Category Archives: Jewelry

WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW – A BENEFIT FOR EAST SIDE HOUSE SETTLEMENT

Historic New England’s Centennial To Be Celebrated at 2010 Winter Antiques Show
 The 56th annual Winter Antiques Show
January 22-31, 2010: New York, NY. Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 56th year as America’s premier antiques show, featuring 75 renowned experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and [...]

Brussels: BRAFA, Magritte, Tintin and Chocolate!

As we told you in our introductory blog, travel will play an important role in New Focus on Fine Living. When producing art and antiques shows, I travelled frequently to recruit new dealers and to get new ideas. My travels took me all over the world- Paris, London, Moscow, Brussels, Maastricht, Milan, Switzerland and across [...]

Sotheby’s Jewel Sale Sparkles

Reported by Clive Kandel | http://www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com/
Enormous success for Sotheby’s Sparkling Season Jewels, 9 December 2009
 
The Jewels from the Estate of Lúcia Moreira Salles brought $5.9 Million, bringing a sales total of $30,582,751
Lúcia Moreira Salles was the  muse for both Valentino and Coco Chanel, at one point working as Chanel’s exclusive house model.  Among the top jewels [...]

Sparkling Seasonal Gems at Christies and Sotheby’s

Reported by Clive Kandel | http://www.newyorkjewelrydiary.com/
December is thought of as the month when jewelers are most busy. Auction houses try and hold high quality sales with tempting selections. Whilst jewelry stores can plan their purchases, auctions are dependent on sellers.   Sotheby’s, 9 December,  has several spectacular period and modern jewels. Among them are Cartier jewels [...]

Welcome to “NEW FOCUS ON FINE LIVING”

New Focus on Fine Living is the source that will link you and your interests to the experts that I know and respect.  These experts will share their knowledge and experiences in many areas related to Fine Living – and will answer your questions…whether your taste is modern, traditional or a mix of it all.  Food, [...]