Audrey Werner, Pair of 18-Karat Sterling Silver and Coral Bangles, US, 2020

Audrey Werner has always been interested in the different ways people around the world, and throughout history, have adorned themselves. As a child, she would make jewelry from everything she could find-from beads to rocks, wire, and seeds. In 1992 she enrolled in classes at FIT with an eye toward expanding her knowledge of metal, and, from this point onward, was hooked. Later that same year, she landed an apprenticeship with the jeweler Gregg Wolf. Werner soon became his assistant, a position she would hold for the next two years while establishing her own practice. Another influence on Werner’s work came from a seemingly unexpected place. In 1996 she was sharing a studio with jeweler Philip Crangi...

Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials, including her signature black iron, to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...

Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials--including her signature black iron--to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...

Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials--including her signature black iron--to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...

A fine pair of Mid-Century English napkin rings. In sterling silver. By John Rose of Birmingham. With engine-turned decoration around the circumference and an unengraved rectangul...

A beautifully matched pair of silver bracelets from Morocco, crafted circa 1900, reflecting the timeless elegance of traditional North African jewelry. ...

A striking pair of 19th-century tribal bracelets from India, crafted in solid silver and distinguished by their bold, architectural form. Each bracelet features a sculptural ring-sha...

Pair of Iconic Art Smith "Modernette" Cuffs from the 1940's in sterling silver. Pioneering jeweler Art Smith created some of the most iconic designs in the Modernist period. Examples of his works are housed now in the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Inspired by surrealism and biomorphicism, Art Smith’s jewelry...