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ALVR in The Magazine Antiques

Magazine Antiques features jewels from A La Vieille Russie in the September/October 2026 issue’s “The Allure of Pearls” article, by Sarah Davis.  We are quoted as well!   September/October 2026

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ALVR’s Mark Schaffer on Antiques Roadshow!

Mark Schaffer has appeared in many episodes of PBS’s Emmy®-Award winning Antiques Roadshow. Most recently in St. Louis, please enjoy some beautiful micromosaic jewelry with Mark Schaffer. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisals/papal-states-micromosaic-jewelry-ca-1845/ In Akron, Ohio, please watch his excitement over a platinum and diamond ring with a great family story. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisals/diamond-platinum-ring-ca-1960/ In Hours One and Two of Antiques Roadshow […]

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A La Vieille Russie Loans to V&A Fabergé Exhibition

leading dealers and international experts in the work of goldsmith and jeweler Carl Fabergé, we are thrilled to be a part of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s exhibition Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution. It’s the first major exhibition devoted to the international connections and stature of the legendary Russian goldsmith, particularly the significance […]

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ALVR Interview in Jewelry Connoisseur by Rapaport

Connoisseur by Rapaport interviewed A La Vieille Russie’s Mark Schaffer about the enduring popularity of floral jewelry.

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ALVR’s Ear Candy in the News

special exhibition Ear Candy: 250 Years of Style has been making the headlines. See the latest coverage below: Town & Country article by Contributing Jewelry & Watches Editor Jill Newman.JCK Magazine article by Amy Elliott Jewelry Connoisseur by Rapoport article by Sonia Esther Soltani The Adventurine article by Marion Fasel Forbes article by Beth […]

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ALVR in Antiques And the Arts Weekly

and The Arts Weekly recently asked us, and a few other dealers, what keeps a business going for more than a century, and what makes us hopeful for the future. See what ALVR’s Mark Schaffer had to say here. We’d also like to congratulate our Winter Show neighbor Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques on […]

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ALVR in Wallpaper Magazine

article about the use of glass in jewelry is now on Wallpaper.com, featuring pieces from ALVR’s collection.

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The Adventurine Interviews ALVR’s Peter Schaffer

I know it is easy to get swept up in the negativity and fear, I also know that this too shall pass. I come from a longline of optimists who have lived through some of the most difficult times in history,” says ALVR’s Peter Schaffer, recently interviewed about our history, present, and future. Read […]

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ALVR in Galerie Magazine

Magazine interviewed ALVR’s Peter Schaffer about collecting Fabergé:“The Story Behind the World’s Most Renowned Fabergé Dealer.“

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ALVR Highlights Arts & Crafts Jeweler in ASJH Newsletter

Arts and Crafts necklace and earrings from ALVR’s collection illustrates the cover story in the latest issue of the American Society of Jewelry Historians (ASJH) newsletter. The article is an important contribution to jewelry scholarship, highlighting the life and work of English jeweler Dorrie Nossiter, whose biography seemed long lost to history. Her signature […]

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“Deceptively Modern Jewelry” in Art & Object Magazine

about the “Deceptively Modern” exhibition in Art & Object Magazine.

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“Deceptively Modern Jewelry” in JCK Magazine

Elliot of JCK Magazine wrote about our exhibition for JCK Magazine.