Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Tiffany & Co
Designer Jean Schlumberger, Butterflies Necklace
In 2025, Tiffany & Co was awarded the Special Jury Prize and the Heritage Prize at the inaugural Grand Prix de la Haute Joaillerie (GPHJ) in Monaco. The company also received a Heritage Prize for the historic Butterfly Choker, one of the first high jewelry pieces designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.
Made in 1956, the piece was inspired by his friend, American philanthropist and horticulturist Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, who conceived a necklace that celebrated the beauty of fluttering butterflies.
The necklace was provided by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA).
Gold, diamonds, turquoise, amethysts, peridots, sapphires and spinels