Opening Sunday, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will be the sole venue for Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century featuring stunning jewelry, timepieces and precious objects created between 1900 and 1975. Brilliant will present a selection of themes ranging from Art Deco to old Hollywood glamour that cut across time periods and styles to display … Continue reading Cartier Exhibition Arrives at Denver Art Museum
Thinking you know who your customer is and knowing who your customer is are two different things. Knowing your customer comes not through casual observation, but through an ongoing effort to collect data from a variety of sources. Services like Groupon provide some measure of insight, though it may be limited to providing information on … Continue reading Groupon Provides Customer Insight for Show Promoters
Exquisite in craftsmanship, unique in detail, and few in number, lover's eye miniatures are small-scale portraits of individual eyes set into various forms of jewelry from late 18th- and early 19th-century England. Featuring an impressive 98 pieces, the collection currently on view in Birmingham, Alabama is considered to be the largest of its kind, with … Continue reading The Look of Love at the Birmingham Museum of Art
It may just be the vintage capital of the U.S. As you can see from the chart, Austin, Texas is a young city- and its one where while the larger antiques world may be in doldrums, people in Austin are living, eating and breathing vintage. It's not just clothing either. Walking into a store called … Continue reading Austin, America’s Vintage Capital
By Allan Warren (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons Before Elton John, Madonna or Lady Gaga dominated the world stage with their outrageous costumes and over-the-top performances, there was Liberace – a charismatic showman whose onstage presence combined the glitz of Las Vegas with a dash of quaint but endearing schmaltz. For nearly two decades, Liberace … Continue reading Liberace’s Jewels to be Auctioned
Q. How did you get started? A. I started by accident. Initially, my career choice was in biochemistry and molecular biology. I was working for my Ph.D. and I did a flea market just to get rid of some things in the house and it ended up being very lucrative. I was extremely unhappy working … Continue reading An Interview with Vintage Jewelry Dealer Erik Yang
The exhibition of brooches from the personal collection of Madeleine Albright will open at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) on April 15, 2012. Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection features more than 200 pins, many of which Secretary Albright wore to communicate a message or a mood during her diplomatic tenure. The exhibition examines … Continue reading Denver Museum to Exhibit Albright’s Pin Collection
US Antique Shows , a major producer of antique shows in North America, reported the highest attendance ever, with a 38 percent increase over last year’s event, at its 17th Annual Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show which took place at The Paris Hotel Las Vegas from June 2-5th. The Las Vegas Antique Jewelry … Continue reading The Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show Reports The Highest Attendance Ever For Its 17th Annual Event
With the extreme weather most of the U.S. has been experiencing, most any event would be a good enough reason to head to Miami Beach. The Original Miami Beach Antiques Show is a particularly good one, however. Just the shear size of the event makes it hard for anyone to go away disappointed. The warm … Continue reading Sun Shines on Original Miami Beach Show
Thanks to the hit TV series Mad Men the '60s are back and fans of the show will be finding the best the era had to offer at Modern Vintage Chicago Fall Fashion and Jewelry Explosion by the Randolph Street Market Festival. "Other popular series like Six Feet Under and the Sopranos didn't have the … Continue reading Mad Men Finds Are Part of the Top Vintage Finds for Fall at Randolph Street Fashion Expo
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