a jeweller’s house in Normandy is a gem, too

Gabrielle Greiss’s fascination with animals has yielded a debut jewellery collection that radiates talismanic power. A crow with a yellow jasper stone dripping from its beak looms from a cuff collar over a gambolling fox; a trio of monkeys, one with a crown, hangs from a tangle of chains. Each of the 18 limited-edition sets has been inspired by one of Jean de La Fontaine’s fables, sculpted by Greiss in wax, then cast in Paris by a craftsman in gold- and silver-plated bronze….