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JEAN VENDOME ARTIST AND JEWELRY DESIGNER

Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
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Updated on September 16
Updated on 16 September 2026
JEAN VENDOME ARTIST AND JEWELRY DESIGNER

The School of Jewelry Arts with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, which will present the exhibition starting October 8 Jean Vendome Artisan jeweler.

Poster of the Jean Vendome exhibition
Poster of the Jean Vendome exhibition at the School of Jewelry Arts

Jean Vendome, With the real name of Ohan Tuhdarian, he created his first jewelry collection in 1950.
He continued to work tirelessly throughout his life, until his last breath in 2017.

It should be emphasized that from these seventy-seven years of intense work will emerge works marked by the art of sublimating fine stones. This is done by combining them with precious materials, all with a highly accomplished jewelry technique, faithful in this respect to the rule that he had set for himself:
« serving the stones without betraying them ».

Jean Vendome exhibition
Ring-Pendant, 2002. White Gold, Yellow Gold, Diamonds, Rutile Quartz Starburst. Private Collection. Photo Benjamin Chelly

Furthermore, the beauty of the jewelry object is the quintessence of his work. And it gives it that very special signature. Indeed, this dreamlike touch, like a fragment of a dream that appeals to emotion and the imagination. Like a materialized desire to capture the beauty of nature and make it eternal, so that it never dies.

Exhibition School of Jewelry Arts
Fiji Necklace, 1988 Silver, Yellow Gold, Shells, Coral Branches, Coral Cabochons, Angel’s Skin, Cultured Pearls. LAURASAR Collection. Photo Benjamin Chelly

Thus, Jean Vendome He was a pioneer of modern jewelry.
A work of art in its own right, a small sculpture to wear, he gives the jewel an intense expressive value.

Exhibition of the School of Jewelry Arts
Ring Ve Avenue, 1966. White gold, platinum, diamonds. Private collection Photo benjamin Chelly

In conclusion, this exhibition highlights the universe of this adventurous creator, who, as a true artist, devoted himself to creating his own world. Resisting fashion trends, Jean Vendome has developed a pioneering style, very personal, that of a jewel of character.

Exhibition of the School of Jewelry Arts
Ferre Ring, 1984. Yellow gold, Tourmalines. Private collection. Photo Benjamin Chelly

Exhibition Jean Vendome
From October 8 to December 18, 2020
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The School of Jewelry Arts
From Tuesday to Saturday-From 13:00 to 19:00
31 rue Danielle Casanova
75001 Paris

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Charlotte Wannebroucq, CNE-certified expert gemmologist
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Charlotte Wannebroucq

Gemmologist expert, member of the CNE-Art, and expert in signed jewelry. Twenty-five years of experience at the heart of Parisian jewelry, between the Carré Rive Gauche and Place Vendôme.
She signs the decryptions of collections, the analyses of stones and the estimates published in Esprit Joaillerie. Each piece commented on is examined in person, in the workshop, in the sales room or in the showroom.
  • Expertise

    Gemmology and signed jewellery

  • Member

    CNE-Art

  • Experience

    Over 25 years in Parisian jewellery