Behind the screens with Chanel's Coromandel high jewels

Gabrielle Chanel's passion for the opulently Chinese lacquer screens that decorated her apartment are the inspiration behind the Coromandel high jewels. 

11 September 2018
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  • Chanel Coromandel Horizon Lointain necklace
    Asian motifs in gold, platninum, diamonds and mother-of-pearl form a stylised landscape seen from afar in this bib style Horizon Lointain necklace with a 6-carat central diamond by Chanel Fine Jewelry. 
  • Chanel Coromandel Vibration Minerale bracelet
    The patterns from the coromandels or Chinese lacquer screens found in Gabrielle Chanel’s Rue Cambon apartment are evident in the Vibration Minerale bracelet with green and blue lacquer, mother–of-pearl and diamonds. Chanel Fine Jewelry. 
  • Chanel Coromandel Calligraphie Florale cuff bracelet
    A miniature Chinese floral scene is created in blackened gold open-work and set with white and brownish diamonds, pink sapphires, tsavorites and black spinels. Chanel Coromandel Calligraphie Florale cuff bracelet by Chanel Fine Jewelry.
  • Chanel Coromandel Fleur de Nacre bracelet
    Stylised Chinese flowers in mother-of-pearl are surrounded by diamond blooms in this delicate Coromandel Fleur de Nacre bracelet by Chanel Fine Jewelry that sits lightly on the wrist.
  • Chanel Coromandel Fleur de Laque necklace
    Pearls take on a new life in the Coromandel  Fleur de Laque necklace thanks to the five gold elements delicately decorated with black lacquer, diamond and mother of pearl with Chinese floral motifs by Chanel Fine Jewelry.
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Maria Doulton

MARIA DOULTON

After many years as a freelance journalist and editor specialising in watches and jewellery, together with Christine Pasquier, Maria founded The Jewellery Editor. Maria’s work appears in a wide variety of notable publications, including the Financial Times, Intelligent Life, Telegraph ...