July 2020

Soon after having taken control of his master Adolphe Picard’s workshop, Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in 1847.  With the raise of the French Second Empire, the business prospered in a decade with the opening of Cartier’s first store in 1859.  Louis-François’ son, Alfred, took care of the business and moved it to the prestigious Rue […]

Tiffany & Co. is an American company specialized in the design and commerce of jewels.  It was founded in New York on 18th September 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young, denominated Tiffany, Young and Ellis. The present name started to be used in 1853, when Charles Tiffany took control of the company. The

Among Lisbon’ silversmiths which accompanied the transition of the century, the name of António Firmo da Costa stands out.  Active between 1793 and 1824, his work reveals in quality and number the path of a master pioneer author of pieces of undeniable originality. Talented He started in the art of silversmithing when he was 12