Chaumet presents an exceptional necklace for the Maharaja of Indore.
The House Chaumet It takes us to the early 20th century, a time when travel is developing and becoming increasingly faster. Here, we will explore an exceptional necklace for an exceptional man.
To begin with, major jewelry collectors like the Indian princes brought their fabulous stones to Place Vendôme at that time. In fact, they wanted them set in lightweight and flexible platinum settings. In fact, they also bought very beautiful stones that the great jewelers offered them.
It must be said that the most beautiful stones are often reserved for men. As evidenced by the pair of pear-shaped diamonds provided in 1911 by Chaumet to the Maharaja of Indore.
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When he assumed full powers in 1911, the Maharaja of Indore, Tukoji Rao III Holkar, acquired from Joseph Chaumet a pair of diamonds weighing 47 carats each. The Maison Chaumet mounts them on a so-called necklace
«Neglected», asymmetrical knot. What an extraordinary size!
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Passionate about Western culture and modernism, his son Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore and his first wife Shrimant Akhand Sahib Soubhagyavati Sanyogita Bai Holkar remain faithful to Chaumet.
To learn more, the exhibition Modern Maharajah It presents the young maharajah of Indore, Yeshwant Rao Holkar II. In 1920, he completed his studies at Christ Church College in Oxford. Thus, he discovered modern art in England. It was then that he decided to build a private residence in Indore that combined comfort and the aesthetics of modernism. Yeshwant Rao Holkar II entrusted the design and interior decoration of his palace to the German architect Eckhart Muthesius. Similarly, the writer Henri-Pierre Roché also played a decisive role in his discovery of Parisian avant-garde art. The maharajah now acquired works and furniture by Brancusi, Ruhlmann, Breuer, Eileen Grey, and placed orders with Jean Luce and Puiforcat. Man Ray created a portrait of him. The exhibition recounts the genesis of this palace project and describes its realization between local tradition and Western modernism.
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