Geometric lines, platinum, old-cut diamonds and contrasts of colour — onyx, coral, emerald, jade: the house seeks Art Deco jewellery actively and buys it outright, signed or not, in Paris at 22 rue Drouot and in London at 100 Hatton Garden.
The style takes its name from the Paris Exposition of 1925 and runs from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s: platinum, diamonds cut in the old way, calibré-cut coloured stones, black and white, and the motifs of Egypt, China and India. The great Paris houses — Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Mauboussin, Lacloche — and Cartier's London workshop, English Art Works, made the pieces now most sought after; so did Paris workshops whose names were never engraved. The house reads the period, the workmanship and the stones before the signature, and makes a firm offer on the piece itself.
Complimentary first opinion on photographs, firm offer, same-day payment. These are the pieces we look for first.
The great diamond bracelets of the 1920s and 1930s — line bracelets, articulated plaques, cuffs — in platinum, with old-cut diamonds and calibré stones; Cartier London bracelets among them.
Geometric clips, double clips that join into one brooch, pendant brooches; platinum, diamonds, onyx, coral, jade, rock crystal. Antique brooches (in French).
Platinum mounts with old European, cushion and Asscher cuts; calibré sapphires, rubies or emeralds around the stone.
Long earrings, sautoirs of pearls and carved stones, tassels; the pieces of the evening.
Rubies, sapphires and emeralds carved as leaves, berries and flowers, India as seen by Art Deco: rare pieces, to be shown before any decision. Cartier.
Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Mauboussin, Lacloche, Fouquet, Templier, Després, Sandoz — and fine unsigned pieces from Paris workshops, valued for what they are.
Have you already photographed your piece? Send us that same image: we tell you what it is, then we arrange an appointment in Paris or in London.
The whole piece in daylight and without flash, then the clasp, the reverse and any marks — a signature, a number, a maker's mark, a hallmark.
By WhatsApp on +33 7 81 11 49 29, or by e-mail. You receive a first opinion within 24 hours, complimentary and without obligation.
To 22 rue Drouot in Paris, or to 100 Hatton Garden in London, by appointment. The firm offer is made on the piece itself; payment follows agreement, the same day.
Your photographs are neither published nor passed on. Remote appraisal, in detail · Selling from the UK and Europe
We look at these six points in front of you, then we make a firm offer.
A piece of 1925 is not a piece of 1935, and a bold geometric design is not a timid one. The design, the proportions and the way the stones are used date the piece and make its value.
The metal of the period. In France it carries the dog's-head hallmark, in use since 1912; in Britain, platinum was not hallmarked before 1975, so an unmarked platinum piece is usual, not a fault.
Old European cuts, cushions, baguettes and the first emerald cuts, in the original mounting: they are read one by one, and are worth more in their period setting than loose.
Sapphires, rubies, emeralds, onyx and coral cut to the shape of the design, carved leaves and berries: the quality of the stones and of the setting counts as much as the diamonds.
A piece in its original state — stones, clasp, articulation — is what is paid for. A converted, shortened or re-set piece is still bought, but read differently. Have nothing polished or repaired before the opinion.
“Cartier”, “Van Cleef & Arpels”, “Boucheron”, a serial number, a maker's mark; or none at all. The house reads them in front of you, and a fine unsigned piece is bought for what it is.
Geometric lines, platinum, old-cut diamonds and contrasts of colour — onyx, coral, emerald, jade — between 1920 and 1935.
Yes: a piece signed by a great house is valued higher. We also buy fine unsigned pieces from the Paris and London workshops of the period.
Not for a British piece: platinum was not hallmarked in the United Kingdom before 1975, so an unmarked platinum bracelet or clip from the 1920s is usual, not a fault. The piece is read by its workmanship, its stones and, when it has one, its signature.
Yes. The house buys converted and altered pieces; it reads them differently from pieces in their original state, and tells you so frankly.
No. The original condition is what is paid for; do nothing to the piece before the opinion.
Bring it by appointment, or send photographs: a first opinion within 24 hours, complimentary. The firm offer is made on the piece itself.
Yes. The house receives in London by appointment at its office, 100 Hatton Garden, EC1N 8NX, in the jewellery quarter. Write first by WhatsApp or e-mail with photographs; the appointment is fixed around the house's visits.
Yes. Once agreement is reached, payment is made the same day, by bank transfer, whatever the amount — with no fees or commission.
Verifiable facts, reviewed in October 2026. For a specific case, the appointment settles the matter.
The style takes its name from the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1925. Geometric lines, black-and-white contrasts, Egyptian, Chinese and Indian motifs.
Platinum, old-cut and calibré diamonds, onyx, coral, jade, rock crystal, enamel. In France the platinum hallmark is the dog's head (1912); in the United Kingdom platinum was not hallmarked before 1975.
Cartier (Paris, London, New York), Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron, Mauboussin, Lacloche, Fouquet, Templier, Després, Sandoz — and many fine unsigned pieces from Paris workshops, valued for what they are.
Complimentary and confidential first opinion within 24 hours; then an appointment in Paris or London.
Request an opinion+33 7 81 11 49 29