Numbered edition of 38
Handbags
Le Céleste
€5,900
Black calfskin, polished brass handles
Made slowly.
Kept for generations.
- Founded
- 1908
- Ateliers
- Paris
- Care
- For life
Numbered edition of 38
- Haute maroquinerie
- Fine jewelry
- Evening gloves
- Made by hand in Paris
- Numbered editions
- Care for life
The collection
Autumn–Winter 2026
Every piece is numbered and made in small editions. When a run is complete, it is never made again.
Made to order
Handbags
Le Faubourg
€6,800
Black box calf, palladium fittings
Handbags
Le Seau
€3,400
Cognac grained calfskin, waxed linen thread
One of twelve
Fine Jewelry
Bague Constellation
€14,500
18k yellow gold, citrine, diamonds
Fine Jewelry
Collier Trois Rivières
€7,200
18k yellow gold
Made to measure
Gloves
Gants Céleste
€890
Black lambskin, silk lining
The house
A family atelier, since 1908
Four generations of the Aveline family have kept the rule our founder set on her first day: every piece is made from beginning to end by a single pair of hands.
Faubourg Saint-Honoré
1908Faubourg Saint-Honoré
A glove-maker opens her door
Céleste Aveline rented two small rooms in Paris and cut evening gloves for the couture houses on her street. From the first pair she kept one rule: everything would be made from beginning to end by a single pair of hands.
1926The first evening bag
Something to carry the gloves in
When a client asked for a bag to hold her gloves at the opera, Céleste cut a soft frame in black calfskin and hung it on two brass handles. Le Céleste is still made to her pattern, nearly a century later.
1954The atelier upstairs
Gold and stone, by the north light
Her son Henri opened a jewelry workshop on the floor above, setting stones by the even light of the courtyard windows. Every Aveline jewel is still drawn by hand before it is cast.
TodayFour generations
Still family, still one pair of hands
The house remains in the family and in the same Paris street. Our artisans train for three years before they sign a piece, and every object still leaves the bench of the person who began it.
Savoir-faire
One pair of hands, from first cut to final stitch
An Aveline artisan follows a piece from the uncut hide to the last polish. Nothing is passed down a line, and nothing leaves the bench until the person who began it is satisfied.
22
hours
to cut, stitch and burnish a single Céleste, all at one bench.
1
pair of hands
from the first cut to the final polish. Their initials are stamped inside.
3
years of training
before an artisan is trusted to sign a piece with the house name.
4
generations
of the Aveline family, in the same Paris street since 1908.
- 01
Selection
Hides are chosen one at a time at two family tanneries in France and Italy.
- 02
Cutting
Every panel is cut by hand with a round knife, following the grain of the leather.
- 03
Stitching
Saddle-stitched with waxed linen thread, two needles at a time, so no seam can unravel.
- 04
Finishing
Edges are painted and burnished in up to seven coats, then polished by hand.
The Aveline codes
Four promises, kept since 1908
They are written on the wall of every atelier, and every artisan learns them before they learn to hold a knife.
- 01
Provenance
Our leathers come from two family tanneries, and our gold is recycled and certified. We can tell you where every piece began.
- 02
Patience
A piece leaves the atelier when it is finished, never when a season demands it. Some take a day. Some take a month.
- 03
Permanence
Made to be repaired, never replaced. Every Aveline piece is cared for in our ateliers for as long as it is worn.
- 04
Discretion
No logos on the outside, ever. An Aveline piece is recognized by those who know, and by no one else.
From Le Cercle
In the words of our members
“My grandmother's bag went back to the atelier after sixty years. It came home with a new silk lining and the very same stitches.”
Hélène D.Lyon, member since 2009 “I was invited to watch my ring being set. Two hours, one artisan, and not a single wasted movement.”
James W.London, member since 2016 “Nothing is announced and nothing is loud. A letter arrives, and the new collection is simply there for you first.”
Aiko T.Tokyo, member since 2021
By application only
Le Cercle Aveline
A private circle of collectors in forty countries. Membership is complimentary, and every application is read personally by our client relations team in Paris.
First access
Every collection opens to members before it is shown publicly.
A personal client advisor
One person who knows your pieces, reachable by phone or message.
Atelier evenings
Private viewings and seasonal dinners in our Paris salon.
Engraving and lifetime care
Complimentary on every piece, for as long as it is worn.