{"id":412123,"date":"2025-01-24T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=412123"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:09:28","slug":"lecole-school-of-jewelry-arts-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/lecole-school-of-jewelry-arts-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearls Provide Drama at an Exhibition in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-950x854.jpg\" alt=\"Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Boucheron diamond and pearl necklace\n\" class=\"wp-image-424055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-950x854.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-389x350.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-120x108.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-1536x1380.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace-1038x933.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/pearlanddiamondnecklace.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/boucheron\/jewelry\/\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Boucheron<\/a> diamond and pearl necklace. Courtesy of Albion Art Institute. \u00a9 Albion Art Jewellery Institute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since ancient times, men and women have been attracted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/pearl\/\">pearls<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/june-birthstone-pearls\/\">aura of moonlit mystery<\/a>. Natural pearls are quite scarce, adding to their allure \u2014 and their cost. For such a gem to be produced, an irritant must enter an oyster shell. The shells, however, are very good at keeping even the tiniest invader from getting inside. Tens of thousands of oysters must be collected from the sea to yield even a baby-sized handful of pearls. So, in the age before cultured pearls, imagine how many dangerous dives had to be made before enough natural ones were procured for a single-strand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/stone\/pearl\/\">necklace<\/a>. And then, imagine how many more dives were needed to create a perfectly matched one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Paris, City of Pearls&#8221; \u2014 on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lecolevancleefarpels.com\/fr\/en\">L&#8217;Ecole, School of Jewelry Arts<\/a>, in the French capital until June \u2014 provides splendid evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/jewelry-essentials\/\">how wonderful and varied<\/a> pearl jewelry is. Also on display is a fascinating array of paintings, posters and film clips that illustrate the story of how Paris became the center of the international pearl trade in the 19th century and of the pearl mania that lasted well into the 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl jewelry as featured in the &quot;Paris, City of Pearls&quot; exhibition (2025)\" class=\"wp-image-424185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ParisPearlsExhibition-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The &#8220;Paris, City of Pearls&#8221; exhibition features jewelry, paintings, posters and film clips that tell the story of how the French capital became the center of the international pearl trade. Photo by Dylan Dubois<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Persian Gulf was long the richest source of fine pearls. At the time the tale told by the exhibition begins, London was the capital of the enormously lucrative pearl trade. Parisian dealers did not wish merely to have a piece of the action \u2014 they wanted to control the market. They began to make the long and difficult journey to the Gulf and slowly made progress toward their goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, one of them, L\u00e9onard Rosenthal, decided to make a bigger push. He kept an eye on fluctuations in the market, and when an economic crisis caused the British trade to dry up, leaving the Gulf dealers starved for cash, he saw his chance. Endowed with wit, drive and chutzpah, Rosenthal accumulated as much money as he could get his hands on and changed it all into coins \u2014 not big silver dollars but small, lightweight pennies. He then headed off to the Gulf, where he had the pennies poured into sacks and loaded onto donkeys. The sight of a long donkey train carrying what appeared to be undreamed of riches won over the dealers. Paris was on its way to replacing London as center of the international pearl trade. And Rosenthal, whose portrait is on view in the show, was on his way to becoming \u201cThe King of Pearls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"424191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-634x950.jpg\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 Lalique natural peal and diamond ring \" class=\"wp-image-424191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-634x950.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845-622x933.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25845.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"424194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Van Cleef &amp; Arpels pears and diamond brooch\" class=\"wp-image-424194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25851-216x216.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Left: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/rene-lalique\/\">Ren\u00e9 Lalique<\/a> natural peal and diamond ring, ca. 1910. \u00a9 Photo L\u2019\u00c9cole, School of Jewelry Arts \u2013 Benjamin Chelly Right: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/\">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels<\/a> pearl and diamond brooch, ca. 1930. Collection Van Cleef &amp; Arpels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pearls began flowing into Paris in large numbers, the city was enchanted \u2014 and the gems showed up everywhere: in films, paintings, books and on artful posters. By the 1920s, bob-haired Jazz Age flappers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/art-deco-jewelry\/\">were dancing in Parisian caf\u00e9s<\/a> with long strings of pearls swirling around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mania spread. In New York, railroad tycoon Morton Freeman Plant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/cartier-facts\/\">famously traded his Fifth Avenue townhouse<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/\">Pierre Cartier<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/multi-strand-necklaces\/stone\/pearl\/\">double strand of natural pearls<\/a>, which he gifted to his wife, Maisie. The price of pearls exceeded that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/diamond\/\">diamonds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/ruby\/\">rubies<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/emerald\/\">emeralds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"424205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"Belle Epoque five-strand natural pearl necklace, ca. 1910\" class=\"wp-image-424205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1-746x933.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/25809-1.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"424208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-665x950.jpg\" alt=\"Henri Vever bodice front, 1905\" class=\"wp-image-424208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-665x950.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-245x350.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-84x120.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26265-653x933.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"424211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-633x950.jpg\" alt=\"Theodoros brooch, 2023\" class=\"wp-image-424211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-633x950.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/26631-622x933.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">From left: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/belle-epoque\/\">Belle Epoque<\/a> five-strand natural pearl necklace, ca. 1910, natural pearls, platinum.<br>Courtesy of the Albion Art Institute. \u00a9 Albion Art Jewellery Institute; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/vever\/jewelry\/\">Henri Vever<\/a> bodice front, 1905. Collection Faerber \u00a9 Faerber; Theodoros brooch, 2023. Exhibition Paris, City of Pearls. Photo by Dylan Dubois<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rich and varied material deployed to illustrate this tale combines with the sometimes amusing and always exceptional pearl necklaces, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/earrings\/stone\/pearl\/\">earrings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/stone\/pearl\/\">brooches<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/pendant-necklaces\/stone\/pearl\/\">pendants<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/rings\/stone\/pearl\/\">rings<\/a> on display, most created during the period covered by that story, to make this an endlessly fascinating exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding to the impact is the show\u2019s location. The gilded Hotel-Mercy Argenteau, home to L&#8217;\u00c9cole: School of Jewelry Arts, which is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/\">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels<\/a> \u2014 is only a few blocks from the rue La Fayette. In the late 19th century this short street housed 300 pearl dealers, who matched the gems for size, luster and color, producing hundreds of strings a day. Most were Jewish and did not survive the Nazis. 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