Jewelry

A Jewelry Lover's Guide to 2019 - Forbes

Jewels to see, read, visit and buy  for 2019 

Watch for Winning Jewels:

Red Carpet Moments

Awards season kicked off with the 76^th Annual Golden Globes (read our story here) with a dazzling array of diamond jewelry that was styled to perfection on many of the A-list actresses.  Tune in to see if this direction continues (which we think it will ) and what other celebrity trends will be made as the red carpet arrivals continue with The 25^th Annual (SAG) Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 and  the 91^th Academy Awards, which will be held on February 24, 2019. One prediction: more colored gemstones!

Read On:

The Cartier Collection: Jewelry

The world-renowned house which produced iconic jewels from the 19^th through 21^st centuries is captured in this ultra-luxe two-volume tome of over 3000 pieces which date from 1860 through the present day. The Cartier Collection: Jewelry (Flammarion, Pub date: March 26, 2019) features legendary jewels from Queen Elizabeth, The Duchess of Windsor, Daisy Fellowes in addition to a host of other celebrities and royalty. Written by François Chaille , Thierry Coudert , Christophe Vachaudez , Violette Petit and Michael Spink, it traces the history of the house and the originality and daring of its designers. The books include works that are previously unseen and also included full-size reproductions and an illustrated chronology and documentation. It’s a lavish tribute and a must have for any jewelry enthusiast’s library. US price $450.

Visit An Exhibit:

A View from the Jeweler’s Bench: Ancient Treasures, Contemporary Statements

Is on view at Bard Graduate Center Gallery from February 14 through July 7, 2019, explores how the past is affecting the present. Curated by Sasha Nixon, the exhibit focuses on contemporary jewelry makers who borrow from antique forms, details and techniques to create modern works of art.

To reveal the process of jewelry wrought by hand throughout history, the theme reveals the history of the jeweler’s bench, where an ancient dapping block can be found, as well as a page from Diderot’s sixteenth-century encyclopedia and displays these elements alongside contemporary in-progress pieces. “We are attempting to engage our visitors in the way in which contemporary makers continue to build on the legacy of the lure of the past,” explains Nixon, “This includes ancient gold, cameos and memory, value and fashion, power and prestige, or archetypes and attachment. “

Jewelry display and highlighted throughout the exhibit dates back from centuries and includes ancient Egyptian and Roman jewelry,  Etruscan gold work and revival styles by Castellani, the Wade necklace by Tiffany & Co., a nineteenth-century masterwork wrought in diamonds and platinum and sentimental jewelry—which continue to emote long after leaving its original owners’ hands. There are also numerous supplementary images from antiquity through the present day.

These are accompanied by contemporary jewelry artists’ pieces. The artists include Ashley Buchanan, Jeanette Caines, Lin Cheung, Giovanni Corvaja, Mary Lee Hu, Gabriella Kiss, Otto Kunzli, Mary Hallam, Pearse, Nicole Jacquard, Anya Kivarkis, and Kiff Slemmons.

Attend an Antique and Vintage Jewelry Show

OMBAS (The Original Miami Beach Antique Show)

Whether you are a novice or consummate collector or just an antique and vintage jewelry enthusiast, this is not just a show it’s an adventure and an education in the world of antique and vintage jewelry. The show runs from  Saturday, January 26 to Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 with dealers that cover every time period from the 1700s through Vintage 70s. See, feel, touch, try on and learns about jewels from the Georgian, Victorian Edwardian/Belle Époque, Art Nouveau, Art Deco Retro 40s, Mid 20^th Century and signed pieces from throughout the 20^th century. Prior to the show’s opening, there will be a two-day Jewelry History Series. Panel discussions and lectures cover topics as diverse as what’s selling at auction, a guide to the  Victorian era and host of other education and interactive conferences. Which will be held on January 25^th and the 26^th at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Additionally, the Boston-based Skinners Auctioneers and Appraisers, world-renowned experts in their fields will be on site on both Sunday, January 27 and Monday, January 28^th from 11am to 3pm to provide free verbal valuations of an item of a ticket holder. This is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Guided tours on jewelry and furniture will be held on Sunday, January 27 in the fields of jewelry and collectibles by experts in both fields.

For more information about the Original Miami Beach Antique Show, taking place January 26^th to the 29^th, or to obtain complimentary press credentials, please contact Michelle Orman at Michelle@LastWordComm.com.

See Some Screen Gems

Downton Abbey

 Antique and vintage jewelry fans will be delighted to learn that Downton Abbey is coming to a movie theater near you, yes you read that correctly, ‘a movie theater’ when the Crawley’s and servants, and friends get together on September 20, 2019.  Julian Fellowes, the show’s creator and Focus Films are taking Downton the big screen, three years after the show will be off the air. I don’t know about you, but I personally loved seeing the changes from the first season which began in 1912 and took the cast and us through to 1925 when the series ended. Not only did Fellowes, the writers and the characters give us a taste of the changes of the times but the costumes and jewelry reflected it to perfection, led by the two costume designers Caroline McCall (seasons one through four) and Anna Mary Scott Robbins (seasons five and six). The jewelry from season four on had the most impact and set low to high trends with a mix of Edwardian and early Art Deco pieces, ranging from the more sedate daytime jewels of the periods to the more ornate and opulent pieces. Judging from the attention to detail displayed during the series, the film will have all of the necessary adornments to create new trends and must-have items like the series did from 2010-2015. Stay tuned to learn about the custom designer and the jewelry that will be worn in the film as we get a little closer to release date