Clayton Sumner Price (American, 1874-1950) The Rider, oil on board, signed C. S. Price
Price grew up in a large ranching family in Iowa and Wyoming. An accomplished carpenter, homesteader and horseman, C. S. Price was 31 years old before he sought formal art training at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. He…
Love is an intangible. Often characterized as a gentle, soft emotion, it is strong enough to break the most sturdy of hearts. It is, nonetheless, invisible.
Perhaps this is why we turn to tokens and trinkets to celebrate matters of the heart. Lockets, wedding rings, charm bracelets each have…
Pyrite and Silver “Bow” pin, circa 1930
Nice vintage “marcasite” pin, well-marked and identified “sterling” “Germany.”
Pyrite and marcasite have almost identical physical properties, making it difficult to distinguish them apart unless you are a mineralogist. Adding to the confusion between marcasite and pyrite is the use of the word marcasite as a jewelry trade…
“Great design is great design whether it’s a building or a painting or a piece of jewelry.” – Cindi Earl
Get ready to be charmed! In the following pages Nashville Arts Magazine features five local jewelers, each with a distinctive style and flare for creations made of gold, silver, and colored stones. Setting the…
