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PagesObject of the Week
We are delighted to inaugurate our newest digital venture Object of the Week. Join us once a week to learn more about diverse objects in our collection. Read more -
PagesFamous People
A famous person... an immortal... a celebrity.... That is, someone widely known throughout history and whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events. To own historic jewelry is,... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Posy Rings
Posy rings are unmistakably romantic. Taking their name from the French poésie or poem, 'posy rings' bear short, often rhyming inscriptions and love mottos. In the Gothic era, such inscriptions... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Mosheh Oved
Mosheh Oved’s first animal rings were created during the bombing raids of London during the Second World War. During one of these raids, his wife Sah Oved observed how Mosheh’s... Read more -
PagesColored Gems
“For a great many people, a single gemstone alone is enough to provide the highest and most perfect aesthetic experience of the wonders of nature,” wrote the ancient scholar Pliny... Read more -
PagesBooks of Hours Spring Update
No one can claim understanding of the late Middle Ages who has not read a Book of Hours in bed. --Christopher de Hamel Les Enluminures offers one of the largest... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Your “hertes desyre” this Valentine’s Day:
Did you know that the first use of the phrase “heart’s desire” was in a Middle English poem of the fourteenth century?* At the center of the body, the heart... Read more -
PagesTHE CROSS: “the thing of mine”
THE CROSS: “the thing of mine” In 1399 the duchess of Gloucester made a bequest to her son of a cross, noting that of all her possessions, it was “the... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Silver
Is Silver “Poor Man’s Gold”? No. In Antiquity, silver was more highly prized than gold. The first known coins were minted in silver in Ancient Greece, and over the... Read more -
PagesRing in the New Year
In the last edition of Jewelry Focus for 2020, we bring to you a selection of sparklers and dazzlers to ring in the New Year. Discover this carefully selected group... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Diamonds
Diamonds are forever! Les Enluminures is pleased to offer a very special group of diamond rings spanning the 16th to 18th centuries. Our highlights include two new acquisitions . Both... Read more -
PagesLes Enluminures Jewelry Focus: Carved Stones
After the success of TEFAF Online and sale of the Althorp Leopard, we are delighted to offer a focused group of rings and jewelry featuring twelve cameos and intaglios spanning... Read more