Jewellery
Books: Henri Vever's Bible of French jewellery studies
The Vasari of his field, Vever was himself a jeweller—though like Vasari he is better known for his writing
Themed shows in the Paris antique shops during the Biennale
Renaissance jewels (and a master faker revealed), maiolica, Empire and eighteenth-century French lacquer furniture, the life of women between Orient and Europe, Art Deco, Finnish painting, the Brueghels and art from Oceania
State Hermitage Museum's show of Iranian jewellery from Patti Birch's collection recalls an age where the export of archaeological finds was legal
The Shah's policy decreed that private individuals could sponsor excavations and keep a portion of the finds
Fifty percent is brought by men
Geoffrey Munn gives an insider view of the last year
There has been a softening in the middle-range of the art market
Percentage rates are down in many areas for the first half of the season
5,000 visitors in ten days to see Wartski’s tiaras
Sales of the catalogue have raised nearly £35,000 for the Samaritans
Master faker Alfred André's cache of evidence revealed
“Renaissance” jewels in the National Gallery of Art are by the hitherto unknown faker
International Silver and Jewellery Fair exhibition examines royal jewellery: real, revived and faked
“Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen Scots: History and Myth” is on show, along with several groundbreaking seminars