Enam­els of the World 1700–2000 The Khalili Collections

The cat­a­log, Enam­els of the World, is for any­one who has admired the textile-like and gem­stone effects recre­ated in the enam­eled jew­els and objet d’art of  Peter Carl Fabergé, Rene Lalique, and Cartier, and of course, the pan­theon of enam­elist– jew­el­ers who fol­lowed in their foot­steps.  The New York Times’ Vic­to­ria Gomel­sky wrote a superb review of the exhi­bi­tion, which this cat­a­log accom­pa­nied, and the arti­cle may be read in its entirety here. A slide show of the exhi­bi­tion can be viewed  on The Khalili Fam­ily Trust web­site. For those of us in the North­east who are peer­ing out our win­dows at the mass of icy white so heav­ily bow­ing the branches on the trees, mak­ing them appear like the sway­ing trunks of ele­phants on the march, these vivid works remind us that spring is around the cor­ner, and with it, that emblem of life renewed: color. Have a safe and warm weekend!