UPCOMING EXHIBITION: "Paris, City of Pearls" at L'ECOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

Van Cleef & Arpels, Gladiator brooch, 1956, yellow gold, emeralds, rubies, turquoise, pearls, baroque pearl, diamonds. Collection Van Cleef & Arpels. UPCOMING EXHIBITION: "Paris, City of Pearls" at L'ECOLE, School of Jewelry Arts -  We are all familiar with pearls. Sought-after since ancient times, they still inspire the great  modern jewelers. But how many people know that they were at the heart of an intense trade between the Gulf and France from the late 19th to the mid-20th century? How many remember that they were a…