A. E. Köchert Aarne Aldo Cipullo Art Deco Baugrand Berlin Iron Birks & Sons Black, Starr & Frost Blackamoor jewellery Boivin Bolin Boucheron Buccellati Bulgari Carl Wagner and Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi Cartier Castellani Chaumet Cusi David Webb Fabergé Falize Fontana Fouquet Gaillard Giuliano Harry Winston Henri Picq J.E. Caldwell Janesich JAR Jérémie Pauzié John Rubel Co. Koch Kokoshnik Kramer Lacloche Lalique Louis-David Duval Marchak Marcus & Co. Mastini Mellerio dits Meller Morozov Natural pearls Oscar Heyman & Bros Paul Legrand Ravasco Schlumberger Sterlé Tiffany & Co. Van Cleef & Arpels Verdura Wièse William Ruser
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Blackamoor jewellery
In jewellery, the Moor of Venice - Blackamoors or “moretto” inspired by Shakespeare’s Othello - are mostly brooches depicting the head or the bust of Africans wearing turbans, characteristic clothes and rich jewels. Typically carved from ebony or onyx, they are set with gold leaf and various coloured stones.
Blackamoor jewels were originally Venetian souvenirs which became popular in the late 1920’s and the early 1930’s. The Blackamoor jewels from the Venetian jeweller Nardi - whose store is located Piazza San Marco - are the most renowned and sought-after. Royals as well as famous people such as Grace Kelly, Ernest Hemingway, Barbara Hutton or Liz Taylor have possessed a Blackamoor brooch as a token of love. |