If you think building a career as a jewelry designer is challenging today, imagine what it was like 50 years...
Retro was a bold style of jewelry that took off during WWII, when women became spies and factory workers and tough, sassy broads took over the big screen. Here's what to look for and how to wear it today.
Of all vintage engagement rings, Art Deco rings are probably the most easily recognized and coveted. The finest combine beautiful...
Marianne Ostier was the innovative designer behind Ostier, Inc., a Manhattan jewelry firm she ran with her husband, an Austrian court jeweler, after they emigrated in 1938. Ostier was known for organic textures and designs that reflect her training as an artist and sculptor.
A famous jewel is coming up for auction at Christie’s New York in April, the heart brooch designed by Paul...
One of the finest independent craftsmen working in French Art Nouveau was actually Belgian. With his delicate florals and scary Medusas, Philippe Wolfers was a master of that era's mystical, sensuous jewelry.
Jewelers have been tapping into the exoticism of Ancient Egypt for centuries. Two museum exhibitions have gathered some of the best, from ancient to Deco.
Snakesssss. Since civilization began, they’ve been lovingly recreated in precious material to slither up our fingers and wrists, tighten around...
When you get dressed and open that jewelry box looking for the final touch, what’s the one piece you find...
You may know Verdura as one of the designer flagships along the glitziest couple blocks of Fifth Avenue, but the...
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.
There is much we don't know about the history of women jewelers. But we know they were designing and making jewelry, even running businesses, back to the mid-19th century. Here are just a few women who paved the way.
Looking at all the textured gold leaf motifs and open-work rings and bracelets that debuted this year in Vegas, I...
Few jewels are more quintessentially Italian than those from the house of Buccellati, with its emphasis on textured gold, bold-colored...
As some of you may have gathered by now, trying on jewels at auction previews is a hobby of mine....