If you’re in Beijing in the next few weeks and able to visit Chaumet’s exhibition, here are some pieces you shouldn’t miss
Peacock Feather brooch (circa 1870); Chaumet This brooch was very fashionable during the Second Empire. The sapphire and its border of diamonds set en tremblant give it life “the child with a vase” pin (Qing dynasty); Palace museum Originating from the...
Pearl necklace (early 19th century); Chaumet The necklace belonged to Princess Augusteamélie of Bavaria. It was inherited by Empress Joséphine’s granddaughter, Queen Joséphine of Sweden
montre à tact watch (1809); Fondation Napoléon The arrow and diamonds allow this watch, which belonged to Napoléon’s brother Jérôme, to be read in the dark or discreetly within its pocket
“vertiges” diadem (2017); Chaumet Crafted by Chaumet, the diadem was designed by Central Saint Martins student Scott Armstrong, who, inspired by Chaumet’s tradition of naturalism, imagines a contemporary French garden
memorial box for the marquise de lawoestine (1789); Fondation Napoléon The earliest surviving example of the work of Chaumet founder Marie-étienne Nitot