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Roger Schemama – French jeweler

YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROGER SCEMAMA Vintage Massive Flower Pendant Necklace.
YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROGER SCEMAMA Vintage Massive Flower Pendant Necklace.

Roger Schemama was a French jeweler. Schemama was born in Tunis to a wealthy Florentine family. In 1922, he moved to Paris where he began making parures. Schemama worked with the most famous French couture houses and revived the use of crystal in fashion in the 1950s.

Roger Scemama Modernist Starburst Brooch.
Roger Scemama Modernist Starburst Brooch.

Roger Schemama created jewelry for Jacques Fath, Balmain, Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Kristian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. Some of his jewelry for Yves Saint Laurent can be found in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Buckingham Palace Art Gallery, in London, the Fashion Museum in Paris.

Roger Scemama Starburst Pendant Necklace.
Roger Scemama Starburst Pendant Necklace.
Yves Saint Laurent By Roger Scemama Pendant Couture Iconic Necklace.
Yves Saint Laurent By Roger Scemama Pendant Couture Iconic Necklace.
Roger Scemama Vintage 1970s Green Malachite Glass Pendant Necklace.
Roger Scemama Vintage 1970s Green Malachite Glass Pendant Necklace.
Vintage Roger Scemama 1970s Architectural Red Pendant Necklace.
Vintage Roger Scemama 1970s Architectural Red Pendant Necklace.
French Vintage Roger Scemama Jeweled Pearl Brooch Pendant Necklace.
French Vintage Roger Scemama Jeweled Pearl Brooch Pendant Necklace.
Gold Plated Textured Emerald Crystal Necklace 1980s.
Gold Plated Textured Emerald Crystal Necklace 1980s.
Green Resin Cabochon Dangling Earrings.
Green Resin Cabochon Dangling Earrings.
Balenciaga Haute Couture Necklace, Provenance Bunny Mellon.
Balenciaga Haute Couture Necklace, Provenance Bunny Mellon.
Yves Saint Laurent Scemama Early Pendant, 1970s.
Yves Saint Laurent Scemama Early Pendant, 1970s.
James Galanos Amber Resin Necklace Roger Scemama Knotted Rope 1960's 1970's.
James Galanos Amber Resin Necklace Roger Scemama Knotted Rope 1960’s 1970’s.
Yves Saint Laurent by Roger Scemama Documented Vintage Massive Flower Pendant
Yves Saint Laurent by Roger Scemama Documented Vintage Massive Flower Pendant.
YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROGER SCEMAMA Vintage Dangling Earrings.
YVES SAINT LAURENT by ROGER SCEMAMA Vintage Dangling Earrings.
'60s Heavy Chain Link Necklace With Elephant Pendant By Roger Scemama for YSL.
’60s Heavy Chain Link Necklace With Elephant Pendant By Roger Scemama for YSL.
Yves Sant Laurent Clip on Earrings designed by Roger Scemama Paris for YSL 1980.
Yves Sant Laurent Clip on Earrings designed by Roger Scemama Paris for YSL 1980.
Gilded Flower Link Chain Belt By Roger Scemama for YSL, 1960s.
Gilded Flower Link Chain Belt By Roger Scemama for YSL, 1960s.
Scemama Jewelry Belt with Multicolored Glass Paste.
Scemama Jewelry Belt with Multicolored Glass Paste.
Clip on earring by Roger Scemama Paris 1960, gold plated, France.
Clip on earring by Roger Scemama Paris 1960, gold plated, France.