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Christie’s To Honor Dinh Van With Exhibition

AuctionsJul 16, 2025

Christie’s To Honor Dinh Van With Exhibition

The auction house will be hosting a retrospective paying tribute to jeweler Jean Dinh Van and his company’s 60th anniversary.

Jean Dinh Van Orgue Ring
Jeweler Jean Dinh Van began his company in 1965. Today, his work is being celebrated by Christie’s in an exhibition slated for Sept. 3 to 13. Seen here is Cartier and Dinh Van’s “Orgue” ring in silver. (Image credit: Archive Dinh Van)
Paris—Christie’s will be hosting a retrospective paying tribute to the late French jeweler Jean Dinh Van in September.

The “Dinh Van, 60 Years of Freedom and Creation” exhibition honors Dinh Van, who died in 2022 at the age of 94, and the 60th anniversary of his company.

It will run from Sept. 3 to 13 at Christie’s Paris on Avenue Matignon 9.

The retrospective on his work will bring together heritage pieces, iconic jewels, and archive documents to provide attendees with an opportunity to rediscover Dinh Van’s revolutionary creations, the auction house said.

Dinh Van was not just a jeweler, but a sculptor, craftsman, and artist, who was a pioneer in the exploration of shapes and metal, said Christie’s.

He invented modern jewelry in the late 1960s, according to Christie’s, creating jewelry with clean, minimalist lines for a new generation of women and men.

His creativity was in tune with the times as fashion and jewelry were supplementing the movement of women’s emancipation. The jewelry he created was free, creative, and unconventional, which echoed the aspirations of a society in search of meaning and freedom, said Christie’s.


He joined Cartier in 1950, working with the jeweler for 8 years, according to the Dinh Van website

He founded his own business in 1965 and created his legendary “Deux Perles” ring after being inspired by fashion designer Pierre Cardin in 1967.

He was one of the French jewelers selected to exhibit his creations at the 1967 Montreal World's Fair, where he caught the attention of his former employer Cartier, said Christie’s.

Dinh Van signed an agreement with Cartier, overseeing its workshops in New York for the next 10 years.

During this time, his creations, co-signed by Cartier and Dinh Van, were quickly noticed and distributed throughout North America.

By 1977, he opened his first store on New York City’s Madison Avenue.

Since then, his creations have been included in many museum collections.

Dinh Van also collaborated with fashion designer Paco Rabanne and sculptor César, who was a close friend.

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Along with the opening of the Dinh Van exhibition comes the release of the book “Dinh Van: Jewelry Sculptor.”

Written by Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter and published by Editions Flammarion, the book details Dinh Van’s work.

Geoffroy-Schneiter has also authored “Gold: The Impossible Collection,” “Van Cleef & Arpels,” and “Asian Jewellery.”

It will be available on Oct. 25 and retails for $55. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

A film and two re-editions of emblematic pieces of jewelry by Dinh Van will also be released as a tribute to Dinh Van.

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