By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN Published: January 21, 2006 Wall Street Journal Chris Chiarella thought buying his wife a colorful necklace or bracelet for her birthday recently would be a cinch. But he had an anxiety attack when the jeweler laid out piece after piece studded with brightly colored stones he had never heard of — all priced over $2,000. “I felt like I do when I go to the mechanic — that I don’t know…
Continue readingBy FELICIA DECHTER Published: September 8, 2005 Pioneer Press Tobina Kahn, vice president of the House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, 60 E. Walton St., can clearly remember lugging paintings down from the walls of her Florida home when she was younger, to salvage them from possible hurricane destruction. She also recalled how the family would work to save their beautiful antiques when news of a hurricane hit. “House of Kahn is based in Palm Beach,…
Continue readingBy FELICIA DECHTER Published: April 7, 2005 Pioneer Press It was a magnificent evening in Rome, Italy, as North Sider Mary McDermott sat waiting for Pope John Paul II to appear on the steps of the legendary Coliseum for an early may, 200, Jubilee celebration. Although McDemott had been in the pontiff’s audience at least 10 times before, for some reason, this time was more spectacular than the others. As the sun set over the…
Continue readingBy JIM RITTER Published: April 4, 2005 Chicago Sun-Times One of the first things customers notice when they enter House of Kahn Estate Jewelers at 60 E. Walton is a photo of the late pope. Under the picture, in scriptural typeface, is written: “His holiness John Paul II paternally imparts a special Apostolic Blessing to Edward and Adele Kahn as a pledge of continued divine protection.” Many customers assume the Kahns are Catholics. In fact,…
Continue readingBy LUCIO GUERRERO Published: February 7, 2005 Chicago Sun-Times There should really only be two ways to do Valentine’s Day — the right way and the great way. We’ll start with the great way. This is the one, unfortunately, for the guys with the deep pockets. The guy who says — and means it — “Money is no object.” For that guy, there’s plenty of options. From the $100,000 luxury night at the Swissotel to…
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Continue readingBy LUCIO GUERRERO Published: June 9, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times Two months ago, Paul Linke tried to auction off a 12-inch replica doll of Ronald Reagan. He had few takers. The same doll is back on Internet auction site eBay, and the response has been much different. “There is definitely more interest this time,” said Linke, 34, of Addison. “It’s too bad that it takes a tragedy like a death to get people interested.” Since the…
Continue readingBy LUCIO GUERRERO Published: April 8, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times Platinum has become hugely popular in recent years for wedding rings and other high-end jewelry, but skyrocketing prices are chasing some consumers away. The price of platinum is up 35 percent in just a year, 70 percent over the last two years. It hit a 24-year high earlier this month when the price peaked to $900 an ounce. Analysts believe this price can go even higher…
Continue readingBy ROBERT JANJIGIAN Published: March 27, 2004 Palm Beach Daily News For several months, Palm Beach jeweler Adele Kahn has been sowing the seeds for a different kind of spring garden. Kahn, 70, owner of the Peruvian Avenue estate jewelry business House of Kahn with her husband, Edward, since 1971, has acquired or commissioned more than 60 18-karat-gold and platinum flower brooches featuring diamonds, rubies and other precious and semiprecious gems. There are dual reasons…
Continue readingBy FELICIA DECHTER Published: March 11, 2004 Pioneer Press Fergie, Duchess of York’s charity, Chances for Children, focuses on their safety and well being, as many are forgotten by their families or social agencies, During March, Tobina Kahn, of the House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, 60 E. Walton, is offering Sara’s special little Red Doll, a winsome, large stuffed toy, with every purchase more than $1,000. A portion of the sale goes to the charity.…
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