jewelry

Sotheby's, 2022
A Diamond Necklace With Ties To Marie Antoinette Doubles Its Low-Estimate At Auction

As November auctions kick off in New York with Sotheby's Modern Art Evening— led by one of …

Sybil and David Yurman in the atelier at the Vestry Street headquarters, New
A Book Review of “Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers”

When one thinks of luxury jewelry, more often than not, David…

Detail shot of a gold ear-stud: disc decorated with granulation, filigree and beaded wire. 530BC-500BC
Etruscan Jewelry and the Charm of Gold in Antiquity

Gold is perhaps the most iconic metal—an immortal symbol of wealth. Even in the ancient world, this precious resource was an object of great attention, highly…

portrait of napoleon seated on his throne with furs and with gold laurel crown and staffs
How Napoleon Used Jewelry to Secure His Empire
In the third installment in our series on jewelry’s place in art history, we’re exploring how the once-Emperor Napoleon used jewelry, and in particular, cameos, to try and secure his place in history.
A replica coin necklace of the Roman Emperor Vespasian by Atelier Divin.
Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry
There are many concerns and issues that surround the use of genuine ancient coins in commercial retail. For one, there is the issue of availability and authenticity. Ancient coins tend to be found…
Empire Nephrite,1902. Private collection, New York City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Photo by David Katz.
How Fabergé Eggs Became a Symbol of Easter
When the czar Alexander III took the throne in 1881—accompanied by his wife, Maria Feodorovna, he unwittingly began a lavish Easter tradition within the Russian imperial court—the bedazzled egg.
Jiro Kamata (b. 1978, Hirosaki, Japan) Sunny Ring, 2005 Sunglass lenses, gold 1½ in. x 2½ in. x 2½ in. (38.1 x 63.5 x 63.5 mm). Photo courtesy of SCAD.
The SCAD Museum of Art’s “Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection”
The SCAD Museum of Art proudly presents its latest exhibition, Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, featuring more than 100 avant-garde rings by artists who have reinvented the age-old and…
Alphonse Mucha, Poster for the publishing house of F. Champenois, 1897. Color lithograph.
Art 101: What was Art Nouveau?
Art Nouveau was inspired by nature, spurred on by the Arts and Crafts movement, and served as a fundamental reaction against Industrialization.