About Us

The Gilded Magpie was created for collectors that appreciate beautiful jewelry and are savvy enough to recognize quality workmanship and design, whether a piece is signed or not. 

Jewelry collecting is one of the original forms of recycling, while connecting us to our past, history, and many art forms. If you are new to collecting, congratulations and we are here to help answer any questions about your new and fascinating hobby.  If you are a seasoned collector, we hope to  present you with fabulous additions. 

The Gilded Magpie is helmed by Lora Schiavetta GG, a third generation jeweler, with the family's jewelry connection dating back to Tsarist Russia -- Lora's grandfather was registered as an approved jeweler in the Russian Jeweler's Gild and was on the Tsar's Master List of Approved Jewelers. Lora's love of jewelry started at an early age and cemented when she spent a week living on Karl Faberge's summer estate, fantasizing about treasures that may be hidden in the extensive atticss, when she was ten. Years later she became a collector and a Graduate Gemology degree at GIA's Manhattan campus followed. After a stint working jewelry auctions, she had been running a jewelry advisory business, helping others to start their own collections, sourcing pieces from both antique jewelry sources and new innovative designers.