Famous Jewelers

Andrea Cagnetti (aka Akelo) is a Goldsmith, Designer and Sculptor.Born in 1967 in the town of Corchiano, some forty miles ...
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Destined to be one of Fabergé’s most unique designers, Alma was born in Moscow, daughter of Knut Oscar Pihl, the ...
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Venerable English jeweler, William Asprey established Asprey in 1781. During the previous century, his Huguenot ancestors fled religious persecution in France, ...
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(1877 - 1932) Renowned nineteenth-century French jeweller and goldsmith, Louis Aucoc (1850-1932) came from a family of well-known goldsmiths.Vever,432. Vever mentions ...
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Diamond Ring by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, c.1900. (1832 - present) The famous American jewelry firm from Philadelphia, Bailey, Banks and ...
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Belais Manufacturing Co., founded by David Belais (1863 - June 5, 1933), was among the early manufacturers of white gold jewelry in ...
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1900-1983 Suzanne Belperron. Suzanne Belperron was born Madeleine Suzanne Vuillerme on September 26, 1900 to Jules Alix Vuillerme and Marie ...
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Berlin iron is a black-lacquered cast iron material used in jewelry making beginning c. 1790. Originating in Silesia, Prussia at ...
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(1810 - present) Black, Starr & Frost Open Face Pocket Watch. One of America’s oldest fine jewelers, Black, Starr and Frost traces ...
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Boucheron (1858 - present) Frederic Boucheron Before opening his own jewellery store in 1858, Frédéric Boucheron apprenticed at the fashionable ...
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(1919 - present) Vintage Buccellati Flower Brooch, Circa 1950's. Italian firm famous for its textural gold jewellery and exquisite silver objects. According ...
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Diamond & 18k Yellow Gold Bulgari Bracelet. Based in Rome, the jewelry firm of Bulgari is best known for their ...
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(1837 - present) In 1837, Elijah Peacock opened Chicago’s first retail jewelry and watch shop. The store specialized in selling ...
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Carrera y Carrera is a Madrigal (Spain) jewelry house which, since 1885, has been producing high-end jewelry and is known ...
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Art Deco Diamond Necklace, Cartier, circa 1929. The illustrious firm of Cartier has been at the forefront of some of ...
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Pink Diamond and Demantoid Garnet Flamingo Brooch by Carvin French. The manufacturing jewelry firm, Carvin French, was founded in 1954 ...
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Etruscan Revival Granulated Diamond Bangle, Castellani. Castellani was the Italian jeweler who initiated the archaeological revival movement in the mid-nineteenth century. Castellani’s ...
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Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel’s inauspicious beginnings did not portend the impact she would have on the world of fashion. Her ...
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Charlton & Co. Diamond and Platinum Lapel Watch c. 1930's. Founded in 1909 at 298 Fifth Avenue by John W ...
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Portrait of Josephine Wearing the Tiara by Nitot. Painted by Robert Lefever, c.1805. The house of Chaumet was founded in 1780 ...
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(1880 - 1916) An English jewellery firm known for Art Nouveau jewellery. In 1880, the firm opened their doors at Seville Street ...
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Colored Stone and Diamond 'Basilisk' Brooch, Donald Claflin for Tiffany & Co., c.1970.Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's. This is a world ...
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Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963) was a French avant-garde artist. Maker's Marks and Timeline: External LinkJean Cocteau on wikipedia ...
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Liberty & Co. of London introduced this trade name in 1899 to distinguish jewelry they sold by British designers and firms. Arthur ...
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Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) was a Spanish painter and artist. Maker's Marks and Timeline: External LinkSalvador Dali on wikipedia ...
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Diamond and Ruby Double Clip Brooch,Signed Drayson, London. The firm of Drayson, London was founded in 1936. The firm's owner, ...
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Edward C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. Mixed Metals Tray c.1878 and Centerpiece c.1880.Photo Courtesy of Christie's Edward C. Moore ...
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Gustav Fabergé.Fabergé was a preeminent Russian jewelry firm famous for its objets d’art and, in particular, its enameling. The Fabergé family heritage hails ...
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Cloisonné Enamel Bracelet in the Japanese Taste. Photo Courtesy of Christie's. Renowned French jewellery house famous for its cloisonné enameling and Japanese-inspired ...
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Paul Flato Portrait, c.1937.Paul Flato, one of the more fascinating characters in American jewelry history, designed jewels that were as ...
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French jeweller known for its Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau work. In 1839, the firm’s founder, Alphonse Fouquet, entered the ...
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French jeweller known for Japanese motif jewellery and mixed metals work. In 1860, Ernest Gaillard took over his father’s Parisian ...
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(1843 - present) Maid-of-Honor Brooch with Portrait of Queen Victoria Within a Diamond Surround.Photo Courtesy of Christie's. British Crown Jewellers ...
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Johann C. Geiss (1771-1846) was an innovator in the field of iron jewelry. Geiss designed jewelry elements that could be individually sent ...
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(c.1860 - 1914) Giuliano Enameled Garnet and Natural Pearl Necklace c.1870.Photo Courtesy of Christie's. Carlo Giuliano (1831-1895) was an Italian goldsmith who ...
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The firm was founded at 31, quai des Bergues, Geneva in 1837 by Auguste Golay-Leresche, a clockmaker. The house was ...
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(1962 - present) Laurence Graff with the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond. Important British diamond dealer and retailer. Laurence Graff is considered by many to ...
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The iconic San Francisco Jewelers, Granat Bros. got their start in 1905 when brothers Joseph and Leo Granat opened their ...
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Lucerne, Switzerland, 1854, Jakob Josef Mauritz Breitschmid opens a watchmaker's shop. Jakob's apprentice, Eduard Jakob Gübelin, marries his daughter Bertha ...
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(1839 - present) Lavender-Blue Star Sapphire Diamond Ring by J. E. Caldwell & Co.Venerable American jeweler from Philadelphia known for ...
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(1977 - present) Reclusive contemporary French artist noted for his collectible pavé jewelry. In 1977, Joel Arthur Rosenthal opened his firm JAR with his ...
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(1898 - present) Photo of Georg Jensen by Frederik Riise. Danish silversmith and jeweller famous for his Arts and Crafts ...
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John Brogden was an English goldsmith known for his ancient, Egyptian, and Renaissance revival designs. Brodgen worked in the Covent ...
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Multi-Gem Floral Brooch, Julius Cohen. Julius Cohen started his career as a jeweler in 1929 when he became an apprentice ...
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The Firm(s)Exploring the history of the jewelry firm owned by the Lacloche family, attempts are made to contain the company ...
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Lalaounis Lion's Head Cufflinks. Ilias Lalaounis is an Athenian jewelry company known for its antiquity-inspired designs. In 1940, at age ...
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(1881 - present) In 1876 René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career as an apprentice to the eminent Parisian goldsmith Louis Aucoc ...
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(1876 - present) English jeweller famous for popularizing the Arts and Crafts style. In 1876, A.L. Liberty opened a shop ...
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Art Deco Marchak Desk Clock with Mother-of-Pearl and Camel Motif.Photo Courtesy of Frances Klein Classic Jewels. Born in Ignatovka just ...
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Marcus & Co. Art Nouveau Opal and Enamel Pendant Necklace. The American jewelry firm of Marcus & Co.is best known ...
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(1978 - present) Italian jewellery designer associated with the Bulgari firm. Marina Bulgari is from the third generation of family members brought ...
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Marsh & Co Blackened Steel Pearl and Diamond Brooch. The venerable San Francisco firm of G.T. Marsh & Co. was ...
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Marshall Field & Company aka Marshall Field’s was a legendary department store in Chicago Illinois. The origin of Marshall Field’s ...
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Mauboussin Art Deco Diamond Brooch with Colombian Emerald Center, circa 1925.Photo Courtesy of Christie's. Mauboussin is a French jewellery firm ...
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Maurice Duvalet was a designer of French origin who designed jewelry for large houses as Van Cleef & Arpels and Rubel. He was ...
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Mellerio Shell Tiara Created for the Infanta, Queen Isabelle II of Spain,1867. The Mellerio family, jewelers and goldsmiths for generations, originated from ...
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K. Mikimoto 1858-1954 Kokichi Mikimoto was born in Toba, Japan on January 25, 1858. Born of humble beginnings he was ...
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Nardi Coral, Multistone, and Yellow Gold Peacock Brooch. Venetian jeweller famous for his blackamoor or “Moretti” brooches. Carved from ebony or sardonyx, ...
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1912 - present Oscar Heyman & Bros. Gardenia Brooch.Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's. Oscar Heyman & Bros. is an American jewelry ...
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Paul Revere (1735-1818) Paul Revere (1735-1818) was an American silversmith and goldsmith but is probably most well known as an American patriot. As a ...
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Collection of Orchid Brooches Designed by Paulding Farnham - Including #19, #45, #17a, #45 & #4.Paulding Farnham (1859-1927) was Tiffany & ...
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1922 to Present Day Raymond Yard began his career in the jewelry industry at the age of thirteen when he ...
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René Boivin Tourmaline and Emerald Foxglove Brooch.Photo Courtesy of Christie's. The French firm of Boivin, founded in Paris during the ...
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Riker Bros. Art Nouveau Plique-a-Jour Enamel and Gold Watch Brooch.The Riker Brothers jewelry firm was most notable as one of ...
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American jeweler famous for his 1940’s angel and dancer brooches. Before he became its competitor, John Rubel worked for Van Cleef ...
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(1947-1969) The well-known Beverly Hills jeweler, William Ruser, started his career at the firm of Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin in Atlantic City New ...
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Jean Schlumberger. Image Courtesy of The Times.I want to capture the irregularities of the universe. I observe nature and find ...
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Seaman Schepps was an American jeweler famous for his Retro and 1950’s style jewelry. The son of East Side immigrants, Schepps traveled ...
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Venerable San Francisco jeweler. In 1852, George C. Shreve moved to San Francisco from New York with his nephew Samuel ...
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Arguably the oldest jeweler in America. Shreve, Crump and Low traces its roots to 1796 when watchmaker and silversmith John MacFarlane opened ...
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William Spratling, the well-known silversmith was born in 1900 in Sonyea, New York. In his early career, he taught Architecture ...
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Sterle Sapphire, Diamond, Turquoise and Gold Floral Brooch. French jeweller famous for his 1940’s and 1950’s designs. In 1934, Pierre ...
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Taxco is a small town in the southern Mexican state Guerrero. It once was a silver mining city and, although ...
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Much like the guilds that existed throughout Medieval Europe, the Horner's Company oversaw the trade and processing of all horn around the ...
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In 1837, Tiffany & Co., the most renowned of American jewelers, opened its doors in New York City as Tiffany ...
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The Finnish company, A.Tillander was founded by Alexander Tillander who, as a young boy at the age 11, was sent ...
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On the heels of the famous 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, American fashion was still firmly ...
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The genesis of Van Cleef & Arpels was sparked by the marriage of Alfred Van Cleef (son of a stone ...
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Fulco Santostefano, Duke of Verdura was born in 1898 into an aristocratic family in Palermo, Italy. Most of his youth ...
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Eminent French jewellery house famous for its Art Nouveau designs. The firm’s history dates to 1821 when founder Pierre Vever (1795-1853) opened ...
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American jeweler famous for his sculptural work in the 1960’s. In 1948, David Webb and business partner Nina Silberstein opened David ...
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Historical Perspective The Wiener Werkstätte had its roots in a combination of key events in the lives of its founders, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, ...
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Harry Winston (1896-1976), the American diamond dealer and jeweler nicknamed “The King of Diamonds", started his career at the age of fifteen ...
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The firm of Zolotas, founded in Athens in 1895, is known for their jewelry designs inspired by Greek antiquity. Maker's ...
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