I admit it. I’m obsessed with jewelry boxes. This is partly because my own jewelry is overflowing my current jewelry...
Inspired by a Victorian bicycle brooch in an exhibit opening next month: a look back at the revolution in women's fashion brought about by the bicycle craze of the 1890s.
Not all designers work individually with couples to customize wedding rings, but sometimes galleries that represent those designers will serve...
Ralph Esmerian, former owner of Fred Leighton, pleaded guilty last week to bankruptcy fraud, a tragic turn in a respected...
With the death of Elizabeth Taylor today, we lost not only a Hollywood icon and often-amazing actress, but one of...
New jewelry is like new love. Once acquired, it’s difficult to part with. We want to take it everywhere. We...
As the final wave engulfs the brilliant career of Ralph Esmerian, the last of his treasures are being sold off...
Boston is shining the spotlight this summer on a pioneer of American studio jewelry: Margret Craver. If you’re a collector...
Only a few years ago, Ralph Esmerian was riding high, a respected dealer and collector taking over the role of...
Karen Gilbert doesn’t consider herself a chain-maker in the traditional sense, even though she has been obsessed with exploring the...
UPDATE: Here it is at last, the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl championship ring, presented to the team at a...
Barbara Bayne’s jewelry is often dark and organic, like something dug from the earth. Perhaps this has something to do...
As you might expect from a goldsmith trained in Germany but living in California, Birgit Kupke-Peyla makes jewelry that blends the exquisite craftsmanship of her homeland with the multicultural influences of her adopted home.
Some stunning Renaissance Revival jewelry is coming up for sale this month, renewing interest – yet again – in that...
If metalsmiths are the sculptors of the jewelry world, attracted to form and texture, enamellists are the painters, obsessed with...

