Palm Beach Show 2011

12 by LYNN MORGAN REVIVAL RETRO “Retro” jewelry can be an elusive concept. First coined in the 1970s by jewelry historian Francois Curiel, the term covers a dazzling array of styles spread across several historic eras. “It’s become a catch-all phrase for any jewelry created between the late 1930s and 1950s,” explains dealer Audrey Friedman of New York’s Primavera Gallery, “even though there are a lot of stylistic differences over such a long period.”