How to sell & appraise Lacloche jewelry at auction?

La maison Lacloche

Less well known to the general public than Boucheron and Cartier, the maison Lacloche was nevertheless one of the most prestigious jewelry manufacturers of its day. Today, it remains one of the most popular jewelry houses at auction. The history of Lacloche began in 1892 with a partnership between two brothers, Jules and Léopold. The company expanded over time, opening new stores, and consecration came in 1901 with the opening of the store on Rue de la Paix, right next door to chez Cartier. Promised a brilliant future, Lacloche experienced its golden age during the Roaring Twenties and was much noticed during the Universal Exhibitions, where it presented clocks, boxes, necklaces, bracelets and rings, each more sumptuous than the last. After the Second World War, the house was not to be outdone and continued to supply the greatest. It counts among its customers the most prestigious of the Indian princes, American actorsand wealthy noblewomen from Europe, following the example of a commission carried out bythe iconic Grace Kelly. The Lacloche boutique closed in 1967, but left high jewelry lovers with a flamboyant memory. Lacloche jewelry is thus highly sought after at auction. 

Lacloche jewelry at auction

Pieces from the Lacloche House at auction often realize significant prices. It has to be said that the house's work is highly qualitative. Thus, for the art deco period, Lacloche specializes in making boxes, cigarette holders, sautoir necklaces, brooches, bracelets in white gold and platinum, set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires but also more original materials such as onyx, jade, moonstones, coralin compositions of extreme refinement. The house is renowned for its strongest expertise in working with stones, and calls on specialized artists to design its jewelry. Later pieces are also sought-after at auction, like a modernist bracelet designed in 1937, which sold for over 120,000 euros in 2018 and has the highly amusing specificity of being modifiable to the whim of the wearer (the house supplied a set of modular cabochons in coral, turquoise, sapphire and citrine)

Why sell your Lacloche jewelry at auction ? 

The support of an auctioneer in the appraisal and sale of Lacloche jewelry at auction is necessary. The rarity of these pieces requires in-depth expertise and additional library research. The auctioneer will be assisted where necessary by a gemological expert who studies the stones and guarantees the quality of the object. In this way, the Lacloche jewelry auction provides the owner with a showcase for his object, publicity and a solicitation of his buyer network to sell the piece at the best possible price.