|
From
February 17 to 21, 2006, more than 200 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors
attended the Palm Beach Jewelry & Antique Show, held at the Palm
Beach County Convention Center. The show includes everything “from
2,000-year-old antiquities to 20th-century Art Deco and Modernist pieces,”
says Scott Diament, one of the show’s co-founders. www.palmbeachshow.com
|
| box: Anglo-Indian sandalwood and ivory filigreed box. Guinevere Antiques, Ltd., London, England. | |
|
|
| vase: Art Nouveau textured coral-colored, cameo-glass vase by Daum. Macklowe Gallery, New York, N.Y. | |
|
|
| butterfly: Eighteen-karat yellow-gold butterfly brooch set with cabochon rubies. Camilla Dietz Bergeron, Ltd., New York, N.Y. | |
|
|
| bracelet: Diamond-on-platinum bracelet by Oscar Heyman, weighing 25 carats. David & Co., Chestnut Hill, Mass. | |
|
|
| jade figure: Chinese jade striding “bixie,” or guardian figure, with raised head, used to ward off evil. Jem Hom, Richmond, Va. | |
|
|
| brooch: Victorian diamond brooch, circa 1840, weighing approximately 15.5 carats. David & Co., Chestnut Hill, Mass. | |
|
|
| bottles: Baccarat Art Deco glass scent bottles with powder pot. Guinevere Antiques, Ltd., London, England. | |
|
|
| étagère: Louis Majorelle walnut and marquetry étagère with inlaid wood. Macklowe Gallery, New York, N.Y. | |
|
|
| melon: European melon with 24-karat-gold vines. Katherine Houston Porcelain, North Andover, Mass. |