{"id":47,"date":"2024-04-27T12:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T12:44:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb29d9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4eb29d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f8cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f3f8cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ISKENDERIAN HERITAGE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476b4c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476b4c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Iskenderian house shares its family heritage. Ardent travelers and fond of precious stones, has passed on its know-how from generation to generation. It is a dynasty of aesthetes.<br \/><br \/>Four generations of experts in fine jewelry, goldsmithing and the art market have succeeded one another, developing over the years a mastery of rare metals, gems and the artistic sensations of the different eras.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53276724 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53276724\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1944f3c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1944f3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c47a29b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c47a29b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa61539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fa61539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AN ODE TO ISKENDERIAN JOURNEYS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c03d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c03d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A poetic and elaborate invitation to travel, this is the lure of Iskenderian, high-end antique and vintage jewelry house.<\/p><p>At Iskenderian, every piece of jewelry is an invitation to escape. Travel is what forms the spirit and the accounts of adventure by evoking faraway lands where precious stones and rare gems are discovered, brought back via epic sagas.<\/p><p>Iskenderian is also the promise of a journey back in time. The house transmits these jewels on to collectors or museums, or offers them to individuals wishing to acquire an exclusive piece the exudes history and passion. Every creation conceals the secrets of its manufacture, of its epoch and of the persons who possessed it. Iskenderian has been actively passing on timeless and eternal treasures for over a century now.\u200b<\/p><p>Iskenderian ensures that each piece is unique, handcrafted by goldsmiths, craftsmen and master jewelers with exceptional know-how.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f626798 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f626798\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b3c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72b3c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721832e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"721832e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82ea09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b82ea09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd0ba4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bd0ba4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddf329 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ddf329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>HISTORY <br>&amp; HERITAGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2885ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a2885ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The family\u2019s story begins more than a century ago in what was once Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire, <br> and a crossroads of the cultures of the East and West.\n<br>\n<br>\nIn Constantinople, Armenian goldsmiths and jewelers, with a centuries-old legacy of creative work with rare metals and precious stones, held strategic positions with the sultan. Armenia has always maintained an ethos of jewelry and goldsmithing, for trade and creating of original works.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09164e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b09164e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d85cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d85cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4-scaled.jpg\" title=\"4\" alt=\"4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558eb395 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558eb395\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156b9ac3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"156b9ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84abf9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84abf9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d715486 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d715486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7420f68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7420f68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KNOW-HOW\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3583cea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3583cea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iskenderian\u2019s expertise ranges from locating and analysing pieces to consulting and personalized sale of exceptional antique jewelry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a156dcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a156dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc4c6d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4cc4c6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c74bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c74bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">confidentiality\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e913bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e913bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company assesses the diamonds for large auction houses or private individuals, authenticating their hallmarks, the quality of gold and precious metals and the purity of the stones. Its experts provide confidential evaluations. Once apprised of a piece\u2019s value, a client may then decide to sell their jewelry and gems.Iskenderian can access selective and prominent jewelry archives and gemology laboratories around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622859e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"622859e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e6c8be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78e6c8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aab77a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aab77a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PERSONALIZED SALE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0006c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0006c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the path for anyone with a sensitivity for beauty, haute couture and the art of owning antique pieces created by prestigious manufacturers. This is more than an object, it is an ode to travel through time, materials, eras, imagination, and a multitude of intersecting lives. Here, you enter a universe rife with passion, history, curiosity, imagination and culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347c3efe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"347c3efe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3fe81a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b3fe81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670a0fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670a0fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE HUNT\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a590c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a590c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Iskenderian house scours the world in search of jewels for collectors from all over the world. It is also regularly contacted by international museums who hope to enhance their collections with antique treasures. The house looks for precious emeralds, sapphires and rubies, natural pearls and rare objects from the Belle Epoque, Art Deco and Art Nouveau eras. In this way, it contributes to accumulating priceless collections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd4060 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bd4060\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68114a23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68114a23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3b0823 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f3b0823\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12dfcc6e elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"12dfcc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-cta__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1466\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1466x2048.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1466x2048.jpg 1466w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1100x1536.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-scaled.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53529cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53529cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1893, Agop Iskenderian became the official supplier of gemstones, jewelry and the wares of goldsmiths for the great personalities of the time. He shared his passion for the business with his son, Zarmair, who loved to travel, regularly going off on junkets, often to Paris to meet with illustrious clients and provide them with luxury items.<\/p><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">With the passing years and the travels they embarked on, the family, passionate about rare objects, ameliorated its expertise and passed on its<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1988353b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1988353b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9e064b elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2b9e064b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-cta__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3.jpg 622w, https:\/\/dev.iskenderian.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db82623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db82623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of the 1960s, the third generation of Iskenderians came to Paris, the world capital of high jewelry and glamour. Paris is also the preferred meeting place for art market professionals.\u00a0<br \/>Iskenderian opened several jewelry stores in Paris, including one located on Rue de la Paix, linking the Place de l\u2019Ope\u0301ra to Place Vendo\u0302me, a key location for fine jewelry and a consummate landmark for connoisseurs from around the world. Another boutique opened at 46 Ave George V, a stone\u2019s throw from the famous Champs- Elyse\u0301es, where it developed a loyal client base.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1d0ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca1d0ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7ff9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e7ff9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff7483 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bff7483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a749510 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a749510\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a5b07 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71a5b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 2006, Laurent Iskenderian established the company\u2019s presence in Switzerland, a symbol of seriousness and rigor, quality and reliability. After obtaining a certificate from the Antwerp Diamond High Council in Belgium, he achieved a reputation as an adept connoisseur of head pieces, colored diamonds and precious stones for major international buyers.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4cd91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef4cd91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44153c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44153c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0590ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0590ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf14527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf14527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laurent ISKENDERIAN<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96673fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96673fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, the Iskenderian House hosts clients, specialists and collectors from all over the world in its unique location in the most prestigious part of Geneva, the capital of fine jewelry that is a world focal point for international institutions and the epicenter of business.<br \/><br \/>In its premises of over 150 sqm spanning two floors and featuring a retro take-off of the 1950s, the Iskenderian house exhibits creations dating from the end of the 19th century to the 1970s. <br \/><br \/>This is the Mecca of tiaras and crowns. The house displays antique pieces of fine jewelry designed by Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Chaumet, Boucheron and such innovators as Suzanne Belperron, Rene\u0301 Boivin, Raymond Templier, Jean Despre\u0301s and Pierre Sterle\u0301.<br \/><br \/>Iskenderian also hunts for gems for collectors and museums and conducts appraisals. Its reputation for excellence and discretion forged over the years has attracted an international clientele.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce81fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ce81fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:241,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/dev.iskenderian.ch\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Iskenderian-devanture.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a757b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a757b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36eb19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36eb19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nOUR SPECIALISTS ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL<br><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2be3d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2be3d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f959047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f959047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get in touch today and receive a complimentary consultation.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9c156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb9c156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEwMTgiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ISKENDERIAN HERITAGE The Iskenderian house shares its family heritage. 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