VERY woman in the Western world seems to have at least one cameo, often a keepsake handed down from a grandmother or favorite aunt, yet many never see the light of day. Distinctly of another time, ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A sardonyx cameo of a Grecian god, framed in diamonds and set on a deep red silk cord, caught the eyes of many ...
Most people think of cameos as formal and sentimental; something sweet and Victorian, pinned to a high-collar lace shirt or carved with a dowager portrait. But today’s cameos are anything but sweet ...
It seems unlikely that the Mickey Mouse souvenir tie tack we pick up at Disney World today will be a prized piece of antique jewelry a century from now. But who knows? Many of the lava cameos sold as ...
MICANOPY—If art is something folks are seeking along with spring blooms and soft breezes, it’s easy enough to find some, especially this time of the year. In Micanopy, where visitors can find oil ...
Luxury watch brand Breguet put on display in Bangkok recently the intricate art of cameo engraving demonstrated by master engraver Fabio Ottaviano from Italy. Cameo carving is a form of bas-relief ...