commissions                                                          143

 - Private commissions                                                          163

BACKGROUND

7. Craftsmen, collaborators and collaborations                       166

8. Sources of inspiration                                                        198

9. Materials and techniques                                                   256

10. Writings, lectures and travels                                           274

CONCLUSION                                                                  300

Notes to the text                                                                   302

Bibliography                                                                         314

Dates of the craftsmen and collaborators                               318

Acknowledgments                                                                318

Picture credits                                                                       319

Index                                                                                    320

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Falize a dynasty of jewelers

Writer : Puech Christian

Editor : Thames & Hudson

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Pub year : 1999

Pages : 320

Collection :

S : 21X27

Pictures : 414

Includes colors : 157

Binding : Relié sous jaquette

Language : Anglais

ISBN : 9780500019115

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EAN : 9780500019115

Mid-nineteenth century Paris saw an extraordinary flowering of jewelry design and manufacture. Firms such as Cartier, Boucheron and Lalique came to prominence, alongside many other manufacturers who have not survived into the twenty-first century. One of the foremost of these was the house of Falize.

Founded in 1840, by Alexis Falize, the name soon became synonymous with beautifully designed and meticulously worked jewels. For nearly a century, Falize provided clients such as the Empress Eugenie, the Russian and Roumanian royal families, Sarah Bernhardt and the author Colette, with magnificent pieces of jewelry and silverware. They pioneered the revival of cloisonne enamel work and reinterpreted many Renaissance and historical jewels.

After the firm closed in 1936 much of its history was forgotten. Now Katherine Purcell, an expert in the jewelry of the period, has rediscovered the archive of Falize. In this beautiful book she discusses the amazing pieces produced by the firm. Colour plates of the jewels themselves are complemented by lovely drawings and watercolour sketches from the archive, alongside a fascinating and highly readable text.

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