Destined to be one of Fabergé’s most unique designers, Alma was born in Moscow, daughter of Knut Oscar Pihl, the Head of the Fabergé workshop in Moscow and granddaughter of August Holmström,...

Venerable English jeweler, William Asprey established Asprey in 1781. During the previous century, his Huguenot ancestors fled religious persecution in France, eventually settling in England, where they put their traditional leatherworking, watchmaking,...

(1877-1932) Renowned nineteenth-century French jeweller and goldsmith, Louis Aucoc (1850-1932) was a member of a well-known goldsmith family.1 In 1877, he bought the well-known Parisian firm, Lobjois, and changed its name to La...

(1832-2009) The famous American jewelry firm from Philadelphia, Bailey, Banks and Biddle, first opened its doors as Bailey and Kitchen in 1832. Catering to modish Philadelphians, the firm sold fashionable jewelry as well as...

Belais Manufacturing Co., founded by David Belais (1863 – June 5, 1933), was among the early manufacturers of white gold jewelry in the United States. During the late 19th and early 20th...

Suzanne Belperron was born Madeleine Suzanne Vuillerme on September 26, 1900, to Jules Alix Vuillerme and Marie Clarisse Baily-Maitre in Saint-Claude, France. Her mother encouraged her talents and enrolled her...

Benvenuto Cellini, an Italian sculptor, and goldsmith who lived from 1500 to 1571 is regarded as the most important Renaissance era goldsmith. Working on commissions for clients that included several popes and...

(1810-Present) One of America’s oldest fine jewelers, Black, Starr and Frost traces its roots to 1810. In that year, Erastus Barton and Frederick Marquand opened Marquand and Barton near New York’s Maiden Lane. The...

Before opening his own jewellery store in 1858, Frédéric Boucheron apprenticed at the fashionable Parisian jewellery house Deschamps. When Deschamps retired, he discouraged Frédéric from entering the jewellery trade, calling him...

Buccellati is an Italian firm famous for its textural gold jewellery and exquisite silver objects. According to family history, the Buccellati’s first foray into the jewellery trade was in the mid-eighteenth...

Based in Rome, the jewellery firm Bulgari is best known for its bold designs from the 1960s to the 80s. The firm’s history begins with the patriarch of the Bulgari...

(1837-Present) In 1837, Elijah Peacock opened Chicago’s first retail jewelry and watch shop. The store specialized in selling and repairing watches and also carried a small line of jewelry. Elijah...