Jean Mahie Earrings
Bold, vibrant and full of life, the remarkably ebullient gold jewelry of French brand Jean Mahie has dazzled collectors from the moment it first appeared. Featuring motifs derived from classical mythology and ancient architecture, Jean Mahie earrings, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories are characterized by sinuous lines and simple, primordial shapes.
Painter and sculptor Jacline Mazard was at loose ends with her art career when her father-in-law, sculptor and goldsmith Jean-Marie Mazard, recognized her potential and invited her to join him in his workshop in the South of France. Self-taught, Jean-Marie Mazard shared his love of working with gold with his daughter-in-law, and the pair began collaborating in 1969 under the name Jean Mahie.
A shrewd businessman, Jean-Marie Mazard focused on efforts to market the pair’s striking creations, and with the support of a public relations executive, early publicity promptly resulted in acclaim and wide recognition. Their work eventually fit snugly alongside the candy-colored gems and bohemian fashions of the late 1960s and 1970s, an era of free expression and fascination with cultures around the world that yielded vibrant jewelry with global influences.
Working with 22-karat yellow gold, Jean Mahie’s founders produced bold designs that drew on architecture and artifacts of Mediterranean history, inspired by Jacline’s childhood, which took shape not far from the ruins of ancient Carthage in Tunisia. Their textured, sculptural link necklaces, cuff bracelets, dangle earrings and other pieces garnered praise from the likes of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, both of which engaged in partnerships with Jean Mahie. Neiman Marcus later became the sole retailer of the brand’s jewelry.
Jean-Marie Mazard passed away in 1994. Jacline Mazard now designs alongside her son and daughter in their studio in New York City.
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1980s Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Modern Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Jean Mahie Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold
1970s European Modernist Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold
1980s Modernist Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Modernist Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Jean Mahie Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Tanzanite, 22k Gold
2010s Singaporean Jean Mahie Earrings
Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Jean Mahie Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Jean Mahie Earrings
Ruby, Tanzanite, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 2000s American Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Neoclassical Jean Mahie Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Jean Mahie Earrings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold
1970s American Contemporary Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
18k Gold
1980s Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Rainbow Moonstone, Moonstone, 22k Gold
1970s French Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Jean Mahie Earrings
1970s French Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold
1980s French Modernist Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
1970s French Retro Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Jean Mahie Earrings
Diamond, 22k Gold
1970s American Classical Roman Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
Yellow Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Jean Mahie Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold