Featured Jewellery of Mrs. Henry Ford II

Word of the day: "gripoix".

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Ohhhhhhhhhh. I love new words. And such an interesting name for these objects.

 

I've coveted a piece of gripoix for years. It's often misused as a term, the real stuff is glorious.

I like her taste.

 

Strictly speaking it is for the glass only, poured glass made by Gripoix. Called after a Madame Gripoix who started out in the 19th century making replicas of the expensive jewels of the French aristocracy. She developed a special technique of pouring molten glass into the setting, so it had a perfect fit and looked expensively made.
The House of Gripoix later made costume jewellery for Chanel and a few other high end fashion houses. Coco Chanel would buy authentic Byzantine and Mughal jewellery and ask Gripoix to make something similar using their poured glass technique. Hence the beautiful and perfectly executed designs.

So do I.

 

How is this name properly pronounced?

 

Greepwáh, but with a French accent.
Or did you mean Ford?

 

Not sayin' he's right, but he claims to be a native speaker.

 

Sounds Quebecois to me.

 

Christina Ford. She was very chic.

Debora

 

Henry Ford II was known around town as Henry the Deuce.

 

I would like to be in on some of those Hermes silk scarves listed, I would give them to my Mom. I may try bidding. ❤️Maven

 

I've got two Hermes scarves, one bought new by Himself. The other was a whole five quid at a car boot!

 

Once again I am left sooo envious of the British car boot sale.

 

Heh. It's where most of the Infamous Hoard has come from.

 

Rummage/jumbles, boot sales etc. Yeppers. You never know what'll unearth itself next!

 

Let's not forget skips and fly tips.

 

Here's an interesting article:
https://www.costumejewelrycollector...at-is-gripoix-glass-in-jewelry-and-what-isnt/

 

FREE! My favorite price point!

 

I took two bronze stands off a neighbour's skip, with permission. Sold them for fifty. Buyer sold them on for 150. I don't know what the gallery who bought them are selling them for!