A favorite style of collectors for its spirit of casual glamour, the Rétro Moderne was a bold, visionary era in jewelry whose practitioners looked...
The Buyers' Guide to Art Deco Jewelry
Base Currency: A Guide to Tiffany Bases
While Tiffany leaded shades often steal the spotlight, true collectors recognize that the lamp bases are equally important when assembling a Tiffany lamp. These...
Tiffany, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Art of Biomimicry
The integration of nature into design has long been a driving force behind some of the most iconic works of architecture and art. Frank...
Collecting at Home: RenÉ Lalique Jewels
Ben Macklowe presents the most comprehensive collection of his artistic jewels outside of a museum in more than three decades
In His Own Words: Collecting David Webb
In August, 1963, David Webb subbed in to write the Herald Tribune's "In Fashion" syndicated column or his friend Eugenia Sheppard, the top critic...
Louis Comfort Tiffany's Love of Peonies
Tiffany's Peony lamp shades stand as an exquisite testament to Louis Comfort Tiffany's mastery of both artistry and horticulture.
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...
A Tour of the 70th Winter Show
Macklowe Gallery presents a tour of our booth at the 70th Winter Show, Day to Night as a metaphor for the transition of Art...
The Buyer’s Guide to Tiffany Lamps
With record-setting prices at auction and a host of A-list designers placing the works in important spaces, it’s the ideal time to start a...
Egyptomania, Ancient Scarabs, and Louis Comfort Tiffany
In 1871, a bright-eyed twenty-three-year-old Louis Comfort Tiffany made his first of many trips to the East,
Collecting at Home: French Lighted Sculpture
Discover our collection of French Lighted Sculpture on site now...
Tiffany in Color
There’s still time to experience “Tiffany in Color”—thanks to popular demand, our immersive exhibition is extended to January 2nd, 2024
Collecting at Home: Alphonse Mucha
Ben Macklowe shares a rare gouache by Alphonse Mucha
The Buyers' Guide to Antique Jewels
Jewelers of a century and more ago shared many of the same concerns when practicing their art as top modern jewelers. In addition to...
Curators’ Picks: Bulgari Serpenti
An Elizabeth Taylor-approved Bulgari beauty
A Closer Look at Silver-Topped Gold
In the pre-electricity mid-Georgian era, jewels were designed to be seen by candlelight in the evening, lending them an ethereal sparkle
Meet the Unsung Hero of Tiffany: Donald Claflin
Donald Claflin arrived at the pinnacle of the New York jewelry world via an unexpected path. A graduate of Parsons, Claflin began his career...
Inside the Masterwork: Bapst & Falize
Made by Bapst and Falize circa 1887, this enamel and diamond bracelet is a magnificent specimen of lost jeweler’s arts.
The Buyers’ Guide to Noble Stones
Like gold and diamonds, colored stones are magically compelling, prized for their beauty and treasured as stores of value for millennia.
A Closer Look at the Dragonfly
In their various iterations, dating from 1906 and before, dragonfly lamps were among the earliest, most popular, and most costly of Tiffany Studios' designs.
The Otherworldly Allure of Opals
Opal in its many varieties is the birthstone of October. Prized for its vivid spectral displays, known as “play of color”, precious opal is...
Collecting at Home: Toulouse Lautrec
Discover the "Elles" series now, even more in depth—shop the collection.
Claudius Linossier: Ornament as Art
The private collection of Claudius Linossier reveals a rich life, that was at once worldly, and rooted in his proud French roots.
The Collector's Guide to Cartier Art Jewelry
Art collecting is a pleasure that derives from continual learning, refinement of taste, and the pursuit of beauty and rarity.
Collecting at Home: Daum Winter Scenes
Join Ben Macklowe in a Macklowe Gallery series that educates and inspires— without ever leaving the comfort of your couch.
Tiffany's Oriental Poppy: An Impressionist Masterpiece
Tiffany’s 26-inch oriental poppy is a marvel of design. The lamp astounds with its vermillion and green color palette, a mainstay of the impressionist...
Winter As Muse in Jewelry and Decorative Arts
For the Daum Brothers, the snowdrop was both an aesthetic and political symbol. The Franco-Prussian war (1870-1) had torn their lives asunder. As many...
Collecting at Home: Tiffany Favrile Pottery
Join Ben Macklowe in a Macklowe Gallery series that educates and inspires— without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Episode 6: Tiffany Favrile...
Romancing the Stones
Some of the world’s oldest recorded texts and longest-held beliefs are those attached to gemstones. Used throughout known history as talismans, oracles, amulets, charms,...
Alexander Calder's Jewelry Art and His Inner Circle of Modernist Patrons
Typically structured of hand hammered wire, Calder’s jewelry is characterized by drama, wit and imagination, expressed through the poetry of the abstract line.
Collecting At Home: Van Cleef & Arpels Cheveux D'Ange
Join us for a new episode of "Collecting At Home," in which we focus on Van Cleef & Arpels' “Angel Hair," or "Cheveaux D’Ange," collection,...
Celestial Beings: The Birth of Astrology
“Look at the stars! look, look up at the skies!” So entreats Gerard Hopkins, the great Victorian writer and author of many popular sonnets and...
The Mediterranean as Muse
Wide expanses of sun drenched beach, sheer white cliffs giving way to a tranquil, sky blue sea, the splendor of ancient monuments rising above...
The Magic of Tiffany's Morning Glory Vase
A tour de force, the Morning Glory Vase is largely considered one of Tiffany studios’ greatest achievements. To gain an understanding of why it...
Collecting At Home: Spotlight On Loïe Fuller
Join us for a new episode of "Collecting At Home," in which we focus on Loïe Fuller, the famed American actress and dancer who was...
Join us for a new episode of "Collecting At Home," in which we focus on Tiffany Studios New York’s highly collectible flower form vases,...
Collecting At Home: Spotlight On Retro Bracelets
Join us for a new Macklowe Gallery series that educates and inspires—without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In this episode of "Collecting...
The Winter Show 2021: Looking Forward to Digital
I am so excited to share news with you about our participation in the 2021 Winter Show, a benefit for East Side House Settlement....
A Welcome From Ben & Hillary
Dear friends, family, clients, and curious minds, It is with great pride and pleasure that we welcome you to the newly-relaunched...
NYC Jewelry Week 2020: A Conversation With Ben Macklowe & Sheila Smithie
New York City Jewelry Week is an incredible opportunity for jewelry enthusiasts to come together and share knowledge and celebrate the world of jewelry through...
Gem X Club Presents: Art Nouveau, The Genesis of Jewelry As Fine Art
For our most recent GemfliX conversation, Ben Macklowe discussed "Art Nouveau: The Genesis of Jewelry As Fine Art" in great detail, to an audience...