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Aaron Basha
Aaron Basha, a third-generation jeweler, hailing from the Middle East, was an expert diamond-cutter by age 16. When he immigrated to the United States, jewelry was his natural calling. While...
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Alex Šepkus
While it is true that many designers have a highly recognizable signature that makes their work easy to identify, that statement rings as a clarion truth for jewelry designer Alex...
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Angela Cummings
Austrian-born Angela Cummings immigrated to the United States at age three and returned to Europe to study at the Art Academy in Perugia, Italy, and at the Zeichenakademie in Germany....
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Aldo Cipullo — All About Aldo, The Great Cartie...
In 1959, a handsome young Italian man in his early twenties migrated to New York City and, within a decade, would make an indelible mark on the world of high...
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Aurora Lopez Mejia Jewelry
A designer of fine silver and gold jewelry for over 20 years, Aurora Lopez Mejia is a unique voice in the world of high-end jewelry. Emphasizing meaningful and inspirational motifs...
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Arthur King Jewelry
Arthur King, the New York based Mid-Century jeweler, created a uniquely beautiful Modernist line of jewelry that was known for a naturalistic or organic use of gold with baroque pearls...
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Asprey Jewelry
Asprey, founded in England in 1781, has had a 230 year history of creating beautiful jewelry, watches, silver, leather goods and objects d’art. The name of Asprey is synonymous with...
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Bochic Jewelry
Along the left-hand border of the Bochic website is a lengthy list of celebrities who have walked the red carpet sporting Bochic jewelry — everyone from Debra Messing, Halle Berry,...
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Bailey Banks & Biddle: A History Like No Other
When you are talking about jewelry and metalwork, the three Bs — as in Bailey Banks & Biddle — occupy an important place in history. Founded in 1832 as Bailey...
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Bulgari Jewelry
The jewelry created by the Bulgari Italian firm, which was founded by the Bulgari family in the late 19th Century, has been inspired by the elegance of Renaissance Italian goldsmithing...
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Buccellati Jewelry
Buccellati, the Italian jewelry house founded in Milan in 1918, prides itself on creating pieces of timeless beauty and made with the finest Italian craftsmanship. Inspired by art and the...
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Boucheron Jewelry
The firm of Boucheron, founded in France during the mid 19th Century by Frederic Boucheron, is known as one of the classic French jewelry houses. From the Victorian Period through...