Chaumet Promenade Bucolique Museum

Delve into Chaumet's archives and discover the origins of its jewellery.

EventEnded
14
Sept 2015
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30
Jan 2016

This one-off exhibition offers visitors an unprecedented opportunity to discover a handpicked selection of Chaumet jewellery dating from the Romantic period to the 1980s. Held at the Maison’s flagship store, the exhibition centres on the naturalism that has always been a rich source of inspiration for Chaumet. Marvel at the intricate attention to detail in a wide array of historic jewels from the jeweller’s rich archives, which are on display alongside original sketches and the black and white photographs that are still taken to document every piece. A high jewellery collection incorporating the iconic bee in a vibrant palette of coloured gemstones has also been created to coincide with the exhibition.

Not to be missed Not to be missed

The evocative Chaumet wheat sheaf tiara, designed in 1811 - one of 150 wheat stalks commissioned by Empress Marie-Louise to form part of the Crown Jewels.

  • Chaumet Abeille Mandarin garnet and peridot necklace
    This Chaumet high jewellery pendant from the Abeille collection can be worn as a necklace or a brooch and features two iconic bees set with a peridot and Mandarin garnet.
  • Chaumet Foilage bandeau tiara
    Chaumet Foilage bandeau tiara, circa 1918, on display at the pop-up Promenade Bucolique exhibition in Paris, which also features never-seen-before archival drawings and photographs dating back 130 years.  
  • Chaumet Mary Stuart aigrette
    Chaumet aigrette, circa 1910, inspired by the V-shaped hairstyle of Mary, Queen of Scots, and featuring pins reminiscent of the swaying wildflowers found in the magnificent landscape north of the border.
  • Chaumet wheat sheaf tiara
    Chaumet wheat sheaf tiara designed in 1811 for Empress Marie-Louise, Napoléon’s second wife. She commissioned 150 bejewelled wheat stalks to form part of the Crown Jewels.
  • Preparatory sketch of a Chaumet brooch
    Preparatory sketch of a butterfly and laurel branch stomacher brooch from Chaumet.
  • Preparatory sketch of a grasshopper on a sheaf of wheat brooch
    Never-seen-before archival sketch of a grasshopper on a sheaf of wheat brooch, on display at the Chaumet pop-up museum in Paris.

where:

  • Paris
  • address: 12 Place Vendôme
  • tube: Opera metro station