After Schepps’ death in 1972, Patricia Schepps Vaill continued to make jewelry in her father’s style, often using elements from pieces he had designed. Vaill developed a new look in jewelry aimed at appealing to a younger clientele.
After twenty years at the helm of her father’s company, Vaill retired and passed the baton to Jay Bauer and Anthony Hopenhajm who have continued to produce jewelry in the unique Schepps style. Over the last 16 years, Bauer and Hopenhajm have added new pieces to the classic collection and opened new shops in Palm Beach and Nantucket, bringing Schepps’ characteristic whimsy to a new generation of admirers.
Today’s designs draw on the Schepps archives which contain over 5,000 detailed jewelry renderings and 650 molds. The pieces created in the workshop continue to be made with cutting-edge methods and inventive and unusual materials. The flagship store on Park Avenue at Fifty-eighth Street continues to attract socialites, movie stars, royalty and trend-setters who are drawn to Schepps’ innovative use of exotic materials.
Seaman Schepps: The Man, The Heritage 
ABOVE: The famed Mousetrap Bracelet being made in the Seaman Schepps workshop in New York; BACKGROUND: Seaman Schepps designing jewelry at his desk
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