▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bes an çon . ▁This ▁public ▁school ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁painter ▁Mel ch ior ▁Wir sch ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁sculpt or ▁Luc ▁Bre ton . ▁ ▁Su z anne ▁V u ill erme ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁" Dec or ative ▁Art " ▁annual ▁competition ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁pendant - watch . ▁That ▁prize ▁was ▁the ▁reward ▁for ▁her ▁years ▁of ▁study ▁in ▁" Watch - making ▁and ▁Jew el ry ▁Dec oration ". ▁ ▁Bo iv in ▁j ew ell ery ▁house ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁soon ▁after ▁her ▁move ▁to ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Tw ent ies ", ▁Su z anne ▁V u ill erme ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁model ist - design er ▁by ▁Jean ne ▁Bo iv in , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁René ▁Bo iv in . ▁The ▁French ▁j ew ell ery ▁house ▁Bo iv in , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁had ▁lost ▁its ▁founder ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁tal ented ▁designer . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁M aison ▁René ▁Bo iv in ▁featured ▁many ▁j ew els ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁sketch es ▁of ▁Su z anne ▁V u ill erme ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts