NEW TO AJF

Please find a list of all our donors on our website, and check out this list of people who have joined us: 

They recently became part of the AJF community, which supports the important work we are doing. Thanks to each and every one of you.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: INTERVIEW BY MEMBERS

Dr. Madeleine Albright, the 64th Secretary of State of the United States and a formidable collector of jewelry, was a rather unique advocate for the strategic and provocative use of pins. She answers questions posed by AJF members.

Sharon Sindell, Los Angeles, California: Was there ever a situation when a piece you wore was a distraction and got in the way of actual diplomatic work?

CALENDAR ESPECIALLY FOR YOU: MIAMI FAIRS

From December 3 through December 8, there are a slew of art fairs in Miami, Florida. AJF member galleries are participating in two of them. This could very well become the best location to see extraordinary jewelry.

The prestigious fair Design Miami features AJF gallery members Ornamentum and Antonella Villanova plus four others that add a breath of choice for those attending. Design Miami has been sending out press releases about the great jewelry at this year's fair. I would say that this is a wonderful development. 

Donna Schneier Fine Arts is at the Red Dot Fair.

If you would like a pass to these shows, get in touch with Stefan Friedemann from Ornamentum for Design Miami or Donna Schneier for the Red Dot Fair right away, so they can place them in "will call" for you.

AUCTIONS

Rago Arts and Auction Center will feature studio jewelers from the late twentieth century in a sale on Sunday, December 8, 2013. Among them are Arthur King, Ed Weiner, Jean Mahie, David Webb, Ross Coppelman, Carolyn Kriegman, Bruce Metcalf, Joseph Wolf, Wendy Ramshaw, Fusager-Demski, and Elizabeth Locke. Check it out.

Wright Auctions has a Margaret De Patta ring in its sale on December 12, 2013.

Past

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day Auction on November 14 included a number of Alexander Calder pieces from the Makler Collection. For those of you who traveled with us to Philadelphia a few years ago, we visited Hope Makler at her house and saw some of these pieces in person. Have a look at the sale prices.

Los Angeles Modern Auctions sold a Tapio Wikkala and a Pierre Cardin, but not two merry renk brooches, in its sale on October 13, 2013.