It was a great time to be had by all at this year’s Jewelry Camp! We were happy to see so many attendees who return year after year, but were very excited to see so many new faces as well.
This year Jewelry Camp was hosted at Iona College located in New Rochelle, NY.
The speakers covered many topics [...]
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Jewelry Camp 2010 A Huge Success
One More Time: Jewelry Fakes, Revivals, Recycling and Reproductions
On Saturday, May 15th, a group of jewelers, artists, writers, curators, scholars, dealers, industry insiders, and lovers of jewelry gathered in a private club in New York City to discuss the idea of fakes and forgeries throughout jewelry history organized by ASJRA (Association for the Studay of Jewelry and the Related Arts). For as long as [...]
The Rebel Collector
At the young age of 14 I started my collection of James Dean memorabilia by accident. A friend of mine received a James Dean biography for her birthday when she was hoping for one about Humphrey Bogart. I had no idea who either actor was at the time. As I thumbed through the book my [...]
Collecting is a Ball Vol 5: What Happens If You Die and No One Knows Who You Are?
Having watched the Ken Burns series The Civil War on PBS, it was clear to me that we as a nation learned the cost of trench warfare and assaults in the Civil War, but the actual Union soldiers assaulting the southern earthworks knew the price at a more personal level. One of their largest concerns was the certainty of dying while attacking the fortifications. The casualty rate in doing this was obscenely high. The likelihood of success—let alone survival—was small, and then what? You are an unidentified corpse on the battlefield that may be held by the enemy. It is unlikely your unit is around to identify you.
Collecting is a Ball Vol. 4: Postcards from the Edge of the Collecting World
I have commented in the past that collecting is not dying. This is contrary to what many are saying; the belief is that younger people do not collect. First I have to laughingly try to define “younger.” For the sake of arguing, I will define that as people younger than me, which is younger than [...]
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
An exhibition has just opened in London featuring 400 objects from the Royal Collection to celebrate Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s love of collecting and displaying artworks. The exhibition is also meant to dispel the image we have of Victoria as a dour widow for most of her life.
Approximately one-third of the objects on exhibit [...]
A Word About New York State Jewelers Association
US Antique Shows and the New York State Jewelers Association have recently entered into a partnership in which we will work to cross promote one another. This arrangement is a “win-win” for both sides as we’re happy to provide venues for jewelers to promote and sell their products, while NYSJA provides members with an [...]
Why Antiques?
Afshine Emrani is a good friend and strong supporter of dmg world media and the US Antique Shows division that produces four events annually. The following excerpt is on the homepage of his website . With his permission we have copied it here for our readers as we know that his sentiment will [...]
Philanthropy is Beautiful
Help for Haiti Jewelry
Joan Hornig Jewelry, Philanthropy is Beautiful has introduced an
on-line Help for Haiti Special Collection
I know many of us are still reeling from the recent events and devastation which took place in Haiti less than two short months ago. While many countries, organizations and private citizens have rallied to their aid, it [...]