Gem-set and Diamond Flag Brooch, Tiffany & Co. c. 1900-1910. Photo Credit:Tiffany & Co. In keeping with the character of the nation, the...
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The Buyers' Guide to Art Deco Jewelry
Strong design and technical brilliance are compelling reasons to collect signed Art Deco jewelry. And at its best and most collectible, it is a form of timeless wearable art.
An artist whose creations have never lost their sense of daring and disruptive power, François-Rupert Carabin (1862-1932) was an accomplished sculptor in wood and...
For world jewelry lovers, Bulgari stands for the beauty of Rome, and is widely prized for its jewels of daring scale and bold color....
Maison Boivin was a mini incubator of early to mid-20th century jewelry genius, owned and led for decades by women. The women of Boivin,...
Remarkable women helped Louis Comfort Tiffany realize his unique vision for the decorative arts, but the story of his jewelry designers, Julia Munson and...
“The jewelry of today is built out into three dimensions. There are three keynotes of modern jewelry: height, airiness, and grace of movement. Literally...
“It’s completely Toussaint’s influence of course—she is the inspiration of us all.” -- David Webb Among the brilliant personalities who contributed to the rise...
“A lamp may be as much an object of art as a painting or a piece of statuary. In fact, it should be.” A...
“Everywhere and always ugliness has its beautiful aspects; it is thrilling to discover them where nobody else has noticed them.” -- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The glamorous and original jewelry designed by Suzanne Belperron in the period of 1932 to 1940 has a backstory that is tinged by unexpected...
“I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the...
“Everybody wants something original. Women will shop all day for originality. Design is the most important thing.” -- David Webb
The esteemed firm of Marsh & Co. was initially founded by the Australian-born George Turner Marsh, who was only 15 when his family took the...
Gem-set and Diamond Flag Brooch, Tiffany & Co. c. 1900-1910. Photo Credit:Tiffany & Co. In keeping with the character...
An artist whose creations have never lost their sense of daring and disruptive power, François-Rupert Carabin (1862-1932) was an accomplished sculptor in wood and bronze, a ceramicist, a goldsmith and medalist, and a photographer.
For world jewelry lovers, Bulgari stands for the beauty of Rome, and is widely prized for its jewels of daring scale and bold color. The Bulgari family creates ultramodern work, thoughtfully drawing ideas from Italy’s Graeco-Roman heritage and transforming them with artistic discipline and Italian casual elegance.
Maison Boivin was a mini incubator of early to mid-20th century jewelry genius, owned and led for decades by women. The women of Boivin, including Madame Jeanne Boivin, Suzanne Belperron, Juliette Moutard, and Germaine Boivin, designed a respectable portion of the century’s rare and unusual avant-garde jewelry.
Remarkable women helped Louis Comfort Tiffany realize his unique vision for the decorative arts, but the story of his jewelry designers, Julia Munson and Meta Overbeck, has yet to be fully told. As we explore two of several women who helped create for Louis Comfort Tiffany, we continue to believe that record digitization and the cultural shift toward equality will advance recognition of women’s important work at Tiffany Studios New York.
“The jewelry of today is built out into three dimensions. There are three keynotes of modern jewelry: height, airiness, and grace of movement. Literally as well as emotionally, a modern jewel is a moving work of art.” -- Marianne Ostier
“It’s completely Toussaint’s influence of course—she is the inspiration of us all.” -- David Webb
Among the brilliant personalities who contributed to the rise of Cartier, Jeanne Toussaint remains the most intriguing and least understood figure—now is the perfect time to revisit the eventful life and work of the extraordinary woman who was nicknamed “The Panther.”
“A lamp may be as much an object of art as a painting or a piece of statuary. In fact, it should be.” A piece of text included in Tiffany Studios New York's promotional materials, we now know that the genius behind bringing this powerful statement to life and to verity belonged to a group of innovative, self-empowered, and superbly talented women: the self-styled “Tiffany Girls.”
“Everywhere and always ugliness has its beautiful aspects; it is thrilling to discover them where nobody else has noticed them.” -- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The glamorous and original jewelry designed by Suzanne Belperron in the period of 1932 to 1940 has a backstory that is tinged by unexpected romance and mystery.
“I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.” -- Louis Comfort Tiffany
“Everybody wants something original. Women will shop all day for originality. Design is the most important thing.” -- David Webb
The esteemed firm of Marsh & Co. was initially founded by the Australian-born George Turner Marsh, who was only 15 when...
