My favorite finds from NYCJAOS Spring 2025.

May 15, 2025

NYCJAOS Spring 2025 was the show’s biggest event ever, despite happening in a moment of major political uncertainty. I took 2,000 photos/videos (yes, I’m ridiculous) and I can’t wait to share my favorites with you!

I had the best time at NYCJAOS Spring 2025!!

My favorite finds from NYCJAOS Spring 2025

The week of the Spring 2025 NYC Jewelry, Antique, and Object Show (NYCJAOS) began under a cloud of uncertainty: the US President had just announced an aggressive new tariff plan and the jewelry industry was panicking.

I wasn’t sure what the mood would be at NYCJAOS, but the reality was beautiful. Everyone banded together: I saw dealers literally holding hands and comforting each other, shoppers asking international sellers how to stay in touch, and – best of all – crowds of jewelry lovers streaming into the show, eager to find new treasures and support the small jewelry sellers that we collectors all adore.

NYCJAOS Spring 2025 expanded to occupy more of the Metropolitan Pavilion than ever before, with well over 100 dealers from all over the world bringing vintage and antique jewelry and objects d’art, as well as contemporary designers offering new jewelry.

When the doors opened, jewelry lovers poured in, flooding the show with record foot traffic. I even made my own first ever NYCJAOS jewelry purchase!

Don’t worry, I’ll show you everything.

A stunning antique diamond and sapphire tiara from Courtville Antiques, seen at NYCJAOS Spring 2025!

Shall we kick things off with a tiara?? Technically it’s a bandeau: circa 1915 and created by Italian jeweler Ignazio Stacciol. It sparkles with antique diamonds and sapphires and it’s even convertible! The central panel unclips and can be worn as a bracelet.

This beauty is from Courtville Antiques, who I recognized from their wildly popular TikTok account but had never met in person before.

Exquisite antique snake bracelet with antique portrait miniature, from Ishy Antiques.

Look at this exquisite bracelet! The scale of the twining snakes, the detail of the portrait miniature!

This showstopper from Ishy Antiques is a real treasure.

White and colored diamond earrings by Ariis Jewelry, seen at NYCJAOS Spring 2025!

Ariis Jewelry was a new-to-me discovery from NYCJAOS Spring 2025, a contemporary brand that specializes in outside-the-box jewelry featuring colored diamonds.

How great are these little diamond dangles?? Can you see the hint of color? I would have been very happy to take these babies home with me.

An extraordinary Art Deco jade, sapphire, and diamond ring from E & L Finery. Seen at NYCJAOS 2025.

This jade, diamond, and sapphire ring from E & L Finery is such a good example of why the Art Deco period will always have a special place in my heart.

Look at those shapes, those colors! I dare you to tell me it doesn’t delight your eye. If this were on my finger, I’d stare at it allllllll day.

Two gold and gemstone necklaces by Gigi Ferranti Jewelry, seen at NYCJAOS Spring 2025

Gigi Ferranti Jewelry is a longtime jewelry friend that I was delighted to see at NYCJAOS Spring 2025! You may remember this brand from when I first featured them in 2017.

One of my favorite things about my career is having the chance to see artists’ aesthetics evolve over time, and Gigi Ferranti’s new designs absolutely delivered in that regard. Same joyful feel as always with a whole array of glamorous new designs!

This mourning ring opens to reveal a hidden compartment with hair and a skull and crossbones! From Sandy Jacobs Antiques.

This extraordinary mourning ring is one of those pieces that you’ll either absolutely love or think is haunted. Or both?

You can see that this ring from Sandy Jacobs Antiques opens like a locket, revealing a compartment with hair and a skull and crossbones. The front is a carved intaglio with a monogram.

Exquisite Art Deco diamond bracelet from Palmarius Jewels, seen at NYCJAOS Spring 2025.

This Art Deco bracelet perfectly encapsulates everything I love about Art Deco bracelets. And do you SEE that lozenge cut diamond in the center? Gahh.

This beauty was in the collection of Palmarius Jewels.

Antique Iberian earrings with garnet, seen at Jane Fletcher during NYCJAOS Spring 2025.

I was trying to tear myself away from the delights of NYCJAOS Spring 2025 for a water break when these antique Iberian earrings stopped me in my tracks. This style is a holy grail item for many jewelry lovers, and it’s not hard to understand why.

Thanks to Jane Fletcher for letting me play with these extraordinary antique garnet earrings.

L’Heritage embroidered travel jewelry boxes: protect your pretties in style!

April 22, 2025

Oh my darlings, I am so excited to show you these embroidered travel jewelry boxes by L’Heritage!! I’ve known about these beauties for months and it’s been so hard to wait…but I can finally show you AND share a discount code.

Beautiful embroidered travel jewelry boxes by L'Heritage Jewelry

L’Heritage embroidered travel jewelry boxes: protect your pretties in style!

L’Heritage Fine Jewelry is a Dallas-based independent jewelry brand that specializes in timeless elegance, heirloom-quality craftsmanship, and meaningful luxury.

As their founder, Lauren, says, “Every piece in our collection is designed to be cherished for generations, blending old-world artistry with modern sophistication.”

Their jewelry is very much worth a look (see it here, you’ll thank me later) but what we’re focusing on today is the L’Heritage’s line of luxurious travel jewelry boxes. Each one features a sumptuous plush velvet exterior adorned with colorful embroidery in different motifs.

L'Heritage butterfly necklace on their embroidered travel jewelry box in Love is in the Air design.

L’Heritage’s embroidered travel jewelry boxes are more than organized jewelry storage: they’re works of art in their own right.

I loved them from afar before I ever saw them in person, and now that I have one of my own, I am wholeheartedly obsessed.

Above is Love is in the Air box, pictured with a L’Heritage Fine Jewelry butterfly necklace. I love this design, it is so joyful.

When you open a L’Heritage embroidered travel jewelry case, the loveliness continues with embroidery on the inside! You can even commission a monogram or other personalized designs for that extra-special custom touch.

But the interior is more than just beautiful: its clever compartments will keep your jewelry safe, whether it’s sitting on your nightstand or traveling the globe with you. I especially like the removable cover on the compartment above the ring rolls – it’s a great way to make sure everything stays put.

This is the striking Fly Me to the Moon design in night sky navy velvet.

L'Heritage jewelry on a L'Heritage Blooming with Cheer jewelry box

The third design, called Blooming in Cheer, is the L’Heritage jewelry box that I personally own (see my unboxing here). It’s so so so pretty in person, I can’t even put it into words.

One of my favorite features of this design is that the colorful embroidery is shot through with a few shining metallic threads that catch the light and make the box itself feel as precious as the jewels it contains.

Mother’s Day and graduations are coming up, so keep these L’Heritage embroidered travel jewelry boxes in mind as possible gifts for your loved ones, my darlings! They’d be truly special mementos to have, especially if you add a touch of custom embroidery.

And I haven’t forgotten that I promised you a discount. You can use code Becky20 to save 20%!

Three beautiful embroidered travel jewelry boxes by L'Heritage Jewelry.

And there you have it! Do you love the L’Heritage jewelry boxes as much as I do, my darlings? Which design is your favorite?

For more, visit my Jewelry Storage Blog Post Archive here, shop my ShopMy lists for Jewelry Storage here and Jewelry Travel Cases here, or browse my Jewelry Storage Pinterest board here.

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Annette Ferdinandsen’s jewelry is spring incarnate.

April 1, 2025

I’ve admired Annette Ferdinandsen’s jewelry for quite a while, but I only recently had the opportunity to see her work in person. And yes – I took pictures!

Annette Ferdinandsen Design blossom branch earrings with turquoise and mother of pearl in gold

Annette Ferdinandsen’s jewelry is spring incarnate.

Oh my darlings, I have something so pretty to share with you today! Annette Ferdinandsen Design is a contemporary jewelry brand known for their nature-inspired jewels. To quote the designer’s website, “Annette Ferdinandsen’s jewelry evokes the exquisite beauty of the natural world in abiding pieces that are elegantly formed with a modern sensibility.”

I happened across Annette Ferdinandsen’s booth at the NY Now trade show while I was there covering the emerging designers of Curated at Luxury Lifestyle. Annette Ferdinandsen Design is a more established brand, but I couldn’t resist spending some time getting to know their work while I was there.

Up above, we have the Annette Ferdinandsen Design blossom branch earrings with turquoise and mother of pearl in gold. Aren’t they wonderful? The delicate, wandering lines of the branch adorned with tiny perfect blossoms makes these earrings an extraordinary take on the standard floral earring.

Frog and lily pad rings by Annette Ferdinandsen Design, with gemstones and pearls in gold.

Switching gears from flora to fauna, please enjoy this lineup of Annette Ferdinandsen Design frog and lily pad rings with gemstones and pearls in gold.

The use of distinctive natural gemstones is another signature of this designer’s style, but in this little collection here, she elevates it further by adding little gold and gemstone frogs or gold and pearl lily pads.

Frog prince ring by Annette Ferdinandsen Design, with malachite and pearl in gold.

Don’t worry, I knew you needed a froggie closeup. Do you see his crown??? This is no average amphibian, folks. We’re in the presence of certified Frog Prince with regal ruby eyes.

I like this side view because it also shows you the ring shank – rather than a single band, it features branching extensions to help that hefty chunk of malachite stay on the top of the finger instead of wobbling or rotating.

These are the Annette Ferdinandsen Design butterfly wing earrings with opals in gold. Look at those precise, gently curving organic lines – you can really feel that this piece is handcrafted by a jeweler with serious talent.

This designer has a few different wing-inspired designs and they’re all spectacular. See more here.

Gold snake rings by Annette Ferdinandsen Design

Not all snake rings scream spring to me, but these sinuous little slitherers look like they belong in the same moonlit garden as all of the pieces we’ve seen so far.

This is three rings: one with a diamond, one with a ruby, and one with diamond pave.

Annette Ferdinandsen Design carved turquoise parrot earrings in gold

As someone who grew up with pet birds, I can’t tell you how much these carved turquoise parrot earrings fill me with delight.

Look at the details: the carefully formed gold twigs that form the perch, the beautiful way the swings attach to the earring hooks, the precise carving of the parrots!

I couldn’t find a turquoise pair currently for sale, but they’re just as lovely in aventurine.

And finally, we have these breathtaking Annette Ferdinandsen Design amethyst flower earrings in gold.

There’s something about these designs that screams spring, am I right? Not stereotypical cartoonish flower spring, but the sacred, elemental energy of plants and animals reemerging from winter to embrace new life once again. It’s the jewelry equivalent of the first warm breeze in early April, the sight of a daffodil emerging from the ground, a new leaf unfurling on a tree.

Now that I’m done waxing poetic (I can’t help myself) I want to know what you think! Does Annette Ferdinandsen Design’s work resonate with you, my darlings? Do you have a favorite from this selection?

Many of these designs were one of a kinds, but I’ve rounded up as many of them as I can find online (as well as some similar designs by the same artist). Find it all in my Annette Ferdinandsen Design ShopMy section.

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