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. |
