Agathon Léonard also known as Léonard Agathon van Weydevelt was born in Lille in Belgium in 1841 and died in Paris in 1923. He was a French Art Nouveau sculptor. After moving to Paris as a young man, he studied sculpture with Eugene Delaplanche at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1887 he became a member […]
Agate is a crystalline variety of silica that is usually found in volcanic or metamorphic rocks. It’s formed when water containing silica is trapped in the cavities of molten rock and sets in layers. This gives agate a ‘banded’ appearance when it is cut through. It has a waxy lustre and can come in a […]
AD Mougin was a well-known French clock maker working in the mid nineteenth century. He is known to have made clocks in the French clock making region of Montbeliard (which is close to the Swiss border) and is also listed as having premises on the Rue de Turenne in Paris. He won two gold medals […]
Is the name for edible sea snails that come in various sizes from small to very large. They are famous for inner layer of their shells which feature mother-of-pearl luminescent swirls of colour, ranging from peacock green and deep cobalt blue through pinks, creams and purples. These have been used throughout history for jewellery, buttons […]