About the Author

Beatriz Chadour-Sampson is a jewelry historian, author, and lecturer. She is the author of several books, including Pearls and Rings of the 20th and 21st Centuries: The Alice and Louis Koch Collection. She has been consultant and curator for jewelry collections at a number of institutions, including the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Dallas Museum of Art.