H Stern Vintage Jewlery
1970s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
1960s Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
18k Gold
1980s Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1990s H Stern Vintage Jewlery
1980s American Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Brazilian Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold
1960s Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Rubelite, Indicolite, Go...
1980s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
20th Century Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Multi-gemstone, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
1960s American H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Chalcedony, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Quartz, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Spinel, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Brazilian Modern H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Brazilian Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian Retro H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century British H Stern Vintage Jewlery
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian Retro H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Aquamarine, Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k ...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Retro H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k G...
Late 20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
18k Gold
Late 20th Century North American H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Gold
20th Century Brazilian Artisan H Stern Vintage Jewlery
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
1960s French Contemporary H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Topaz, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Coral, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Brazilian H Stern Vintage Jewlery
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
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Born into a Jewish family in Essen, Germany, Hans Stern (1922–2007) fled with his parents to Rio de Janeiro at the onset of World War II. There he landed a job working for the precious stone and mineral exporter Cristab. Thus began Stern’s rise to become “the king of the colored gems,” as the media would dub him, and founder of the family-owned H.Stern jewelry business that now has over 150 stores worldwide.
While working for Cristab, Stern regularly visited mines on horseback. At the remote mines of Minas Gerais, Brazil, he cultivated relationships with many of the miners, developing professional connections that would endure for decades. He also embraced a fascination with the colorful semiprecious stones harvested in the area. In 1945, he started his own company, H.Stern, with the goal of marketing Brazilian gemstones — then virtually unknown on the global stage — to an international audience.
Though the company began as a trader in gemstones, it soon expanded to jewelry, with Stern assembling and training a team of young jewelers. A frequent motif in the company’s designs was the star, as Stern is “star” in German. In 1949, H.Stern opened its first jewelry shop in Rio de Janeiro, but a storefront was not his customers’ only view into the brand’s jewelry-making process. In the 1950s, Stern became one of the first major jewelers to offer tours of his workshop, showing off the creative process and elevating the role of craftsmanship in jewelry design.
Stern’s approach and his vibrant jewels, which favored organic settings designed to show off colorful gems, earned international recognition and put Brazil’s topaz, amethyst and tourmaline on the map. Tourmaline was reportedly Stern’s favorite, and the company’s Rio de Janeiro vaults are also home to Paraíba tourmalines, which are mined in the mountains of Paraíba, Brazil. He recognized the burgeoning tourism industry in the country as an opportunity to promote the beauty of these stones, opening stores in the lobbies of Brazil’s leading hotels and investing in vehicles to bring visitors to the H.Stern headquarters. By the mid-1990s, the company was opening stores abroad and selling jewelry at international department stores.
In the 1980s, the brand debuted its first celebrity collaboration, with French actress Catherine Deneuve. Since then it has worked with partners such as designer Diane von Fürstenberg and architect Oscar Niemeyer. In 2016, Assouline published a book on the 70-year history of H.Stern, from its humble founding to its worldwide acclaim. Today, the company is run by Stern’s son, Roberto, who has introduced a broad range of new collections and styles.
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