Chaumet: Drawing from Nature

Author: Gaëlle Rio (Contributor), Marc Jeanson (Contributor)

Format: Hardback | 256 pages

Dimensions: 9.6 x 1.3 x 12.7 inches

Publication date: September 12, 2023

A stunning celebration of the ravishing nature-themed drawings created by Parisian high jewelry house Chaumet from the eighteenth century to today.

One of the most storied high jewelry houses in Paris, Chaumet has been entwined with the history of France since its founding in 1780. Appointed official jeweler to Empress Joséphine, the house has passed down its unique savoir-faire for almost 240 years. Each generation of Chaumet jewelers has looked to the natural world as a key source of inspiration, dreaming up ruby orchids, delicate laurel wreath tiaras, striking diamond starbursts, and a beguiling array of animals―from birds and butterflies to snakes and octopuses―on necklaces, brooches, and headpieces.