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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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Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 3

Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 2 Gloria Lieberman, director of fine jewelry at...
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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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Ralph Esmerian: rise and fall of a jewelry connoisseur

Only a few years ago, Ralph Esmerian was riding high, a respected dealer and collector taking over the role of...
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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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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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Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 2

Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 1: At the auction, a chrome-metal watch with...
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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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Elizabeth Taylor: jewels of a lifetime

With the death of Elizabeth Taylor today, we lost not only a Hollywood icon and often-amazing actress, but one of...
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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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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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Jewelry by Pablo Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar

In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
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Super Bowl championship rings for Packers unveiled

UPDATE: Here it is at last, the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl championship ring, presented to the team at a...
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Van Cleef & Arpels: celebrity style

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.
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