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August 9, 2016

See the Jewelry Worn by French Queens

By Danielle Cohen

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Photo: Collection Chaumet Paris

Nestled in the 1st arrondissement of Paris lies the Place Vendôme, home to lavish hotels, renowned dress designers, and, strangely enough, a handful of Keith Haring’s ashes sprinkled by Yoko Ono. But the shining jewel of the Place Vendôme is the Maison Chaumet, a jewelry house whose designs have adorned royalty since its founding in 1780.

Originally known as the Nitot jewelry house, Chaumet was established by Marie-Étienne Nitot, the official jeweler of Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon I. Since then, Chaumet has dressed kings and queens, emperors and empresses, princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses — not to mention a bevy of artists and writers. Queen Victoria, Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, and King Louis-Philippe of France were all Chaumet clientele.

The Chaumet 3-Volume Slipcased Set, out today from Assouline, contains three collections of photographs, each tracing a distinct facet of the house’s legacy: the Paris location at the Place Vendôme, a history of renowned Chaumet tiaras, and the jewelry’s naturalist inspirations like flowers, leaves, and insects.

Click ahead for a glimpse of Chaumet’s rich history: a sparkling turquoise tiara from 1825, jewel-laden flower brooch, and an emerald ring made just last year.

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Romantic Greek fret, palmettes, and vines tiara, set with turquoise, c. 1825.
Transformable tiara with lily motif that belonged to the Leuchtenberg family, descendants of Empress Josephine, c. 1830. The large hexagonal emerald s... Transformable tiara with lily motif that belonged to the Leuchtenberg family, descendants of Empress Josephine, c. 1830. The large hexagonal emerald solitaire can be worn as a brooch.
Foliage-motif elements of a corsage ornament, 1885.
Épi de Blé brooch in brown rhodium-plated yellow gold with satin effect and diamonds, 2015, atop a preparatory drawing of an ear-of-whea... Épi de Blé brooch in brown rhodium-plated yellow gold with satin effect and diamonds, 2015, atop a preparatory drawing of an ear-of-wheat corsage ornament, c. 1900.
Flower brooch of matte gold, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and a carved emerald, c. 1935.
Joséphine rings, tiaras crowning the finger, set with pear-shaped solitaires. From top: Aube Printanière, 2010; Aigrette Impérial... Joséphine rings, tiaras crowning the finger, set with pear-shaped solitaires. From top: Aube Printanière, 2010; Aigrette Impériale, 2015; and Joséphine, diamonds and sapphire, 2010.
Joséphine Aigrett Impériale ring, set with a pear-shaped emerald, 2015.
Inside the Chaumet archives. In the foreground is the plaster mold for the sword created for the Comte de Paris in 1840.
View of the Place Vendôme and of the Ritz Hotel from Cahumet's Grand Salon, which was listed as a historic monument in 1927. Photo: G
Model wearing Chaumet jewelry in the Grand Salon at 12 Place Vendôme, 1980's. Photo: Collection Chaumet Paris
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