"Robert Goossens Arts Decoratifs" 2024

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[287] pp.

Maison Rapin

2024

11 1/4" x 9 3/8"

Catalogue of the work of Monsieur Goossens. Jewelry, objects, chandeliers, … Read more [287] pp.

Maison Rapin

2024

11 1/4" x 9 3/8"

Catalogue of the work of Monsieur Goossens. Jewelry, objects, chandeliers, mirrors & lamps

Robert Goossens (30 January 1927 – 7 January 2016) was a French jeweller who became known as Monsieur Bijou. The son of a metal foundry worker, he was born in Paris, France. In his younger years, he served an apprenticeship in jewelry making, perfecting the techniques of casting, engraving, and embossing semi-precious and simulated stones into gold and silver metals. In his decades of creating fine jewelry, Goossens mixed the genuine stones with the fakes, a blend of the artificial gems with the semi-precious for clients including Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Madame Grès, Christian Dior and others. See less