From Our Study

  Gem-set and Diamond Flag Brooch, Tiffany & Co. c. 1900-1910. Photo Credit:Tiffany & Co. In keeping with the character of the nation, the story of American jewelry is a vibrant and chaotic spectacle. Unique forces acted upon American jewelry...

For world jewelry lovers, Bulgari stands for the beauty of Rome, and is widely prized for its jewels of daring scale and bold color. The Bulgari family creates ultramodern work, thoughtfully drawing ideas from Italy’s Graeco-Roman heritage and transforming them with artistic discipline and Italian casual elegance.

Remarkable women helped Louis Comfort Tiffany realize his unique vision for the decorative arts, but the story of his jewelry designers, Julia Munson and Meta Overbeck, has yet to be fully told. As we explore two of several women who helped create for Louis Comfort Tiffany, we continue to believe that record digitization and the cultural shift toward equality will advance recognition of women’s important work at Tiffany Studios New York.

“The jewelry of today is built out into three dimensions. There are three keynotes of modern jewelry: height, airiness, and grace of movement. Literally as well as emotionally, a modern jewel is a moving work of art.” -- Marianne Ostier

“It’s completely Toussaint’s influence of course—she is the inspiration of us all.” -- David Webb

Among the brilliant personalities who contributed to the rise of Cartier, Jeanne Toussaint remains the most intriguing and least understood figure—now is the perfect time to revisit the eventful life and work of the extraordinary woman who was nicknamed “The Panther.”

“A lamp may be as much an object of art as a painting or a piece of statuary. In fact, it should be.” A piece of text included in Tiffany Studios New York's  promotional materials, we now know that the genius behind bringing this powerful statement to life and to verity belonged to a group of innovative, self-empowered, and superbly talented women: the self-styled “Tiffany Girls.”

“Everywhere and always ugliness has its beautiful aspects; it is thrilling to discover them where nobody else has noticed them.” -- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec