The name of Fulco di Verdura, a famous New York jeweler and designer, is associated with the highest skill in jewelry art. Verdura possessed an
Read MoreJohann Christian Neuber (1736-1808) was born in Neuvernsdorf in the Ore Mountains and moved to Dresden. Neuber became a craftsman and joined the Dresden goldsmiths’
Read MoreThe jewelry firm Marcus & Co was founded in New York in 1892 by the Dresden jeweler Hermann Marcus (1828–1899) and his sons William and
Read MoreIt is believed that the fan came to Japan from China in ancient times. The earliest depiction of a Japanese fan dates back to the
Read MoreSuch caskets were very popular in Europe in the middle of the 19th century. Often they were made from two halves of shells, which opened
Read MoreLuxurious outfits of Proust’s muse Countess Grefful from the collection of the Fashion Museum in Paris Elisabeth Grefful was the queen of the Parisian salons
Read MoreMarianne Hunter, a self-taught jeweler from California, creates very interesting enamel jewelry. She has an incredible ability to invent jewelry that looks like bright collages
Read MoreA lot has changed in the last hundred years. People of the beginning of the 20th century did not know television, cell phones, or even
Read MoreThe first mention of the master Julien-Nicolas Rivard dates back to 1835: he changed the address of his workshop several times. And they were all
Read MoreThe fate of Samuel Anderson Robb, one of the most eminent woodcarvers working in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was
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