[Jewelry making - Article 00491] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] The Baker: The Jeweler.

[Benjamin Mark]

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The Baker: The Jeweler.

    He was a baker's son who didn't want to be a baker. He was born in
    Bourges, France,  in  1844. When he was fourteen years old...he left
    the bakery business to apprentice to a sculptor named Honoré in
    Paris. His name was Jules Brateau. He moved on in his
    apprenticeships...increasing his skills till he became established as
    an artist in his own right. He was passionate about his
    work...passion being a leading requirement above all things in order
    to achieve top ranking status in any field. He created the bangle I am
    going to show  you--one of a similar looking mate to a pair...for
    Maison Boucheron in 1878. So great was this man's talent that in 1894
    he was made a chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in France. 

    19th century jewelry was governed by sentiment, history, exotica, and
    folklore. Pride and culture and illusion played its part in
    influencing the jewelers of the day to create original pieces which 
    would stand out strongly as works of art. In this area, and in  the
    creation of this bangle...Jules Brateau excelled. He made a  pair of
    hinged cuffs with repoussé scenes from mythology. The one you will
    see--though I don't know how clear I have made it--shows a nymph and
    a centaur flanked by  putti picking grapes and making wine. 

    Jules Brateau lived in  the time of the great jewelers: Boucheron,
    Vever, Fabergé, Lalique, Cartier, and Charles L. Tiffany...among
    others. There must have been something in the air that created these
    men. Perhaps less destruction to the ozone layer. Perhaps they had
    more time in which to create. Ahh...time. That most underrated and
    yet most precious of commodities. I think I read recently--don't mind
    being corrected if I'm wrong- -that Americans...wealthy society that
    we are...are the most  underpaid employees on an hourly basis in the
    developed world when their salaries are measured against the hours
    they put in to earn their money. Interesting...eh wot? 

    I wish I could tell you more about Brateau. I seem to tend to pick
    artists which no one finds especially interesting enough to write
    about. And yet...when I view their works...I say: Wha?...Go figure. I
    can't. Anyway...it's the eve before Father's Day...the gifts have been
    bought...the family's a comin'...my wife has tomorrow planned...and I
    use this day as my excuse for this short Tidbits. The upside--of
    course--is the bangle. It's gorgeous. Brateau knew his stuff. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the table menu till you get to the box that says
    Tidbits...and inside the box where it says Tidbit Graphics...click on
    the link that says: Bangle...where you will see a graphic of
    our...golden cuff.. 

    And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next
    week. Benjamin Mark 



     TYLER-ADAM CORP.--Jewelry Manufacturers
            Tel: 1-800-20-TYLER
       E-Mail to: webmaster AT tyler-adam.com


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