French jewelry designer Georges Lenfant

French jewelry designer Georges Lenfant
Born in the 1880s, French designer Georges L’Enfant grew up in the world of jewelry design. While still a teenager, he worked as an apprentice in jewelry workshops before studying goldsmithing in Paris and abroad. Having founded Duparc et L’Enfant in 1899, Georges opened his own workshops in 1909 at 47 rue des Petits-Champs and 31 rue Danielle-Casanova in Paris. Within three years, Georges attracted the attention of several jewelry magazines, including Revue de la Bijouterie and Joaillerie, which published articles about the young talented jeweler. In addition, the most prestigious jewelry houses of the time noticed his creative and exquisite design and workmanship. As a result, L’Enfant created jewelry for such famous brands as Cartier, Mellerio dits Meller, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co, Hermes, Sandoz, Jean Été, Boivin, Bulgari, Frères and others.
Noteworthy, the product labeling is different. Thus, L’Enfant’s earliest jewelry includes DL (Duparc et L’Enfant), and from 1909 he marked jewelry with his initials GL.
In 1915, his son Jacques, who was only 11 years old, joined the family business. He took over the business in the 1940s and created some of his father’s most memorable designs. Both designers Georges and Jacques collaborated with other jewelry houses. One of them was Sandoz. After many years with Sandoz, Georges Lenfant bought the Sandoz company (1927). In addition, at the end of World War II, L’Enfant acquired Frères.
In 2003, Georges Lenfant ceased to exist.

French jewelry designer Georges Lenfant