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Eight historic jewels were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Media outlets are scrambling to place a value on these priceless treasures. The value of one is pretty clear, though. Here’s what we know...
Edwardian jewelry is delicate and feminine with fine detail and classical motifs, often made with faceted gems and seed pearls. It's perfect for layering.
Perhaps the most familiar form of revival jewelry is the cameo. Whose grandmother did not have one of these in her jewelry box? Its roots trace to classical mythology. Done well, a cameo is a thing of beauty loaded with symbolism.
Garnets were believed to cure excessive anger and bring fidelity and true friendship to the January-born. They were also frequently mistaken for both rubies and emeralds. A look at this versatile gemstone.
December babies have as their birthstone a talisman imbued by ancient cultures with all the powers of sea and sky. Turquoise jewelry is as fashionable today as it was 7,000 years ago but the natural, untreated variety is getting harder to spot.
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In this day of mass production, with high-end craft galleries shuttering at an alarming rate, studio jewelers feel a mounting pressure to rely on the well-made production line. But many still prefer to make their jewelry by hand, using methods of fabrication that date to ancient times. Recently, I started asking successful studio jewelers: What are your favorite tools? We’ve heard from Sydney Lynch and Rebecca Myers, among others. This time I turned to another legendary art jeweler to see […]...
Michael David Sturlin had been a goldsmith for about 15 years when he turned to chain-making two decades ago. He was mostly self-taught, with the exception of...
Lucie Heskett-Brem makes chains, but not as we’ve come to know them. She makes chains Old World-style: hand-crafted, luxury items in high-karat gold. Her chains are carried...
Since ancient times, the chain has enjoyed a coveted place in jewelry. It represents eternal love and all the other good stuff about human connection: the eternity...
Ever dream of dropping everything, moving to an island and making art for the rest of your life – surrounded by exotic wildlife, crystal blue seascapes, and...
Carving and setting opal is like sculpting stained glass. Not only is the opal fragile and unpredictable, it dictates form. Making jewelry from it requires patience, flexibility, and a taste for living on the edge.
World’s largest aquamarine carving, the 10.363-carat Dom Pedro, goes on display Thursday...