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Trying on necklaces at Christie’s: a love story in pictures

As some of you may have gathered by now, trying on jewels at auction previews is a hobby of mine....
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Reinventing modern: jewelry at the world’s fairs

Sometimes, when I’m at a jewelry show combing the aisles, checking out the latest collections and trying to sniff out the...
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Women of Mad Men: Megan Draper & sixties glam

This Sunday, Mad Men launches into its seventh and final season, wrapping up a journey through the swinging sixties that...
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Martin Katz: journey to the red carpet

Martin Katz came to Los Angeles three decades ago, fresh out of Indiana University, thinking he’d have an adventure before...
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Family history: hawking handmade jewelry on the boardwalk

Both of my grandmothers were good with their hands, made and designed their own clothes, taught us all to love...
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s: jewels, lamps and holiday windows

Oh, the bustle, the glitter, the animated window displays. Is there anything better than Manhattan at holiday time? Well, maybe ...
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I’ll take Manhattan: gilded New York, then and now

As Mad Men draws to a close after taking us through a time-travel adventure of 1960s Manhattan, I can’t help...
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Spotlight on New York jewelry house Marcus & Co.

We’re all familiar with Tiffany & Co. but Marcus & Co.? Not so much. Unless you collect antique jewelry –...
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Jewels from the heart for Valentine’s Day

Wearing your heart on your sleeve or someone else’s heart near yours – that’s a tradition that goes way back....
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Georges Braque: jewels in flight

This small work on paper by Georges Braque titled “Oiseaux” (birds) will be auctioned at Christie’s London next week, one...
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Smoking Cartier: a major retrospective on display in Denver

A glorious retrospective of Cartier jewels opened Sunday at the Denver Art Museum, with 250 rare jewels produced between 1900...
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Women of Mad Men: inspired by mid-century movie stars (Joan)

Many have speculated that Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant based certain female characters on famous celebrities of the period....
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Heart-shaped jewels on the block

A woman has to be sentimental or wildly in love to appreciate heart-shaped jewelry – unless, of course, it’s just...
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Best books for jewelry lovers: Celebrating Jewellery

Holidays are approaching, as is Black Friday. No reason to brave the madding crowds when you can make a jewelry...
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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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