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Eight historic jewels were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Media outlets are scrambling to place a value on these priceless treasures. The value of one is pretty clear, though. Here’s what we know...
You may be surprised who pulls out the skull rings and cross pendants on weekends. Seems everybody wants to be a rock star. Just ask Gerard Marti, owner of Célèbrités galleries in Maui. His customers include Steven Tyler, Tommy Lee and Paris Hilton, as well as the co-founder of MySpace.
If you're in the market for rubies, read this. There's an interloper among those red beauties - and it's been spotted at mainstream retailers, priced well above its true value.
Retro was a bold style of jewelry that took off during WWII, when women became spies and factory workers and tough, sassy broads took over the big screen. Here's what to look for and how to wear it today.
Buying antique or vintage jewelry means first figuring out what it is,...
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In this day of mass production, with high-end craft galleries shuttering at an alarming rate, studio jewelers feel a mounting pressure to rely on the well-made production line. But many still prefer to make their jewelry by hand, using methods of fabrication that date to ancient times. Recently, I started asking successful studio jewelers: What are your favorite tools? We’ve heard from Sydney Lynch and Rebecca Myers, among others. This time I turned to another legendary art jeweler to see […]...
Michael David Sturlin had been a goldsmith for about 15 years when he turned to chain-making two decades ago. He was mostly self-taught, with the exception of...
Lucie Heskett-Brem makes chains, but not as we’ve come to know them. She makes chains Old World-style: hand-crafted, luxury items in high-karat gold. Her chains are carried...
Since ancient times, the chain has enjoyed a coveted place in jewelry. It represents eternal love and all the other good stuff about human connection: the eternity...
Ever dream of dropping everything, moving to an island and making art for the rest of your life – surrounded by exotic wildlife, crystal blue seascapes, and...
Carving and setting opal is like sculpting stained glass. Not only is the opal fragile and unpredictable, it dictates form. Making jewelry from it requires patience, flexibility, and a taste for living on the edge.
World’s largest aquamarine carving, the 10.363-carat Dom Pedro, goes on display Thursday...