The French jewelry house Boivin is associated with some of the most original and impeccably crafted jewelry of the 20th century. The firm was founded
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The Komai family of Kyoto produced weapons and other metal products for generations. It is believed that the company was founded in 1841 by Komai
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Crystal has long been credited with magical properties. The crystal ball is, if not an indispensable, then a very desirable attribute for magical rituals, divination
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Sculptor and bronzer Eugène Cornu (1827-1875?) was born in Paris on Rue Popincourt. He worked as a designer for the famous manufactory Maison Tahan, which
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Claudius Linosier is considered one of the greatest metalworkers of the French Art Deco era. A jeweler and medalist by training, he was an excellent
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Vasily Semyonov – Moscow silversmith, owner of a silverware factory, founded in 1852. Semenov’s factory specialized mainly in the production of silverware with niello. The
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Faberge jewelry was often decorated with precious enamels. Guilloche enamel looked especially beautiful. In this technique, enamel is applied over a rhythmic geometric ornament finely
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Hermann Böhm is an outstanding Hungarian-born silversmith and enameller who worked in Vienna from the end of the 19th century until 1922. Moving to Austria
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Sheffield silver – exquisite beauty accessible to ordinary people Sheffield silver is antique household items made of copper with a silver coating on one or
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Georg Jensen compared silver to moonlight. In this poetic comparison, the artist’s attitude to creativity and respect for the material with which he worked are
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