For self-taught jewelry artist Lucia Antonelli, creativity is a boundless expression of one’s inner life. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1967, with a degree in Apparel Design, she experimented with newspaper illustration, leather handbag design, stained glass, weaving, and clay.
The artist became interested in beads working in a bead store, and came across an antique French beaded purse that was in disrepair. Antonelli took it apart and the obsession with detail was fueled and the artist has continued to create neck pieces with as much detail as possible.
Lucia Antonelli
$970
Sterling silver, 18k rose gold 17.5”l, Gold rings: 0.5”d
Lucia Antonelli
$590
Kyanite, black tourmaline, antique French brass seed beads 40”l
Lucia Antonelli
$590
Tibetan turquoise, coral, antique silver, 18k gold 4.75”l x 0.5”w
Lucia Antonelli
$320
antique victorian glass lamp beads, antique french brass seed beads dimensions: 39″l chain, 5 1/2″h ornament
Lucia Antonelli
$298
pyrite, pearls, antique button dimensions: necklace, 43.1/4″l tassel, 4.3/4″h
Lucia Antonelli
$298
rhodolite garnet, red garnet, pyrite, ruby dimensions: necklace 42″l tassel, 4.1/2″
Lucia Antonelli
$260
antique new guinea shell ring, antique african quartz, antique french brass beads, antique button, pyrile, pearls dimensions: necklace, 17″l pendant, 3.1/4″h