Rating: "slavery" necklace

Published on 05 September 2025, by Anne Doridou-Heim

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Legends die hard, and often the jewelry still bears witness to a time when the wife was considered a captive...

2 210 €Travail régional, 1838-1919. Collier dit « d’esclavage » en or composé de... Rating:

2 210 €
Travail régional, 1838-1919. Collier dit « d’esclavage » en or composé de cinq chaînes reliant trois médaillons estampés ornés de pierres d’imitation, l. 44 cm, poids brut 24,4 g. Hôtel Drouot, 14 février 2025. Coutau-Bégarie OVV. Cabinet Sancy Expertise Paris.

In Savoyard and Genevan tradition, there's an expression that sums up marriage: "enchaîner l'épouse" ("to chain the bride"). We regularly read that this is the origin of the name of this necklace, made up of several chains generally linked to medallions and given to the bride on her wedding day by her husband's family. In fact, it would seem that the abundance of chains…

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