Œuvres de bijouterie
Œuvres de bijouterie is a French book of jewellery design patterns, issued in Paris in 1766 by the publisher at Rue St. Jacques, and by Théodore Bertren, who was active 1765 to 1770. Its pages are etched plates of small clustered floral sprays, bouquets, and oval frames, set on blank paper with a single plate per leaf. A designer could draw on the compact rococo bouquets and oval cartouches for brooch, buckle, or pendant motifs and for small-scale repeat ornament.
