{Stanley Hagler N.Y.C. vintage petal necklace and earrings} As it turned out, I had a lovely Black Friday. My family was visiting for the holiday and we were in agreement that the mall was not where we wanted to spend the day. So we made the hour drive north to Santa Barbara to enjoy…
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If you’re at all a fan of jewelry, you’re certainly familiar with Verdura jewelry. The super-brief version of the story is this: Duke Fulco di Verdura, a Sicilian aristocrat and lover of design and art in all forms, rose to great prominence in the mid-1920s when he began designing costume jewelry for fashion legend Coco…
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Flowers have been powerful motifs in art since the beginning of time. Virtually every renowned artist of the 20th century at some point in his or her career used these gentle emblems of nature to express artistic talent and to beautify the world around us. So it is no surprise, but quite a delight, that…
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October is my favorite month of the year. Partly because of my birthday, partly because it’s a beautiful time of the year (less so here in SoCal 😔) but also because of all the fun events happening now 🌟
One of the best for lovers of antique and vintage jewelry is @sffallshow. I haven’t been able to make it to San Fran the last couple of years as I have small children and there’s been a pandemic going on 😢, but now that’s it’s online @inconnect 🙌 we can all shop - no excuses!
I’m really into cocktail rings right now, so I picked out a few of my faves.
1) 1940s aquamarine & ruby gold ring from @lawrencejeffreyestatejewelers $26k
2) c.1940s 22 carat aquamarine & ruby rose gold ring from @langantiques $7,250
3)Boucheron 1940 signed 2-color gold & diamond sculptural ring from @kentshire $22k
4)Lydia Courteille 18k gold with hematite skull surrounded by black diamonds from the “Memento Mori” collection c.early 2000s from @lawrencejeffreyestatejewelers $12k
5)Cartier by Aldo Cipullo signed 1970s gold, onyx and chrysoprase ring from @kentshire $32k
In addition to these 5 stunning rings, there’s a ton more jewelry as well as art, furniture and home decor 🌟
🛍💍💎✨The shows runs through this Sunday, October 24th ✨💎💍🛍
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#sffallshow
#sanfranciscofallshow
#antiquerings
#antiquejewelry
#vintagejewelry
#vintagerings
#vintagecartier
#antiqueboucheron
#kentshire
#lydiacourteille
If I ever needed to wear an eyepatch, this is definitely the one I would choose 😉🍸💎✨👁🏴☠️ @getmanjewelry
Today’s the day! Besides being my birthday, it’s also the opening of this year’s VIRTUAL San Francisco Fall Show!! Art, antiques and design, oh my! I found some great baubles 💓💗❤️. @sffallshow #sffallshow @langantiques #langantiques @lawrencejeffreyestatejewelers @peterfiner #peterfiner
Hello IG world, for the first time in a loooooong time. We’re on, what?, week 4 of lockdown? And it’s COLD and GLOOMY in SoCal. Sucks.
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But it does give us the chance to enjoy the rarely utilized fireplace 🔥
