Welcome to The Jewellerian, the podcast for those who love jewels and their stories; with me Josie Goodbody, jewellery historian and author of the Jemima Fox Jewellery mystery series, which have just been optioned for adaption to the screen.
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Faberge: The Discovery of the Missing Imperial Egg
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In this final episode of my exclusive interview with Kieran McCarthy, director of Warstki and curator of Faberge in London: Romance to Revolution at the V&A Museum, we discuss the utterly extraordinary circumstances that led him to discover the long lost "Third Imperial Easter Egg" by Fabergé. It had originally been given by Tsar Alexander III to h…
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FABERGE IN LONDON AT THE V&A. EPISODE TWO
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In the second part of my exclusive interview with Kieran McCarthy - organised in collaboration with the V&A Museum and recorded in London in October 2021 - we discuss Faberge's firm entry into English society with, firstly an office in London and then a standalone store. The boutique at 173 Bond Street became the home away from home for the Russian…
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FABERGE - ROMANCE TO REVOLUTION AT THE V&A. EPISODE ONE
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In this exclusive episode - organised in collaboration with the V&A and recorded in London in October - I speak with Kieran McCarthy, director of Wartski (Faberge experts and dealers of the finest antique jewels and objets) and curator of the forthcoming exhibition at the V&A in London. This is the first of two (hour long!) episodes with Kieran, in…
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Susan Foster - a Manhattanite's favourite fine jeweller
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In this episode I speak with Susan Foster - one of the most talented independent jewellers on the island of Manhattan, as well as a dedicated philanthropist. Susan grew up in East Hampton, surrounded by creative spirit and flair. Jackson Pollock’s house and the studio of Dutch American abstract impressionist, Willem de Kooning, proved an important …
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BBC Antiques Roadshow's Kate Flitcroft
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In this episode, recorded remotely in early August, I speak with Kate Flitcroft - one of the incredible jewellery experts on the iconic UK BBC programme, The Antiques Roadshow. Kate, who is now part of the jewellery team at Bonhams, divulges what goes on behind the scenes, some of the amazing pieces of jewellery that she has discovered on the show …
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The Watch & Jewellery Detectives
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In this episode I speak with Katya Hills of The Art Loss Register, the UK based international database of over 700,000 stolen items of art, musical instruments, historical artefacts and of course watches and jewellery, the division of which, Katya set up and runs. Experts around the world use their services to check the provenance of items before t…
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Today, Saturday 12th June 2021, is Her Majesty the Queen's official birthday - yes, she has two! In this episode, I discuss some of her early brooches - given to her at some of her early royal engagements. I do hope that you enjoy this short Birthday episode and go to my website/ Instagram for photographs. @josiegoodbody www.josiegoodbody.com…
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In this episode I speak with the authors of BEYOND FABERGE, the encyclopaedic book on Russian jewels, Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpennick Van der Oye. We talk about how Vladimir the Great introduced Christianity to Russia in the 10th Century and thereby importing, from Constantinople, the most innovative goldsmithing and jewellery techniques, …
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Theo Fennell's Fantasy Jewellery Kingdom
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In this episode I speak with this inimitable icon of British jewellery and silverware about his fascinating career, from his first job documenting silver at Barnard's in Hatton Gardens, to selling his design at smart Chelsea dinners, his incredible exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2007 and his important work with the jewellery designers o…
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Curating a Jewellery Collection with Dr Sharon Novak
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In this episode, I speak with Dr Sharon Novak, jewellery collection curator, private client and brand advisor, about her fascinating career. We talk luxury goods and why, in particular, high jewellery. She tells us how to build a collection - your intention for the collection and your specifics for inclusion in the collection. Travelling the world …
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Le Vian - from Persia to the Tower of London, via Vegas.
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In this episode I speak with Eddie LeVian, ninth generation of the family jewellers of Le Vian. He tells the wonderful tale of his ancestors, the Levys, who in the 1700s guarded the Shah of Persia's treasures; which included the Koh-I-Noor and how the Shah took it from a Mughal emperor of India. He also talks about the beautiful elephant on the epi…
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In this episode, entitled 'Coco Chanel's Diamonds', I speak with Sarah Duncan, Head of Jewellery at Chiswick Auction House in London. We talk about, Bijoux de Diamants, the one and only collection of real diamond jewellery that Gabrielle Chanel herself created in 1932, in collaboration with the De Beers endorsed, Guild of Diamond Merchants. For som…
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In this episode, entitled Plastic Fantastic after her latest collection, I speak with jewellery designer Tessa Packard. Tessa has innovatively upcycled lucite to create the fittings, in which are set beautiful gemstones that both clash and complement the bold coloured plastic shapes and forms, of the pieces of fine jewellery. Plastic Fantastic is i…
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The Bold and the Brilliant Belle Epoque
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Today, jewellery historian and lecturer, Vanessa Cron talks about the spectacular sparkles of the Belle Epoque. The Belle Epoque of Continental Europe, The Edwardian Era of England and The Gilded Age of America was a period of frivolity and excess - seen in enormously luxurious houses, parties and jewels. The Court of Versailles and Queen Marie Ant…
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The Jewellery Designer that was the Duke of Edinburgh
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Today on the day of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral - I am releasing a short podcast on his little known role as a jewellery designer of three significant pieces that he gave Her Majesty the Queen. You can view images of the pieces on my instagram @josiegoodbody as well as the full transcript of the podcast on my website www.josiegoodbody.com T…
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The Hope Spinel - the journey to authenticate an important jewel with Emily Barber.
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In today's episode I speak with Emily Barber, Jewellery Director of Bonhams UK. Tune in to hear of her meticulous journey to authenticate the extraordinarily beautiful Hope Spinel. Bonhams sold the jewel, set as a brooch surrounded by diamonds, in September 2015 for three diamonds its estimate at just under a million pounds/ £1m! It was last sold 9…
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Fabulous Stories of Faberge Eggs
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Just in time for Easter - I am talking with Sophie Law, a Bonhams Russian expert and Faberge Egg aficionado, oh yes - and fellow author. Tune in to learn everything about the most beautiful eggs in the world. Including the extraordinary story of a missing egg that was almost melted down, but instead proven to be Faberge - and sold for £20m! And one…
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Mellerio - Jeweller to the Queens & Empresses of France since 1600s
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In this episode I speak with Diane-Sophie Lanselle, director of communications at Mellerio. Mellerio is the oldest jeweller in the world which not only still exists, but remains in the same family as when it began almost five hundred years in the mid 1500s. In the early 1600s, Marie de Medici granted them the permission to sell their jewels in Fran…
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Hollywood's Jeweller to the Stars of the Red Carpet
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Ever since a new actress called Sharon Stone asked to borrow a choker and earrings for the world premiere of Basic Instinct in 1992, Martin Katz has "jewelled" many of the world's most famous actresses for the red carpet. In fact between 1995 and 2000, it was Martin Katz who was dominating the red carpet with his vintage pieces, even bouncing off H…
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Fascinating Jewels at SJ Phillips
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Tristan Atkins is a jewellery expert at SJ Phillips, one of the oldest family owned antique dealers in London, if not the world.Tristan and I chat about the firm's remarkable history, their buying of most of the Russian Crown Jewels at the famous sale in the 1920s and other spectacular jewels that they have sold over the years, including a collecti…
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Introduction to The Jewellerian, Stories of Jewels
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Welcome to The Jewellerian, the podcast about magnificent jewels and their stories; with me Josie Goodbody, jewellery historian and author of the Jemima Fox Jewellery mystery series, which have just been optioned for adaption to the screen.I have loved stories for almost as long as I can remember, in fact – just a little longer than I have loved je…
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La Peregrina Pearl - The Jewellerian Stories of Jewels
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How did the world's most valuable, and well-known, pearl go from being discovered in the 16th century off the coast of Panama, to ending up in the mouth of one of Elizabeth Taylor's Pekingese in Vegas, as well as raising money for AIDS and HIV? Tune in to listen to me, Josie Goodbody, tell it's magical and very majestic story.To learn more about El…
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