Exhibit Reviews Archive

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    Georgia Museum of Art exhibits lovers’ eyes

    The collection from which the exhibition is drawn, put together by David and Nan Skier, is the largest in the world and contains more than 100 objects, both decorative and functional, from simple lockets to lavish rings, each of which features an eye miniature. Although...

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    Gloria Swanson in Cartier

    Gloria May Swanson visited the House of Cartier in Paris in 1932 with the intention of purchasing a fabulous jewel.  The famous Hollywood actress purchased two of the six newly designed deco style rock crystal bracelets. Fabricated in platinum, the bracelets have 25.35 carats of...

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    Masterpieces of French Jewelry – Postwar Period

    Masterpieces of French Jewelry – Postwar Period  After World War II there was a scarcity of precit the fine translucency of the blue enameling as well as the dimensional design of the life-like bird. After World War II there was a scarcity of precious metals...

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    Masterpieces of French Jewelry – Art Deco

    Shop Deleuse Collection at :   www.shopdeleuse.com The Art Deco collection on display at the Legion of Honor was comprehensive and truly magnificent.  It represented French art decojewelry created in different materials and global influence.  The jewelry included pieces made from platinum and diamonds, to...

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    Masterpieces of French Jewelry–Contemporary Collection

    Psychedelic colors –pinks, yellows, orange, turquoise and greens—all mixed together in patterns of dots, circles, lines and squares became the fashion for the 60’s and 70’s.  The jewelry of the time also reflected freedom of style and color. Gemstones were set “invisible” in jewelry to...

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    Fruit Salad

    Cartier and America the  exclusive exhibit will debut at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco on December 17th, 2009, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cartier in the United States.  The exhibit will feature several famous and important works by Cartier, one of which...

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    Masterpieces of French Jewelry Exhibit at the Legion of Honor 2008

    In 2008 the Legion of Honor in San Francisco held an exhibition of some ofthe most important works by French Jewelers and objects d’art called “Masterpieces of French Jewelry.”  This exhibit was put together by the National Jewelry Institute. The collection spanned over a century; ...

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    Artistic Luxury Exhibit at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, featuring Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique

    In 1900 the three world’s greatest designers of luxury goods displayed their creations at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and left an impact on the world with their innovation of unique art.  Paris became known as the “City of Lights” when the Eiffel Tower was...

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    The Dazzling opening of “Royal Style: Qing Dynasty and Western Court Jewelry”

      Gilt Hairpin with a Design of Squirrels and Grapes, Kingfisher Feathers, and Gemstone Inlay. TAIPEI.- The National Palace Museum, the Shenyang Palace Museum and the Cartier Collection jointly present the dazzling exhibition entitled “Royal Style: Qing Dynasty and Western Court Jewelry,” held at the...

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    Faberge Museum opens a new permanent exhibition dedicated to gold jewelry over the past 2,500 years

        Pre-Columbian gold item in the new “Gold of the World” exhibition. BADEN-BADEN.- The Faberge Museum opened a new permanent exhibition of more than 100 gold treasures acquired over the past several years at major auction houses and through private purchases. “Gold of the World”...

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