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Elizabeth Locke Tanzanite Venetian Glass Mother-of-pearl Athena 18 Karat Gold Ea

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- Weight21.9 g
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- Date of ManufactureContemporary
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- Seller LocationPhiladelphia, PA
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Elizabeth Locke
Venetian-glass intaglios, ancient Greek and Roman coins, antique porcelain buttons and other treasures that Elizabeth Locke collects from around the world all inspire and are incorporated into her earrings, necklaces and other handmade designs.
The Virginia-based jeweler began her journey as a collector after she’d already launched her namesake jewelry line, and her assemblage of micromosaics, which are essentially miniature plaques composed of enameled-glass tesserae, were the subject of the 2020–21 exhibition “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
“They’re very hard to find, and you never know where you’ll see them,” Locke explains of micromosaics, the magnificent, miniature works for which she’s had to navigate lesser-known antique shops and auctions and build relationships with private dealers in Europe.
All of Locke’s imaginative jewelry pieces see an integration of rare and eclectic materials, the kind that might’ve been amassed during a 19th-century Grand Tour of Europe, when these coming-of-age journeys had long been popular (mostly for wealthy European men). Working in a neoclassical style, Locke references history with a modern approach for her moonstone earrings, gold-link bracelets, Venetian-glass pendants and other distinctive accessories. As she told W magazine, “Jewelry is designed for the era in which it is worn.”
In 1988, as an editor for Town & Country, Locke traveled to Bangkok to write about making jewelry. Unexpectedly, she found her niche. Upon her return home, Locke enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America and began sketching ideas. By 1990, her tourmaline ring — crafted with the goldsmiths she had met in Bangkok and who she would continue to collaborate with over the following decades — landed the cover of W.
Locke’s handmade, 19-karat-gold designs give one-of-a-kind antiquities new meaning in the 21st century. Not one to follow trends, Locke prefers designs that express a unique vision. “I know what I can do and I know what I feel comfortable doing, and I stick to it,” she has said.
Find a collection of Elizabeth Locke’s jewelry on 1stDibs.
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Vintage 1980s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
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- Elizabeth Locke Carnelian Venetian Glass Mother-Of-Pearl 19 Karat Gold Medusa EnBy Elizabeth LockeLocated in Philadelphia, PANecklace is designed as strand of 8.0 mm round carnelian beads suspending octagonal enhancer pendant Beads are well matched and translucent brownish red in color - deeply saturated ...Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
MaterialsCarnelian, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold
- Elizabeth Locke Baroque Pearl Black Venetian Glass 18 Karat Yellow BroochBy Elizabeth LockeLocated in Philadelphia, PABrooch centers a Venetian glass intaglio - opaque black in color with gloss finish. Depicting the Greek goddess Nyx carrying her two children Hypnos and Thanatos. With flowing gown, ...Category
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Brooches
MaterialsPearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
- Elizabeth Locke Vintage Peridot 18 Karat Yellow Gold EarringsBy Elizabeth LockeLocated in Philadelphia, PAEarrings center bezel set 10.0 mm round cut peridots - transparent and medium lime green in color Accented by a fluted hammered gold surround Completed by hinged omega backs with o...Category
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsPeridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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