Things We Love: American Jewelry Between the Wars

It’s often said that American style differs from European style, and this is no less true in jewelry than it is in furniture, architecture, or clothing. Particularly after the 1925 Paris Exposition, American jewelers were inspired by the new, modern designs coming out of Europe –– yet the American client was either buying her jewelry in Paris already or had a somewhat different notion of what her wardrobe (or her budget) needed.

Join jewelry historian Lisa Schoening as she explores the jewelry she hasn’t shown you yet: precious jewels from Oscar Heyman Brothers, who crafted many of Tiffany & Co.’s iconic designs, as well as from well-known firms like Raymond Yard and Marcus & Co. We’ll look at jewelers to the stars Paul Flato and Traebert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin, and at the newly-popular “illusion jewels” touted by Vogue and manufactured for discerning American audiences by Napier, Miriam Haskell, and Trifari.

Lisa Schoening

Lisa Schoening worked in fine jewelry and taught for the Gemological Institute of America for many years. Most recently, she has been teaching jewelry and design history for the Fashion institute of Design & Merchandising, and has given several talks to the Women’s Jewelry Association, the GIA Alumni Association, and the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Ask her about jewelry – she will love you forever.

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