Nicolas crafted these detailed boxes, intended to hold caviar, in collaboration with silversmiths from the Richard Orfèvre workshop in Paris. The base of each box was worked in silver and the lids covered in shagreen, which Nicolas lacquered in tones of blue and black.

Height 50 mm
Diameter 140 mm

The bowl and spoon were designed for use in the Japanese tea ceremony. Nicolas used the kanshitsu lacquer technique, using multiple layers of hemp cloth soaked in lacquer, to craft this matt blue bowl. The red lacquered spoon is made from bamboo.

Height 100 mm
Diameter 115 mm

To craft these bowls, Nicolas used the kanshitsu lacquer technique, which he learned from his master in Japan. The technique, in which Nicolas specialises, involves building up a surface from multiple layers of hemp cloth soaked in lacquer.

These two replicas of the lacquer dogs in Marie Antoinette’s collection were commissioned by Versailles to be placed in the former French queen’s apartments in the Château de Versailles.

Height 150 mm
Diameter 110 mm

Nicolas crafted a series of lacquered cufflinks in collaboration with silversmiths from the Richard Orfèvre workshop in Paris. With sterling silver studs and posts, the cufflinks were lacquered using the maki-e technique, where decorative designs are built up with gold and silver powder.