Hortensia or Precious Lace
Chaumet · Chopard
Hortensia
Hydrangea florets gathered into pompoms, garlands and posies, the flower repeated in gold petals, pink opal and pavé.
Precious Lace
Diamonds set in scalloped gold openwork that reads like antique lace, cut into tutu ruffles, waves and hearts.
A garden and a dressmaker's trim. Chaumet's Hortensia, first shown as high jewelry in autumn 2013, gathers hydrangea florets into pompoms and garlands in pink opal, coral and coloured sapphires, a nod to Joséphine's plantings at Malmaison. Precious Lace, from Geneva three years later, takes its flower from textile: Chopard holds diamonds in scalloped gold openwork, shaped as tutu ruffles and waves. Where Hortensia relies on colour, Precious Lace is almost all white light and pattern.
| Fact | Hortensia | Precious Lace |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2013 | 2016 |
| Designer | Claire Dévé-Rakoff | — |
| School | Place Vendôme | Geneva |
| Materials | rose gold, white gold, yellow gold, diamond, opal, sapphire, ruby, coral, tourmaline, mother-of-pearl | rose gold, white gold, diamond |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | Not published | €11,900 |
| Top of line | — | €44,000 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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