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LOST, FOUND, ANEW: ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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LE JEWELRY ROSACE

jewelry iconic Leon Rouvenat dated 1872, finally found in Latin America, carefully preserved in the
same family for 7 generations. The carefully hallmarked piece is accompanied by its original box
with the name and address of the house.
The total weight of the diamonds is approximately 8.95 carats. The rosette is a model that Léon Rouvenat presented at
the 1855 Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a medal of honor and the title of chevalier de la
Légion d'honneur. The setting itself contains 8 round old-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.40
carat and 99 rose-cut diamonds with an estimated total weight of 1.00 carat. The central part features a
round old-cut diamond weighing 1.35 carats. The pendant contains 30 rose-cut diamonds.
jewelry is convertible and can be worn as a brooch, corsage jewelry or medallion.

In 2022, more than 100 years after his disappearance on the eve of the First World War, the historical archives of France's most famous Second Empire jeweler will be discovered in an antique shop in Paris. Léon Rouvenat, founder of the Maison Rouvenat, was one of the first French jewellers to turn the art of jewelry into an industry and to give it a noble title. In 1851, Maison Rouvenat became one of the world's leading jewelry manufacturers.