ESSENTIAL JEWELS

Sometime in 2016, I became obsessed with owning a rivière necklace from the Georgian era. Like many collectors of antique jewelry, I am enamored by the character and craft of jewels from this period. I love the cut down collet settings of this necklace that translates into river… of gemstones. Whether to invest in one…

    One of my favorite outings during the holiday season is attending the large auction house previews and Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Fine Jewels proved exceptional this year. Instead of sugar plum fairies dancing in my head, there are brooches from Boucheron and Cartier and a few of the jewels from The Property From…

Whether you are spiritual, sentimental or superstitious, there are certain motifs in jewelry that you might want to add to your collection to bring luck, love, protection and empowerment to your life. These pieces reflect symbolism to which many women can relate: expressing your beliefs, representing your experiences or motivating change. And, they are as…

Long before the legendary love story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor was told through the secret messages and codes inscribed into the renowned jewels Prince Edward  VIII gave to Wallis Simpson before he abdicated his thrown for her, the adornment of romance and affection were a huge part of jewelry’s history. Secret codes…

Walking into The historical Park Avenue Armory to view any show feels like entering a prestigious event. The prominent, renovated yet preserved landmark building’s architecture creates an impressive venue in which you feel as special as the exhibition you are visiting. The first edition of TEFAF New York, which opened to the public on October…

  With our preview of the new book The Pearl Necklace (Assouline; release date: October 2016), our article on Danish designer Lene Vibes’ magical approach to pearls and our profile on LA-based designer Hisano’s organic boho-style geode and gemstone pearls, we thought it fitting to pay homage to favorite stories of iconic pearls and stylish…

Many of you may know the slogan “No one shakes it like Moritz Glik”, from social media or the retail stores in which you shop. The Manhattan-based Moritz, Brazilian-born Moritz, creates Art Deco inspired architectural and geometric silhouettes shimmering with the movement of sparkling white and colored diamonds sapphires and rubies. His designs are also…

  What happens when you are an antique shop owner and find a similar piece to one of your top 10 favorite historical  pieces of all time–one that you have been visiting in a museum’s permanent collection and that you have been going back to see again and again on the museum’s website? Elation! Joy!…

  The symbol of the wheat sheaf (one of my personal favorites), which has represented prosperity, abundance and happiness throughout history, takes its place among the iconic talisman and motifs in Chanel’s High Jewelry Collection. The new jewels are named Les Blés de Chanel, and are comprised of rich, lifelike gold stalks laden with marquise…

[slide-anything id=’794′] I have been having a romance with the house of Buccellati for as far back as I can remember. My passion grew even stronger when I interviewed Gianmaria Buccellati in 2002 . During that first interview with him in his New York-based Madison Avenue shop, he explained, “My father Mario came from a…