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When a magnificent collection of jewellery came up for auction at Christie’s last November, everyone knew it would be a blockbuster, says
The style officially burst into the international spotlight in 1925 with the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.
Organised by the French government as a platform to showcase modern design, the Paris Expo had initially been scheduled for 1915 but was delayed by the onset of World War I.
When it finally opened a decade later with exhibitors from 21 countries, more than 16 million people visited, perusing roughly 15,000 pieces from the biggest names of the day, such as René Lalique, Le Corbusier and Jeanne Lanvin. Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Le Pavillon de l’Élégance came to define Art Deco interior design.
