La Grace et L'Elegance du Gout Francais: The Jewelry of the 1925 Paris Exposition

Our celebration of the centennial of the Art Deco style continues with a reprise of the lecture that Lisa Schoening gave in person, in June.

Boucheron Lapis.

The organizers of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes invited renowned Paris jewelers Cartier, Boucheron, and Georges Fouquet among others to bring their most modern creations to the Exposition. Representing nearly a decade's worth of painstaking work, these jewels showcased the determination of French jewelry designers to join their compatriots in all areas of consumer manufacturing in bringing a new language of design to life.

For six months visitors to the 1925 Paris Exposition had the opportunity to see exhibits from the most celebrated jewelers in their Pavilions in the center of Paris.

Our speaker, Lisa Schoening will give an illustrated presentation on the breathtaking Art Deco creations that were displayed at the Exposition.

No refunds, but you may sell or gift tickets to a friend.

Members: $15 (plus fees)

General Admission: $20 (plus fees)

Please note that only one ticket per viewing device is necessary. The program will be streamed on Zoom. If you purchase a ticket in advance of the event and are not able to attend, a recording will be provided.

Lisa Schoening has been enamoured with jewels since childhood, and had the great good fortune to have spent much of her career teaching both the science of gems and the history of jewelry for the Gemological Institute of America and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. She has spoken on jewelry history for the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, the Gia Alumni Association, and the Womens Jewelry Association, and for thirty years has dragged her friends through any number of jewelry stores, auction houses, and museum exhibits in search of small sparkly objects of extraordinary value.