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Tomorrow's Classics
Jill Newman
08/02/2004
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Every generation has its
artistic visionaries, and Rosenthal is the master jeweler of the present era. He
is one of a handful of designers whom connoisseurs consider one of the chosen,
destined to reach the pantheon of Lalique, Tiffany and Verdura as a designer
whose work will rise to the status of high-caliber collectibles—if it is not
there already.
Techniques for Timelessness
There are three essential qualities that make
a piece of jewelry a collectible of the highest order, according to Christie’s
Simon Teakle, head of the auction house’s New York jewelry department: artistic
talent, quality of craftsmanship and execution. The quality of the materials,
while undeniably a component, is secondary to the execution and artistry of the
design itself. “A designer differentiates himself from the crowd through his
design, not a D-flawless diamond,” Teakle explains.
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