Press

“Deceptively Modern” Virtual Tour with Katerina Perez

Katerina Perez previewed our Deceptively Modern exhibition on her blog, featuring a Q&A with ALVR’s Peter Schaffer.

“Deceptively Modern” Exhibition Preview in ForbesLife Magazine

Beth Bernstein wrote a thoughtful preview in ForbesLife Magazine about our upcoming exhibition: Over the past several years, Peter Schaffer, Director of A La Vieille Russie has been witnessing a change in the market and he has been building a collection to meet the growing demand. He has curated Deceptively Modern: Jewelry 1940s-1980s, an exhibition […]

The Adventurine Previews “Deceptively Modern” Exhibition

Marion Fasel of The Adventurine posted on Instagram about her sneak peek of ALVR’s upcoming exhibition:  “Deceptively Modern Jewelry: 1940s-1980s.” She chose to feature a 1940s sapphire and gold bracelet by Gübelin, which she called “divinely good.” Read more about the exhibition, opening October 23rd and on view until November 15th.

Antiques and the Arts Weekly Speaks with ALVR’s Mark Schaffer

Laura Beach of Antiques and the Arts Weekly (the “Bee”) learns more about Mark Schaffer and his gallery, A La Vieille Russie.  “Mark Schaffer, PhD, is a principal at A La Vieille Russie (ALVR), leading specialists in fine European and American antique jewelry, Fabergé, gold snuffboxes, objets de vertu and Russian decorative and fine […]

ALVR on DuJour

Peter Carl Fabergé may be best known as the father of Fabergé eggs—those nonpareil Easter eggs originally commissioned by Russia’s emperor—but the jeweler’s work in fact comes in a vivid array of shapes and sizes. A selection of it can be found at the forthcoming exhibit “Celebrating Royal Fabergé – The Return” at A La […]

ALVR in The Magazine Antiques

The Magazine Antiques wrote about our move and inaugural exhibition: The storefront at the southwest corner of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel, at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan, is covered by a construction shed just now. Whatever is built there will seem weird because whatever it is won’t be A La Vielle Russie…Fortunately, since […]

ALVR in the News: Celebrating Royal Faberge Exhibition Preview

Marion Fasel of The Adventurine wrote about our new galleries and our inaugural exhibition, Celebrating Royal Faberge – The Return:  “While ye old Russian jeweler is no longer on the street level for easy window shopping, it is still alive and well. A La Vieille Russie (otherwise known as ALVR) reopened just one block […]

Gem Gossip Features ALVR Fabergé

Just in time for Easter, jewelry blogger Gem Gossip wrote a post on Fabergé featuring some of our egg pendants and other inventory: “Legendary Fabergé eggs–eggs so popular, that almost everyone knows what you’re talking about when you mention their name. For me, these were my first obsession above all other types of jewelry. […]

Gem Gossip Visits ALVR

The lovely Gem Gossip came to visit us recently! We enjoyed showing her some of our favorite pieces. Read about her visit here.

Gem Gossip Interviews ALVR

Jewelry blog Gem Gossip recently featured a Q & A with ALVR. Read about our collection and our views on the antique jewelry industry.

ALVR in Family Office Elite Magazine

A La Vieille Russie is featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Family Office Elite Magazine. Read about the Rothschild family office and their Fabergé patronage.

ALVR in Yahoo! Style

A selection of ALVR’s jewels have recently been featured in “Romancing the Stone by Yahoo! Style, a month by month guide to the most beautiful stones for giving and getting. Each month features a coordinated spread of jewels and flowers pertaining to each month. To list a few: for January, our red garnet (and […]