Upcoming Exhibition

Exhibition "Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française"

Paris, France 06.10.2023 — 04.02.2024
Diadème de Rachel dans Phèdre aux perles et camées, 1843 © Collection Comédie Française.jpg

L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts - Mercy Argenteau

16 bis, boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris


*L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts – Place Vendôme (31 rue Danielle Casanova) is under renovation. From October 1st, 2023, L'ÉCOLE’s activities will take place at Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau, 16 bis boulevard Montmartre, 75009 Paris. 

 

Exhibition from October 6th 2023 to February 4th 2024.

 

Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 7pm.
Late night on Thursdays until 9pm.
Closed on December 24th , 25th, 31st and January 1st.

 

*Free guided tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 6pm to 7pm.

 

**For groups: possibility of booking a guided tour on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5pm and 6pm, or on Wednesdays between 2pm and 4pm.

 

Contact us for booking conditions :

 

exposition.ecole@vancleefarpels.com  
+33 170 70 37 50

 

Free admission, by reservation

Exhibition "Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française"

In partnership with the Comédie-Française, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will be showcasing stage jewelry worn by the most famous actors and actresses - Talma, Rachel, Sarah Bernhardt... - retracing the history of stage jewelry since the 18th century. Jewelry, paintings, drawings and manuscripts bear witness to the opulence of these objects, which, while often made from non-precious materials, feature their jewelers’ skills.

Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française - Exhibition poster

Curators: Agathe Sanjuan, curator-archivist at the Comédie-Française, and L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.

Photo: Diadem of Rachel with cameos, 1821-1858
Shell cameos on golden copper alloy, lining in gold lamé fabric
© Coll. Comédie-Française – Photo:  L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts – Benjamin Chelly

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Exhibition Images "Stage Jewelry from the Comédie-Française"

97 - Broche de Sarah Bernhardt, René Lalique © Coll. Comédie-Française – Photo L’École Van Cleef & Arpels (6).jpg (

Brooch once owned by Sarah Bernhardt / René Lalique, 1896
Gold, emeralds, enamel
Photo : L'École Van Cleef & Arpels - Benjamin Chelly

© Coll. Comédie-Française
Diadème de Rachel dans Phèdre aux perles et camées, 1843 © Collection Comédie Française.jpg

Rachel's diadem in Phèdre with pearls and cameos, 1843. Photo : L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – Benjamin Chelly

 

© Coll. Comédie Française
71 - Couronne de Mlle Raucourt, 1871 © Coll. Comédie-Française – Photo L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – Benjamin Chelly (8).jpg

Crown worn by Mlle Raucourt in Rodogune by Pierre Corneille, 1871
Gilded copper alloy, blown pearls, leaded glass, textiles
Photo: L'École Van Cleef & Arpels - Benjamin Chelly

© Coll. Comédie-Française
Couronne de laurier en bronze doré de Rachel, XIXe siècle ©  Collection Comédie Française (2)

Laurel wreath in gilded bronze by Rachel, 19th century. Photo : L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – Benjamin Chelly

© Coll. Comédie Française
81 - Pectoral de Mounet-Sully © Coll. Comédie-Française – Photo L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – Benjamin Chelly (3).jpg

Athalie, pectoral by Mounet-Sully, 1909. Gilded copper alloy, textile, faceted glass cabochons on paillons
Photo : L'École Van Cleef & Arpels - Benjamin Chelly

© © Coll. Comédie-Française
Rachel's diadem in Phèdre aux pierres de couleur, 1843 © Collection Comédie Française.jpg

Rachel's diadem in Phèdre with colored stones, 1843. Photo : L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – Benjamin Chelly

© Coll. Comédie-Française
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This encyclopedia lists all of the jewelers in nineteenth-century Paris who crafted jewelry worn by theater performers.

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