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14 www.thejewelrybook.com O S C A R H E Y M A N O N T H E C O V E R Oscar Heyman has been the favored designer among the world's most illustrious jewelry houses for over a century, ever since the three original Heyman brothers opened shop on New York City's Maiden Lane in 1912. Immigrants from Latvia who studied at the House of Fabergé, the Heymans brought a lasting tradition of creating celebrated jewels for discerning clients. Equally important was the creation of an infrastructure and culture that ensures excellent results for every single client, every single time. Today, the hallmarks of excellence and discretion that earned Heyman the industry's recognition and nickname "The Jeweler's Jeweler®," continue under the leadership of a second and third generation of Heymans – brothers Tom and Lewis, grandson of co-founder Harry, and their cousin Adam, son of George. Trusted through the years by iconic brands including Tiffany and Co., Harry Winston and Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar Heyman's richly storied history includes a brooch that rocketed to the moon on Apollo 16 as well as the infa- mous Taylor/Burton diamond necklace crafted for Cartier in only six days. Few jewelry houses can boast such a star-studded past while remaining the standard of excellence and jeweler of choice for the industry's most highly regarded retailers and their clients today. In addition to their own creations and current designs, Oscar Heyman con- tinues to specialize in custom pieces on behalf of longtime clients including the beloved and now closed, J.E. Caldwell of Philadelphia. (See convertible necklace design on page 17.) Heyman's enduring success can be attributed to the skillfully orchestrated collaboration between retailer, client and Heyman's in-house design team and highly skilled craftsmen. A uniquely beautiful process, the design sketches are not only integral to each project, but works of art in themselves. Archived since the company's inception, these sketches – with critical design notations – provide a historical catalogue which allows Oscar Heyman to recreate a particular piece or, in some instances, to track down and re-narrate a long-lost story for an interested collec- tor. (See the parrot brooch on page 16.) Soon to be published in April 2017 is a retrospective of the brand's rich history. Oscar Heyman: The Jeweler's Jeweler®, is a collaboration between Yvonne Markowitz of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and Elizabeth Hamilton, Decorative Arts and Design Historian. The book will present decades of history through sketches, stories and images of the jewelry, gener- ously loaned from collectors around the world. In many ways, the level of personal service and collaboration between Oscar Heyman, the retailer and the end customer is a dying art. Fortunately, Oscar Heyman has kept alive the traditions of a more elegant past, offering today's jewelry collector the experience of eras gone by. Oscar Heyman From Imagination to Sketches to Everlasting Art One of approximately 200,000 design sketches archived in-house at Oscar Heyman. By Brooke Conner Sevanau

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