Jewelry Connoisseur: Recent Episodes
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The Jewelry Connoisseur podcast is dedicated to estate jewels, featuring guests including estate dealers, historians, and best-selling authors. It covers subjects ranging from eras such as Art Deco and Victorian to specific designers whose creations are considered highly collectible. This new podcast aims to satisfy the great thirst for knowledge about estate jewelry and educate listeners on how to evaluate estate jewels, as well as what type of styles and designs are in vogue at the moment.
Gem dealer and author Benjamin Zucker reminisces about his rich professional journey – the extraordinary stones, illustrious publications and meaningful relationships.
The venerable London dealer’s managing director, Guy Burton, takes us on a tour of the upgraded premises, where historical grandeur meets innovative retail experience.
Heritage curator director Gislain Aucremanne takes us on a tour of the legendary Roman house's innovations and style.
Geoff Hess, Sotheby’s head of watches for the Americas, talks about the latest timepiece trends and connoisseurs' most coveted models.
André Chervin’s highly intricate decorative objects are on public display for the first time. His daughter Carole talks us through the process of their creation.
Author, historian and curator Beatriz Chadour-Sampson offers a tour of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s outstanding collection, which is the basis of the institution’s new online courses.
Michael Robinson of David Michael Jewels recounts the artistic career that took him from designing mainstream creations to museum-worthy pieces.
Olga Oleksenko, founder of the Strong & Precious art foundation, discusses her native country’s rich ornamental traditions and vibrant contemporary scene.
Jewelry designer and painter Reena Ahluwalia discusses the most extraordinary jewels and diamonds from the country where these precious stones were originally discovered.
Designer Linda Kozloff-Turner discusses her coffee table book about 100 international jewelers, which showcases diverse creations while revealing shared challenges and visions.
New York-based Jennifer Leitman Bailey has a deep love and enthusiasm for jewelry, but she’s all business when determining fair market value for her clients’ pieces.
In her book on the iconic jeweler, Ruth Peltason traces the extraordinary trajectory of his still-coveted creations in our cultural landscape.
Suzanne Martinez, co-owner of Lang Antiques, highlights the key features of the era’s innovations and influences.
In this episode, the London-based designer talks us through her latest collection, which explores the genesis of ornamentation.
Jewelry historian and curator Vanessa Cron talks us through the Maison’s exhibition dedicated to its avant-garde creations between 1965 and 1985.
Author Beth Bernstein discusses her latest book on how to appreciate and purchase jewels from the Georgian period through Art Deco.
Emma de Sybel, vintage dealer and founder of Baroque Rocks in London, discusses the fabulous creations of the 1960s and 1970s.
Award-winning jewelry writer and curator Melanie Grant explains the criteria that aspiring collectors of wearable art should have in mind when looking for their pieces.
Marianne Fisher, of established dealer Paul Fisher, explains how a small group of vintage jewelry experts launched an online platform, the Jewelers Circle, to make B2B trading more seamless and efficient.
New York-based antique jewelry dealer Dana Kiyomura of Keyamour discusses the meaning and styles of the inspiring era's adornments.
Luxury and high-jewelry specialist and advisor Dr. Sharon Novak shares her best insights and some real-life stories on how to successfully bid at jewelry sales.
Sotheby's Geneva jewelry specialist and director Marie-Cécile Cisamolo shares her passion for Retro jewelry, putting the style in its political and economical context, as well as explaining why it's a good time to buy the era's iconic pieces at auction.
In this new episode of the Jewelry Connoisseur podcast, gemstone and jewelry dealer Melissa Wolfgang Amenc from Golay Fils & Stahl, Geneva, shares her insights into what helps make long-lasting, meaningful connections in the industry. As a sixth-generation dealer, she knows the jewelry trade inside out and is always willing to share her valuable knowledge with newcomers, especially through the association she cofounded, The Glitterati.
Estate jewelry expert Julie Walton from https://waltonsjewelry.com/ (Walton’s )discusses the most appealing vintage styles for brides-to-be.
Boston-based dealer https://tiinasmithjewelry.com/ (Tiina Smith )discusses how to turn a passion into a profession, curate the ideal collection, and expand clients’ knowledge.
Jewelry historian http://www.elysezornkarlin.com/ezk/ (Elyse Zorn Karlin) unveils some of the hidden meanings behind works from this short but lively artistic era.
Veteran diamond and estate dealer https://www.rickshatz.com/ (Rick Shatz) talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about the current trading opportunities.
Jewelry historian Vanessa Cron discusses the French company’s vision and its designers’ avant-garde creations, which have become highly collectible items.
Ronald Kawitzky, owner of https://www.dkbressler.com/ (DK Bressler )in New York, initially trained as an accountant, but his love of jewelry and history led him to embrace a career as an estate dealer. He talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about how the sector and the profession have evolved in the past 30 years.
Sarah Duncan, Head of the Jewelry Department at Chiswick Auctions, talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about this era’s mad and marvelous jewels.
The house of Cartier created some of the most iconic jewels of the 20th century. In this new episode, Francesca Brickell Cartier, the author of bestseller The Cartiers, talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about what made the French brand’s pioneering style so timeless.
How much do potential buyers need to know about estate jewels to make an informed decision? In this new episode, Ben Macklowe, President of the Macklowe Gallery, talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about educating collectors, expanding knowledge of lesser-known eras and enhancing a client’s emotional connection to an antique piece of jewelry.
The 1920s kicked off what many consider the most popular modern movement in jewelry design. In the inaugural episode of our new podcast, Guy Burton, Director at Hancocks London, talks to Rapaport Editor in Chief Sonia Esther Soltani about how these eloquent, beautiful jewels have stood the test of time.