Seamen Schepps opened his first jewellery salon in LA in 1904 and, in 1914, in San Francisco. In 1921 he relocated to Sixth Avenue, in New York City, but was forced to close this salon after the stock market crashed in 1929. After reassessing current jewellery trends, he opened an exclusive shop on Madison Avenue in 1934 offering unique and original designs. His jewellery is characterised by the utilisation of precious and semi-precious stones together with man-made materials to create an interesting colour palette. He popularised gem-set animal jewellery, but is most noted for his earrings of pearlised turbo shells, mounted with gold wire and set with coloured gem stones. In 1956, Seaman Schepps relocated to 485 Park Avenue where his jewellery continues to be offered to a discriminating clientele even though Schepps passed away in 1972.

 

 

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