Lori Ettlinger Gross is a leading jewelry historian and the former Estate Jewelry Editor for The Rapaport Diamond Report. She has become a respected resource for national magazines and newspapers on jewelry and fashion, and has written for such publications as The New York Times, Palm Beach Illustrated, and Variety. Her education in the field of jewelry began at the Appraisal Institute at C. W. Post College/Long Island University where she specialized in antique and estate jewelry. After attending the program, Gross worked under the tutelage of Edith Weber at Edith Weber & Associates, Antique Jewelry in New York.

During her six-year tenure as Estate Jewelry Editor for The Rapaport Diamond Report, Gross met with world-renowned jewelry houses and interviewed celebrated designers and artisans. She is the first journalist ever to have been asked to write creatively for Sotheby’s jewelry auctions. Her opening essay and anecdotes appeared throughout the catalog of their record-breaking forty-nine million dollar Magnificent Jewelry sale in December 2007.

In May 2008, her first book, Brooches: Timeless Adornment, was published by Rizzoli. She maintains an active jewelry blog where she discusses the latest trends in jewelry and their historical significance, as well as the use of jewelry in film, television, and on the red carpet.

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