The treasure hunters: how Chaumet's archivists track down long-lost jewels
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telegraph.co.ukChaumet's newly renovated Paris HQ is the perfect home for its impressive archive, including jewellery made for European royalty and Picasso One wonders how Marie-Louise, Duchess of Parma, would feel if she knew that 173 years after her death, her oversized portrait would be hung opposite that of her husband, Napoleon Bonaparte, while on his right would be his first wife, Empress Joséphine - the one whose name he supposedly uttered with his dying breath.
Marital tensions aside, the fact that the trio are the welcoming committee to the private grand salons on the second floor of Chaumet's newly renovated hôtel particulier at 12 place Vendôme demonstrates just how closely tied the house is to its most celebrated patrons.
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