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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9485696, member: 15376"]You're both quite right! I looked at it again and its ATB for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did look into JNF museum but a quick search didn't turn up much. However, there was something I missed in an auction description of one of those brooches...'This necklace was made by Flammarion 4, <b>now JNF Productions</b>.' I've done some digging, and its still all a bit confused, but Flammarion is a renowned French editorial and publisher for the arts and sciences. It was bought by an Italian company in 2000, which fits in the timeline (the brooches are dated 98 or 99, then the Nana piece and mine are 2002). However I can't find anything on Flammarion <b>4</b>, except Etsy listings with previous collaboration pieces, tshirts etc. The jewelry available there is all by Jean Couteau, and is signed Madeline Flammarion, but nothing comes up for her either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've got no idea if this is the same Flammarion, there is nothing at all on who or what this actually is, just references for things in the Publisher's collection etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only JNF/Flammarion connection I can find outside the jewelry is this wikipedia article (in french): <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ditions_de_l%27Amateur" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ditions_de_l%27Amateur" rel="nofollow">https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éditions_de_l'Amateur</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you very much! I was very happy, everything but the ring was at the same place about 4 stalls in so I was in a good mood. A sheep's leather blazer for 10 euros sweetened the deal later on haha![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9485696, member: 15376"]You're both quite right! I looked at it again and its ATB for sure. I did look into JNF museum but a quick search didn't turn up much. However, there was something I missed in an auction description of one of those brooches...'This necklace was made by Flammarion 4, [B]now JNF Productions[/B].' I've done some digging, and its still all a bit confused, but Flammarion is a renowned French editorial and publisher for the arts and sciences. It was bought by an Italian company in 2000, which fits in the timeline (the brooches are dated 98 or 99, then the Nana piece and mine are 2002). However I can't find anything on Flammarion [B]4[/B], except Etsy listings with previous collaboration pieces, tshirts etc. The jewelry available there is all by Jean Couteau, and is signed Madeline Flammarion, but nothing comes up for her either. I've got no idea if this is the same Flammarion, there is nothing at all on who or what this actually is, just references for things in the Publisher's collection etc. The only JNF/Flammarion connection I can find outside the jewelry is this wikipedia article (in french): [URL='https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ditions_de_l%27Amateur']https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éditions_de_l'Amateur[/URL] Thank you very much! I was very happy, everything but the ring was at the same place about 4 stalls in so I was in a good mood. A sheep's leather blazer for 10 euros sweetened the deal later on haha![/QUOTE]
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