Perhaps the most familiar form of revival jewelry is the cameo. Whose grandmother did not have one of these in her jewelry box? Its roots trace to classical mythology. Done well, a cameo is a thing of beauty loaded with symbolism. Right now, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has quite a collection on display.
Much of what we know about Ancient Egyptians comes from the jewels they left behind. Women played an important role...
A glorious retrospective of Cartier jewels opened Sunday at the Denver Art Museum, with 250 rare jewels produced between 1900...
Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the...
Most of us know by now that Dali, Calder, even Picasso designed jewelry at some point. But Frank Stella? The...
Revival is always happening in the jewelry world, but archaeological revival had its heyday in the second half of the 19th century, when all kinds of treasure was being excavated all over Europe.
Crowds will pile into the Museum of Modern Art this weekend to see Yoko Ono’s art. Saturday night they will applaud...
It’s not the record-breaking 18-piece JAR collection that went on the block last year or the legendary 17 actress Ellen...
Blue diamonds continue to bring top prices at auction, a natural blue diamond being so rare and so dazzling. A...
Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 2 Gloria Lieberman, director of fine jewelry at...
For those who collect books on gems and jewels, there's nothing like a compelling read backed up with amazing photography. The publishing gods have favored us this year! Here are three must-haves for gem aficionados.
John Hatleberg has done just about everything imaginable with rare gems: pasting them on naked women, making vegetables out of...
Earliest use of photos in jewelry were locket-style portraits, an extension of the painted miniatures people were wearing by the...
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on...
Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 1: At the auction, a chrome-metal watch with...