Specialties

• Had shops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York selling a myriad of goods.
• Became known as an avant-garde jeweler, “America’s Court Jeweler.”
• Chunky pieces with quantities of colored gemstones.
• Maltese cross brooches, shell earrings chunky bracelets following the styles of other famous jewelers of the day.

Unusual materials

• Gemstones in every color.
• Shell
• Ivory
• Turquoise
• Wood
• Coral
• Rock Crystal
• Found materials.

1940s-50s

• Animal themes.
• Celebrity & Society Clients including the Duchess of Windsor and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1972

• Seaman Schepps died.
• Patricia Schepps Vaill, his daughter continued the tradition.

1992

• The business was sold to Jay Bauer and Anthony Hopenhajm who continue to produce jewelry in the traditional Schepps style using the original molds and designs.