Archive - Dearest

A coral tiara, a historic necklace and an anxious bugbear

And a pretty unsettling Art Nouveau poster, so consider yourselves warned

Oct 30 •

Monica McLaughlin

September 2024

Smother me with rose petals

And give me that armlet.

Sep 11 •

Monica McLaughlin

August 2024

Little Willie the Pearl, Sarah Bernhardt's crown and Tom Petty's car

Also: RIP Jesse Monongye, inlay master.

Aug 16 •

Monica McLaughlin

July 2024

Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus

Also: maybe dial it down a notch, Germans

Jul 3 •

Monica McLaughlin

May 2024

Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim

And a beguiling pool of aquamarine.

May 30 •

Monica McLaughlin

April 2024

An astrolabe, a Venetian traveling case and a Faberge baboon

Scroll to the end for a link to the auction with all the dog paintings

Apr 16 •

Monica McLaughlin

March 2024

An hourglass full of diamonds

Also: Pattie Boyd's love letters, a wee dog and a brooch I truly covet.

Mar 20 •

Monica McLaughlin

January 2024

Sir Elton, Props from The Crown and the Emperor's Crab

And a weird little silver guy.

Jan 31 •

Monica McLaughlin

December 2023

Mosheh Oved's Menagerie

The most charming rings of all time? I think so.

Dec 23, 2023 •

Monica McLaughlin

Hippocamps and hummingbirds

Also, Carl Jung's Navajo ring and LOTS of Tiffany glass

Dec 5, 2023 •

Monica McLaughlin

October 2023

A glittery bat, a poofy owl, and a tale of Yeats and Crowley

Also, Barbara Walters's weirdass dish warmer

Oct 25, 2023 •

Monica McLaughlin

September 2023

Also: Cartier, the Rothschilds and whatever that jug is

Sep 29, 2023 •

Monica McLaughlin

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