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Important Pair of Large Seaman Schepps Emerald Earrings 18k yellow gold, the earrings mounted with emerald-cut emeralds weighing approximately 39.50 carats in total, stamped "Seaman Schepps 750". l. 3/4", total weight 16.3 grams Notes: Seaman Schepps was a talented visionary that rose from the tenements of New York City to found one of America’s most celebrated jewelry houses. His innovative and creative designs became wildly popular and catapulted him to enormous success. Born in 1881 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Seaman Schepps grew up with modest means. At the age of fourteen, he dropped out of school and traversed the United States as a traveling salesman. In 1904, he opened his own store in Los Angeles selling antiques and jewelry. He would open and close several stores during this time, but was determined to keep trying and learn from his past mistakes. In 1921, Schepps returned to New York and opened a shop at 1066 6th Avenue. Like so many others, Schepps lost everything after the stock market crash of 1929 and was forced to close his newly built shop. Even this devastating loss couldn’t stop the talented young man from pursuing his dreams. Seaman Schepps travelled the world and surrounded himself with endless inspiration. While in Europe, he was inundated with fashion and art, and befriended renowned jewelers such as Verdura and Suzanne Belperron. This seminal moment made him realize that it was time to trust his abilities and only sell jewelry of his own design and creation….and sell they did! Seaman Schepps was a master of mixing materials and incorporating bold colors in his avant-garde designs. From bejeweled mammoth tusk cuffs to earrings made from pearls wrapped in gold wire, or precious and semi-precious stones gathered in a riot of color. Schepps also loved the simplicity of an exceptional solitary stone with minimal decoration, much like the emerald earrings offered in this sale. His granddaughter "His designs are not about diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, although he certainly used them, but rather about transforming the unexpected into something of extraordinary visual power and beauty," remarked the late jeweler’s granddaughter Amanda Vaill in a 2012 interview with Elle Décor. Seaman Schepps created exceptional jewelry for exceptional clients that was unlike anything seen before. He became the jeweler of choice for New York’s café society and his loyal following grew to include Coco Chanel Katharine Hepburn Marlene Dietrich, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Andy Warhol the Duchess of Windsor and members of the Du Pont, Mellon and Rockefeller families, earning him the title of “America’s Court Jeweler.” His jewelry was so unique that many collected his pieces as works of art. The success of Seaman Schepps was an amalgam of his travels, love of art, nature and his entrepreneurial spirit. His jewelry frequently appeared on the covers of the most fashionable magazines, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country. Seaman Schepps was always original, always noteworthy, and continues to be highly collectable to this day.