Written by: Donna Pulese-Murphy Andrew Fabrikant recently asked me why I embraced period jewelry in my life and in my career. It actually was a little bit of serendipity. On a train ride to NYC shortly after I graduated college, I was conducting a job search. Unbeknownst to me, the Vice President of a large ...
As the 19th Century drew to a close, women embraced a fresh fashion style influenced by King Edward and Queen Alexandra. These stylish monarchs led English society to new taste levels where sophistication was paramount! Femininity and loveliness now graced the woman of the day’s delicate silhouette. With the discovery of the incandescent light bulb ...
Sapphire, the “celestial” blue gemstone, is a variety of the corundum family, and also comes in a myriad of fancy colors – yellow, pink, purple, orange, or green. The most valuable of sapphires are mined in Kashmir and Burma, like the Burmese sapphire featured in our article, Sapphire Savvy. The famous sapphire worn by Kate ...
Written by: Andrew Fabrikant Over the years, we at Andrew & Peter Fabrikant have unfortunately seen clients lose opportunities to achieve fantastic prices for their jewelry because the jewelry is not intact. Selling the jewelry of a recently passed loved one is a stressful experience. Before you make drastic decisions on how to equally distribute ...
