Mellerio is a witness of Second Empire: in Paris 35 masterpieces on display.
Mellerio dits Meller, the oldest jewelery in the world, with 400 years of history behind it (we talked about here) has witnessed political and cultural changes. So Paris at the great exhibition at the Museum d’Orsay dedicated an exhibition to the Second Empire, that of Napoleon III, and decided to also include 35 jewels of the these age, which are part of the long business of the House. Under the lights of the old railway station opposite the Seine River, redesigned 30 years ago by an Italian architect, Gae Aulenti, the French jewelry house of Italian origin, which is active in Paris since 1815, shows rich diamond brooches and above all, a capacity goldsmith higher than the average of the time. As in diamond broochs of the Empress Eugenie and Princess Mathilde, but not only. So if you’re in Paris and you like jewels, the exhibition is a unique opportunity to see up close ones kept in the historical collections of Mellerio, as the pair of snake-shaped bracelets. The exhibition ends on 15 january 2017. Federico Graglia
