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Look for the rectangular punch bowl encrusted with �����dzܲ���é roses, survivor of a 64-piece set made by Graham for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago — one of only three “Rose” pieces that the dealer Mark McHugh has seen in his 30 years in the business — and for an 1877 Tiffany ice bowl decorated with removable walruses.

Once we reached the building, I tugged him to the side, away from the gateway with its concentric arches and ornate repousse facade.

The city goldsmiths have long been celebrated as virtuosos of engraving, fretwork, niello inlay, Damascene inlay, �����dzܲ���é and other highly specialized techniques.

Among Mr. Vaggi’s antiques are honeycomb-cut gold pendants with diamonds, �����dzܲ���é silver tureens and the micro-mosaics that were the original Grand Tour travel souvenirs.

If celebrity men don’t make brooches’ resurgence clear enough, consider the surreally sized, seven-and-a-half-inch �����dzܲ���é gilded brass Schiaparelli dove, bearing an olive branch, that Lady Gaga wore at the presidential inauguration in January.