One of the most exciting things about the Original Miami Beach Antique Show (OMBAS) is knowing we’re going to learn about a lot of cool, new (to us) stuff! Whether it’s the provenance of a conch pearl, the story behind an important piece of jewel...

Each month, we try to highlight a different genre or era of jewelry that can be discovered at our events. We often focus on museum-worthy pieces like the Van Cleef & Arpels “Zip” necklace, or some of the incredible, bespoke commissions of Mexican...

How often does a typical man think about the Roman Empire? A lot more often than one would assume, apparently. This gender-specific phenomena first went viral in 2022, when Swedish influencer Saskia Cort encouraged her followers to ask the men in the...

It’s difficult to believe that something as straightforward and ubiquitous as the Cartier Love Bracelet was once considered revolutionary, and yet when it was launched in 1970, it was a seminal moment in fine jewelry’s storied history, establishi...

With over 100 years of combined experience in vintage and luxury goods, the aptly named Mantiques Modern not only caters to a very specific clientele of discerning gentlemen and the people who love them, it also carries pieces that can insight desir

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While relatively unknown in the United States until recently, María Félix (1914-2002) was considered a goddess of Spanish language cinema. La Doña, as she was nicknamed, was a legend of Mexican Golden Age film with a career in the limelight that b...