Legendary French jeweler Suzanne Belperron

Starfish brooch, made of chalcedony, cultured pearl and diamond, 1939. Legendary French jeweler Suzanne Belperron
Legendary French jeweler Suzanne Belperron
Jewelry masterpieces created by Suzanne Belperron (1900–1983) today receive very high prices at auctions. She designed jewelry for more than sixty years (!), until her sudden death on 28 March 1983. She did not leave any heir and her name should remain history. Before her death, Belperron wanted to burn her sketches, because she hated the idea that someone could use them. Fortunately, she did not burn the sketches.
Born in France in 1900, Madelyne Suzanne Marie Claire Woolerme grew up in Saint-Claude, a well-known in the world of jewelers and diamond lovers. The girl from an early age showed a talent for drawing, and wise parents decided to give their daughter to the school of fine arts in Besancon. A talented and ambitious girl, not satisfied with the province, she went to Paris, where quickly became a designer at the “Rene Boivin”.