Bakelite jewelry can look a lot like modern resin, but the earliest attempts at plastic didn’t look so plastic. Celluloid... Read More
Many famous twentieth-century painters and sculptors designed in jewelry at some point in their careers, usually in close collaboration with trained goldsmiths. Most of it looks a lot like their art - and some of it opened doors for both celebrity designers and creative studio jewelry. Read More
The glamorous Belperron was a celebrity designer in her day, her jewelry worn by Colette, Frank Sinatra, Diana Vreeland and the Duchess of Windsor. A glance through the Belperron pieces up for sale this week offer a nice overview of her distinctive and timeless style. Read More
While musicians and poets were rebelling against the status quo in Greenwich Village in the mid-20th century, metalsmiths like Art... Read More
Curator Sarah Coffin talks about the “Bejeweled Lives” section of the exhibit opening this Friday at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels. Read More
What happens to jewelry abandoned in safety deposit boxes? Apparently, some of it ends up at auction. A portion of the... Read More
Jewelry designed by Salvador Dali is the hot ticket these days at auction and museums. Three major exhibits are spotlighting... Read More
Under Toussaint's guidance in the 1930s, Cartier began to move away from abstract Deco designs and into figurative work: lacquered ladybugs, exotic birds and her signature, the panther. One of her famous panther bracelets that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor may fetch $2 million at Christie's NY today. Read More
Since the beginning of time, it’s been used as a symbol of mortality, victory, the ultimate Memento Mori. Long before... Read More
Some stunning Renaissance Revival jewelry is coming up for sale this month, renewing interest – yet again – in that... Read More
It’s the kind of jewelry you might find in a Moroccan street market or on a well-dressed belly dancer: colorful,... Read More
It seems only natural that so many women design jewelry. After all, it’s primarily women who wear it—which may explain... Read More
Picasso, Max Ernst, Georges Braque, Salvador Dali and Man Ray all designed jewelry, as did a surprising number of other 20th-century sculptors and painters. Much of it goes on display this week in Barcelona. Read More
Not that you have to get literal with the valentines, but there is something about that shape. It’s tempting to... Read More
Boston is shining the spotlight this summer on a pioneer of American studio jewelry: Margret Craver. If you’re a collector... Read More