Ian St. Gielar for Stanley Hagler Collage Motif Necklace|Amazing Adornments Jewel of the Month

An Artistic Masterpiece that you can Wear!

If you like the bead work of Miriam
Haskell or Robert DeMario, you will love the work of Ian St. Gielar. I have often heard his intricate designs called "Art to Wear".

Ann Pitman, author of the Inside the Jewelry Box books wrote in Volume 3 some of his work is "museum quality". His work draws you in and the more you study it the more you discover.

This fabulous collage floral motif necklace shows just what an eye for colors and design he possessed.

Click
on the image for a larger view and description.

As you might know Ian St. Gielar passed away in March of 2007.

Mr. Gielar had quite the celebrity following and often made custom made pieces for his friends.

All of his pieces were made by hand with vintage elements and high quality glass. All are intricately
layered.

Note the mother of pearl element deftly tucked into the bottom section. If you notice, it shows
all of the same colors as the rest of the necklace. Hmm... I wonder how
long took him to find just the right piece? All of the elements are wired
to a filigree backing, again by hand.

The double strand of aqua glass round beads have a wonderful glow about them. Here again his choice shows his talent for composition. The slight iridescent glow of these beads harmonize with the colors of all the other beads perfectly.

Mr. Gielar's wife Valentina continues to make this extraordinary jewelry and I for one could not be happier!

© All Rights Reserved

Trifari MOGHUL Butterfly Brooch|Amazing Adornments.com Find of the Week

Trifari Moghul Butterfly Brooch

We were so happy to be able to acquire one of these "Moghul" pieces. Not only are they hard to find in good enough condition to re- sell, they can be impossibly expensive.

Trifari produced an entire line of these pieces with the ribbed or melon glass stones
beginning in 1949. Some were produced in 1950 as well. The stones are called "melon cut cabochon" stones in the Brunialti books so that is good enough for me. This pin can be
found on page 152 of the latest Brunialti book, American Costume Jewelry, Art and Industry, Volume 2.

The Moghul pieces were best sellers even
in their day and are considered by many to be right up there with the best Trifari ever produced.

Click on the image for a full description or to purchase!

Trifari Mogul Butterfly Brooch

The stones used were a combination of
red, white green and blue. Here the butterfly has green melon glass stones, small ruby red cabochons and tiny pavé set clear rhinestones. The metal is gold- tone or rather Trifanium.

This is a patented piece. The patent was
issued in 1949 to Alfred Philippe, who had been with the company since 1930. There is some question as to whether he actually designed all the pieces with his name on the patent. I do not know the answer. If he did, he was more than a genius and a very busy man!

According to the Brunialti's, this line
is a follow on to or a reintroduction of the "Scheherazade" line from 1934 that also utilized large central stones. Recall that it was not
unusual for Trifari to re- introduce some of their best sellers. They have done this right into the 1990s. Some of the re- issues included the date.

These "Moghul" pieces are prized for their timeless beauty, heft and their craftsmanship by collectors all over.

© All Rights Reserved