Posts Tagged: Tony Duquette

tony-duquette-jewelry-starbursts Tony Duquette Jewelry at Sotheby’s

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Before we return to activities on Nantucket, I wanted to be sure that the legions of readers who are Tony Duquette jewelry fans were aware of the upcoming auction at Sotheby’s, from August 18 – 30th.  The auction house’s first online-only jewelry sale, it is structured similarly to eBay, with each lot going to the highest bidder at the close.…
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Hutton Wilkinson Tony Duquette bracelet Tony Duquette | Hutton Wilkinson Jewelry at Kentshire

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
The brilliant and multi-talented Tony Duquette was a creative force whose designs extended from from painting and sculpture to stage sets and interiors to costumes and jewelry. After creating the famous “Floral Wreath” necklace, below, commissioned by the Duke of Windsor for his wife in the early 1950’s, Duquette went on to complete jewelry commissions for special clients through his career until his death in 1999.…
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Hutton Wilkson via Quintessence At Home with Susanna Salk and Hutton Wilkinson

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   19 Comments
A multi-talented creative force, Hutton Wilkinson began his career at the age of 18 as apprentice to design icon Tony Duquette. He went on to collaborate with Duquette for the next thirty years on a myriad of projects including interiors for such clients as Norton Simon and Jennifer Jones, Doris Duke and John and Dodie Rosecrans.…
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The New York Tabletop Show | A First Look

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
The New York Tabletop Show at Forty-One Madison is always a treat. For those of us enchanted by designs for dining, the new product introductions and creative settings provide inspirational entertaining ideas for the upcoming seasons. New York Tabletop ShowThe enormous top floor showroom at Wedgwood always offers a plethora of new products.…
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L.A. Style File – At Home at Hollyhock

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
The Sunday evening before the Design Bloggers Conference was one of supreme visual artistry. First was an awe inspiring visit to Hutton Wilkinson’s Casa Contessa and Tony Duquette’s Dawn Ridge next door. Somewhere in between James Hilton’s Shangri La and Auntie Mame on steroids, the creative expression at both these residences is beyond words.…
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