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Sevan Bicakci jewellery

Ring by Turkish jeweler Sevan Bicakci

Seagulls gold ring. Sevan Bicakci jewellery

Sevan Bicakci jewellery
Renowned and recognized in the world of contemporary jewelry, Sevan Bicakci works in his workshop in Turkey. Called an icon of contemporary jewelry world, he got the title of the “Lord of the Rings.”
Born in 1972, he began studying jewelry art at the age of 12, and apprenticed at the workshop of the famous jeweler Hovsep Catak.
According to Bicakci, during the four years he had been taught a lot. In addition to the basic jewelry techniques, he learned how to behave in a professional environment. Also, the ability to find his own technique and style, born out of passion. “Technique can be taught, but the passion is the main ingredient, and you have it or not.”
Bicakci released his first independent collection of jewelry in 2002, which had great success. Thrice awarded with ‘Town and Country’ prize, he became one of the five most successful jewelers. He also won the “Golden Designer” title in Turkey. Noteworthy, in 2009, Bicakci won the Jameel Prize, given in Victoria and Albert Museum to artists and designers working in the Muslim tradition.

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Arthur and Georgie Gaskin jewellery

Arthur and Georgie Gaskin jewellery. Pendant, ca. 1907. Gemstones, Silver Crystal Opal

Pendant, ca. 1907. Gemstones, Silver Crystal Opal. Arthur and Georgie Gaskin jewellery

Arthur and Georgie Gaskin jewellery
British duo of jewelers Arthur and Georgie Gaskin were Georgina Gaskin (1866-1934) and her husband Arthur Gaskin (16 March 1862 – 4 June 1928). Arthur Gaskin did most of the enameling and had a particular interest in medieval metalwork. Georgie was his main creative partner for Arts & Crafts jewelry. Arthur Gaskin was also an illustrator, painter, teacher and designer of jewellery and enamel work. He was born in Birmingham into the family of a decorator. In 1883 he entered the Birmingham School of Art. Here he met his future wife Georgie in 1888. She was one of his students. The couple married in 1894. Arthur and Georgie Gaskin started producing jewellery in 1899.
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Hattie Carnegie jewellery

Hattie Carnegie jewellery

Henrietta Kanengeiser (March 15, 1889- 22 February 1956) Legendary Hattie Carnegie jewellery

Legendary Hattie Carnegie jewellery
Born Henrietta Kanengeiser on March 15, 1889 in Vienna, Austria, Hattie Carnegie became a legendary American jewelry and fashion designer in the 1920s-1950s. She was the second of seven children of Isaac Kanengeiser and his wife Helen Kranczer. In 1900 their family emigrated to the United States of America. The 16-year-old Henrietta worked as a secretary in the Macy’s Store, one of the famous New York department stores. Noteworthy, it was her father, Jewish tailor, who had introduced her to the world of fashion. Elegant and beautiful Henrietta designed her own clothes and accessories. Meanwhile, Henrietta adopted the name Hattie Carnegie after she had met the local dressmaker Rose Ruth Purchaser. In 1909 Hattie Carnegie and Rose Ruth opened their own fashion business on East 49th Street in New York. Nine years later she founded the Hattie Carnegie, Inc.
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Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery

Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery. Cuttlefish. Superb Symbolist Brooch. Gold Enamel Pearl Ruby. Marks – ‘WLC’ monogram. German, c.1900

Cuttlefish. Superb Symbolist Brooch. Gold Enamel Pearl Ruby. Marks – ‘WLC’ monogram. German, c.1900. Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery

Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach Art Nouveau jewellery (1861-1918)
German goldsmith Cranach worked in the Art Nouveau style, and his beautiful works are often confused with other jewelers’. Wilhelm Cranach worked as a forester, portrait painter, designer, and silversmith. He became known in Berlin as an artist of applied art and a jeweler since 1900.
Exquisite Art Nouveau jewelry by Wilhelm von Lucas Cranach was similar in design to the jewelry of the famous French jeweler Rene Jules Lalique. In fact, Cranach jewelry at its core is the intersection of the boundaries of art and jewelry. Thus, William Lucas Cranach has revolutionized the traditional art of jewelry. Traditionally, the motifs of his jewelry included plants and flowers, natural wonders, and zoomorphic themes. Snake, as part of the historical coat of arms of Cranach, the head of Medusa the Gorgon were made ​​in the style of the late 19th – early 20th century.
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Arthur Pepper jewellery

Arthur Pepper jewellery

Floral design brooch pendant and earrings. Gold tone, enamel, art glass, rhinestones. 1950s. Arthur Pepper jewellery

Arthur Pepper jewellery
The history of Mode-Art jewelry company founded by Arthur Pepper began in New York City in the late 1940s. In fact, the more reliable data about the company is absent. Even the exact year of the liquidation of the company is not clear, but we know for sure that ART produced their last pieces in the early ’70s.
If to compare the amount of jewelry owned by collectors and dealers, the company’s heyday was in the mid 1950- – 60’s, the “golden” age of costume jewelry.
According to design, the company produced jewelry in very different styles, including – the Renaissance, Victorian and Art – Deco. Basically, designs included flower, fruit and leafy motifs, and rarely – figures of animals and reptiles. Also, the materials used by ART craftsmen included metal alloys of gold and silver tone, rhinestones, enamel, and art glass imitating precious stones.
Almost all items (with the possible exception of the earliest works) included markings ModeArt, Mode – Art or just ART, but certainly with the copyright symbol.
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Jeff Barton Meteorite Kaleidoscope

The Allende meteorites fell in 1969 at Pueblito de Allende, Mexico

The Allende meteorites fell in 1969 at Pueblito de Allende, Mexico. Jeff Barton Meteorite Kaleidoscope

Jeff Barton Meteorite Kaleidoscope
Chondrules in a specimen of Allende meteorite viewed in a cross-polarized light using a petrographic microscope. The chondrules date the meteorite to more than 4.55 billion years old. This means meteorite is the oldest material known. The author of these stunning kaleidoscope images is Richardson, Texas, USA based scientist Jeff Barton.
According to Barton, he began studying thin sections of rocks and meteorites in 2004. He taught himself how to identify minerals in thin sections by measuring index of refraction with a microscope. Now he uses a spectrograph and computer software. Also, he started taking photographs of the colorful bits in the meteorites. ‘Variations in optical glass and in mounting lenses can alter the polarization of light passing through the lenses. Making the photographs takes a matter of seconds to minutes, depending on how thoroughly you want to document the section and what you are trying to learn from it“, says Jeff Barton.
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Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Art

Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Art Antique Sterling Repoussé Soup Tureen, c. 1884

Antique Sterling Repoussé Soup Tureen, c. 1884. Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Art

Dominick and Haff Sterling Silver Art
A descendant of George Dominick and French Huguenot, Henry Blanchard Dominick came to America in 1740. His partner Leroy B. Haff first entered the silversmith business in 1867. In their early days Dominick and Haff devoted themselves to the manufacture of relatively small pieces. They were renowned for the quality of their vinaigrettes, chatelaines, and other fancy articles.
The firm of Dominick & Haff has a long and complicated history. Though not established until 1872 or incorporated until 1889, Dominick & Haff can trace its beginnings to William Gale and son, which started in New York in 1821, changed its name to Gale and North in 1860, and became Gale, North and Dominick in 1868, when Henry Blanchard Dominick (1847 – 1928) entered the business. Relatively few details of Dominick & Haff history are known at present was sold to Reed & Barton in 1928, and consolidated within that firm.

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