Kennedy purchased the Two Fruit clip in rubies and diamonds, which is in the permanent collection of the John F. Guest, Gloria Guinness, Françoise de Langlade, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Lyn Revson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. He quickly built an impressive client base that included the Duchess of Windsor, Babe Paley, Greta Garbo, Mona von Bismarck, Rachel Lambert Mellon, Jayne Wrightsman, C.Z. For him, they are the ways and means to the realization of his dreams." Diana Vreeland wrote that Schlumberger "appreciates the miracle of jewels. He was especially inspired by sea creatures and other animals. were known for their whimsical interpretations of natural forms. He had his own workshop at the company until his retirement in the late 1970s and was eventually made a Vice-President. In 1956, the president of Tiffany & Co., Walter Hoving, asked Schlumberger to begin designing for the firm. The brooch "Bird on a Rock" with the famous Tiffany Yellow Diamond. Also, during the war Schlumberger met Lucien “Luc” Bouchage, a talented photographer and kindred spirit who would become his life partner. In 1946, he opened a jewelry salon with his business partner Nicolas Bongard (1908–2000).
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He also served under General Charles de Gaulle in England and the Middle East with the Free French Forces.Īfter the war, Schlumberger came to New York and began to design clothing for Chez Ninon.
Schiaparelli later commissioned him to design costume jewelry for her firm.ĭuring World War II, Schlumberger was in the French Army and survived the Battle of Dunkirk.
Schlumberger began his career creating buttons for Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s. He sketched constantly during his youth, but his parents tried to discourage his artistic interest by refusing to allow him to undertake formal training. He had four siblings Daniel Schlumberger (1904-1972), Pascal Alfred (1911-1986), Isabelle Françoise Elisabeth and Jacqueline. His father was Paul Albert Edouard Schlumberger (1877-1952) and his mother was Elisabeth Schoen (1884-1942). Schlumberger was born in then-German Mulhouse, France, to a well-to-do family involved in textile manufacturing. Jean Michel Schlumberger (J– August 29, 1987) was a French jewelry designer especially well known for his work at Tiffany & Co.
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