René Lalique was a seminal French glass designer known for his Art Nouveau and Art Deco perfume bottles, chandeliers, vases, and jewelry. Widely revered and influential in the decorative arts, Lalique ...

Last December a Cartier Art Deco brooch estimated to sell for $100,000 to $150,000 went for almost $1.4 million at Christie’s New York. The piece—of natural pearl, tourmaline, ruby, onyx, and diamonds ...

“Necessaire,” according to Antique Jewelry University ... I have often ogled the “necessaire” of the Art Deco period: lipstick cases by Cartier, cigarette holders by Van Cleef, a powder ...