Matthieu Cheminee
“I was born and grew up in Paris, France. My interest in metalsmithing started at 19 when I moved to Taos, New-Mexico where I studied Navajo, Zuni and Hopi techniques and traditions, especially Navajo stamp work. I was then drawn to work in West Africa. When I moved to Mali, I studied Touareg, Fulani and other techniques that have been passed from one generation to another in the apprenticeship tradition. In the modern world, these techniques are getting lost and I was moved to attempt to preserve them by writing a book called "Legacy, jewelry techniques of West Africa".
In 2014 Tim McCreight and I created the Toolbox initiative, a non-profit organization that helps jewellers in West Africa mostly by giving donated tools.”
Watch an interview with Matthieu by Anna Lindsay MacDonald for MetalAid (Sep'23) here.
Read an interview with Matthieu on Art Jewelry Forum about his background, career and work in Africa here.
Matthieu Cheminée
$2,950.00
Tear drop pendant in sterling silver and 18k gold with diamonds, on an 45cm (18") 18k yellow gold chain. Pendant measures 1.2 x 2.8 x 0.2 cm. Click here for more work...
Matthieu Cheminée
$800.00
Signet Ring in sterling silver with a medallion emblem based on a Nepalese stamp. Of just the right heft, it is cast and finished with a matte oxide, in a size 10.25. ...
Matthieu Cheminée
$700.00
Stamped sterling silver cuff bracelet with border. Size large.
6.8 x 5.4 x 1.7 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$1,150.00
Large rectangular pendant in sterling silver & 18k gold, with diamonds at the bottom, on a 57cm sterling chain. Pendant measures 1.9 x 3.1 x 0.4 cm. Click here for more...
Matthieu Cheminée
$4,200.00
Hand stamped 18k gold ring with white diamonds. Size 6.25.
2 x 2 x 1.3 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$500.00
Buddha medallion pendant in sterling silver with 3 diamonds. Pendant measures 2 x 3.1 x 0.3 cm, on a 61cm (24") sterling chain. Click here for more work by this...
Matthieu Cheminée
$850.00
Round pendant in hand stamped sterling silver and 18k yellow gold. Length with sterling chain is 49.5cm. Pendant measures 2 x 2 x 0.2 cm. Click here for more work...
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,450.00
Double-sided pendant that is slightly pillowed in 18k gold with a diamond on each side of the Nepalese flower stamp. 1.8 x 3 x 0.4 cm Click here for more...
Matthieu Cheminée
$950.00
Square pendant in sterling silver and diamonds set on the side in 18k gold, on a 52" sterling chain. Pendant measures 1.4 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm. Click here for more...
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,850.00
Drop stud earrings in sterling silver and 18k gold with prasiolites and diamonds.
0.9 x 4.6 x 0.3 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$500.00
Medallion pendant in sterling silver, with 3 diamonds.
Pendant measures 2 x 3.1 x 0.3 cm, on a 51cm (24") sterling chain.
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Matthieu Cheminée
$1,100.00
Rectangular pendant in hand stamped sterling silver and 18k yellow gold. Length with sterling chain is 51cm. Pendant measures 4 x 1 x 0.2 cm. Click here for more work by...
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,050.00
Long rectangular pendant in sterling silver & 18k gold, with diamonds at the bottom, on a 45cm sterling silver chain. 1.1 x 5.1 x 0.7 cm Click here for more work by...
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,750.00
Orange Sapphire Ring - a hand stamped sterling silver open band ends in 18k gold with four rounding rows of flashing sapphires on the larger side and two rows on the...
Matthieu Cheminée
$3,900.00
Orange Sapphire Bracelet - a hand stamped sterling silver open cuff ends in 18k gold with four rounding rows of flashing sapphires. The cuff matches wonderfully well Matthieu's orange sapphire ring....
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,800.00
Fine 18k gold band with green sapphires (3) and diamonds (5). Size 7.
1.9 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$3,350.00
Diamond T-clasp handmade 16.6k recycled gold chain. The T-clasp with 2 diamond end points can be worn to the front, back, or lariat style. 48cm long (19") with a chain...
Matthieu Cheminée
$800.00
Stamped sterling silver earrings with diamonds set in 18k gold, with gold ear hooks.
1.8 x 3 x 0.2 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$2,200.00
Wide stamped sterling silver cuff bracelets with a line of diamonds set into 18kt yellow gold. Size small-medium. 6.1 x 5 x 6.5w cm (at widest). Click here for more work...
Matthieu Cheminée
$5,400.00
Phenomenal pink sapphires and diamonds sparkle in this floral 18k yellow gold band. Size 8.
2.1 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$2,600.00
Hand stamped 18k gold ring with diamonds. Size 6.
1.9 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$350.00
Small Ganesh pendant cast in sterling silver, with 3 diamonds. Pendant measures 1.2 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm, on a 51cm (20") sterling chain. Click here for more work by this...
Matthieu Cheminée
$750.00
Handmade chain of sterling silver. 60cm long (23.6"), with a chain width of 0.3cm and clasp width of 0.8cm.
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Matthieu Cheminée
$750.00
Sterling silver cuff bracelet with hand stamped Japanese fan pattern. Size medium.
6.2 x 5 x 2.7 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$5,400.00
Hand stamped 18k gold ring with a large peridot encircled by diamonds. The diamonds on the shoulders of the band cast a reflection on the deep rise of the bezel....
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,800.00
Fine 18k gold band with 8 diamonds of varying sizes playfully set at differing heights. Size 6.75.
1.9 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$1,750.00
Hand stamped ring in sterling silver and 18k gold with yellow sapphires. Size 7.
2.1 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$900.00
Wide sterling silver cuff bracelet with hand stamped Japanese fan pattern. Size large.
6.4 x 5 x 3.8 cm.
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Matthieu Cheminée
$700.00
Stamped sterling silver cuff bracelet with border. Size large.
7 x 5.5 x 2 cm
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Matthieu Cheminee
$3,100.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring with a bubble of diamonds set in 18k gold.
Size 6.75
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Matthieu Cheminée
$2,400.00
Diamonds and green sapphires glow in these 18k yellow gold earrings.
0.7 x 3 x 0.2 cm
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Matthieu Cheminee
$525.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring. Rounded ends dotted with black spinels meet in the middle.
Size 8
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Matthieu Cheminee
$850.00
Stamped sterling silver ring. A band of diamonds and 18kt yellow gold joins two asymmetrical square ends.
Size 7
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Matthieu Cheminee
$1,350.00
Sterling silver cuff, stamped with a geometric pattern. Within the pattern, there is a subtle texture in the oxidized spaces between the bright silver lines. Size medium. Click here for more work...
Matthieu Cheminee
$1,800.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring with a line of yellow sapphires and 18k gold.
Size 7
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Matthieu Cheminee
$350.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring
Size 10.25
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Matthieu Cheminee
$550.00
Hand stamped sterling silver necklace.
5 x 1 x 1cm on a 18" chain.
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Matthieu Cheminee
$850.00
Hand stamped sterling silver earrings with long 18k yellow gold wires and cinched by a diamond detail.
4 x 2cm
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Matthieu Cheminee
$650.00
Hand stamped sterling silver cuff.
6 x 4.5 cm. Would fit a small wrist.
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Matthieu Cheminee
$550.00
Hand stamped sterling silver necklace. Two rectangular forms are joined at either end with a bend in the middle, creating a hollow form. 6.5 x 1 x 0.8 cm, on...
Matthieu Cheminee
$300.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring. 2.3 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm
Size 10.75
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Matthieu Cheminée
$250.00
Small Ganesh pendant cast in sterling silver, with a single diamond to the left of the figure. 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm Click here for more work by this...
Matthieu Cheminée
$1,800.00
Hand stamped ring in sterling silver and 18k gold with bridge line of sapphires. The engaging asymmetrical design allows for it to be worn in different ways. 2.1 x 2.1 x 0.8...
Matthieu Cheminée
$250.00
Small Ganesh pendant cast in sterling silver, with a single diamond to the right of the figure.
2.5 x 1 x 0.2 cm
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Matthieu Cheminée
$1,050.00
Long rectangular pendant in sterling silver & 18k gold, with a line of diamonds at the bottom. Pendant measures 1 x 5.7 x 0.7 cm, on a 24" wheat chain. Click here...
Matthieu Cheminee
$300.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring. 2.1 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Size 9.25
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Matthieu Cheminee
$2,400.00
Sterling silver cuff, stamped with a geometric floral pattern, and dotted with 10 small diamonds set in 18k gold.
Size medium.
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Matthieu Cheminee
$370.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring with a line of light blue sapphires.
Size 6
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Matthieu Cheminee
$700.00
Hand stamped sterling silver ring a large smoky quartz stone.
Size 11.25
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Matthieu Cheminée
$550.00
Necklace with black spinels set in sterling silver around a stamped pattern.
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