As a certified appraiser, I constantly work on developing myself. That’s why I regularly visit auctions, museums, and exhibitions. After all, you never stop learning. Last week, I visited the Stedelijk Museum Breda, where the beautiful exhibition The Nassaus of…
June 2026 The international auction house Christie’s is offering a large collection of jewelry belonging to the Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, who passed away last year. Great fondness for Buccellati and Bvlgari Claudia Cardinale starred in 175 films between 1958…
“Nothing touches people as deeply as a piece of jewelry”— said Michel Faré, the then chief curator of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) in Paris, regarding the exhibition of George Braque’s jewellery, which was shown at Galerie Gimpel and…
Pioneer of modern jewelry The Amsterdam auction house De Zwaan is offering a brooch by Dutch designer Bert Nienhuis in its upcoming art and antiques auction. Found under lot number 90 and with an estimated value of 6,000 to 8,000…
Portrait of Princess Juliana painted in 1930 by the Amsterdam artist Lizzy Ansingh. Queen Wilhelmina commissioned this portrait for her daughter’s 21st birthday, when Juliana was still studying in Leiden. It was the Queen’s favorite portrait and has always hung…
A middle-aged woman realises she needs to find a creative way to raise money and scours local thrift stores in search of value. She buys a pearl necklace for 2.50,- euros. And she asks me for a verbal appraisal to…
It is funny how jewellery houses, vintage sellers and influencers continu to promote brooches and for a long time it did not appeal to the public. But now it seems there is a change going on and brooches are much…
In this blog, I write about my personal experiences, the challenges clients face, unique pieces offered at auction and how my advice can lead to new insights.
