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Making art and jewelry on a Caribbean island

Ever dream of dropping everything, moving to an island and making art for the rest of your life – surrounded...
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Women who paved the way: Elsa Schiaparelli

The spotlight is on Elsa Schiaparelli, once again. She closed her shop in Paris almost six decades ago, yet her...
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Liz Taylor on the block: $100 and up

Rahul Kadakia met Elizabeth Taylor at an auction in Cannes in 1999. “I was a young boy and here was...
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Man Ray’s jewelry by Gem Montebello

Among the rash of artist/goldsmith collaborations that came out in the sixties and seventies, Man Ray’s jewelry truly stands out....
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Vintage

Ralph Esmerian goes to prison

Ralph Esmerian, fourth-generation jewelry dealer and former owner of the Fred Leighton chain, was sentenced Friday to six years in...
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Bakelite on the block in L.A.

Eighty lots of Bakelite and Lucite jewelry from a private collection will be auctioned off during the Period Art &...
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Elizabeth Taylor jewelry auction: Make that 12 world records

Christie’s is claiming no less than a dozen world records for the December 13, 2011, auction, known officially as The...
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Vintage

Boivin and Belperron: bold, gem-laden geometry

In the heady world of Paris between the two world wars, Deco jewelry ruled – which made the bold jewels...
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ContemporaryExhibits

Frank Stella: stunning, not-so-wearable art

Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Frank Stella? The...
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Vintage

Wear it like a rock star: ode to Jimi

I’ve been obsessed with Hendrix again since watching the 1973 documentary Jimi Hendrix, followed by the 2007 biopic. Hendrix was...
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Why blue diamonds are blue: recent tests on the Hope Diamond

Blue diamonds continue to bring top prices at auction, a natural blue diamond being so rare and so dazzling. A...
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Elizabeth Taylor jewelry auction breaks five world records

Christie’s sale of Elizabeth Taylor’s famous jewels was anticipated to be the most important single-owner jewelry sale in a decade,...
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Fullerton-Bahr: mokume gane

John Bahr and Lynda Fullerton like to learn new things. Having designed jewelry together since 1990, they had the basics...
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Lorraine Schwartz brings big gems, crazy glam to red carpet

If there was any doubt that red carpet minimalism is giving way to big gems and over-the-top glam, last night’s...
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The Good Wife: character studies in jewelry

You know you’re obsessed with a show when you have to watch every behind-the-scenes special feature on the DVD. That’s...
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