From June 26-28, Acorns, Old Edwards home décor and furnishing store, will host an Elizabeth Locke jewelry showcase, bringing the full breadth of Elizabeth Locke’s collection to the Plateau for a three-day event. The presentation includes her signature hammered 19-karat gold pieces – set with ancient coins, vintage intaglios, and other rare materials – along with a selection of pieces available only during the showcase. Locke’s work begins with a lifelong fascination. As a child traveling through Europe with her classics-loving father, she was drawn to ancient ruins and artifacts, an interest that took hold during an early visit to Rome and never quite let go.
She later studied in Italy, became fluent in the language, and returned to the United States to work at Town & Country before earning a degree in gemology. When she launched her collection in 1988, the directive was clear: create jewelry that incorporates history rather than simply referencing it.
What is so remarkable about a Locke piece is the way the past and the present meet on the body. Vintage intaglios – hand-carved centuries ago and rediscovered in markets across Europe – are reimagined as rings and pendants that feel entirely current. Ancient coins, struck in long-vanished mints, become medallions and earrings. Antique Japanese porcelain buttons are reset as cuff links and brooches.
Each object carries its own provenance, and each finished jewel becomes the kind of heirloom meant to be worn now and passed down later.
The effect is immediate. These are not decorative afterthoughts, but compositions built around objects that have already endured. A pendant may bear the profile of a long-forgotten ruler; a ring might feature a carving that once served as a personal seal. As Veranda once observed, her pieces feel like “artifacts returning to life,” connecting wearer and history across centuries.
The June showcase at Acorns will feature the full range of the Elizabeth Locke world: hammered gold cuffs and earrings, the intaglio rings that have become collector favorites, ancient coin pendants set in modern frames, and a curated selection of seasonal introductions that keep longtime collectors returning.
Several pieces are exclusive to the showcase, with others available only during these three days – giving the event equal appeal for seasoned collectors and those encountering the work for the first time.
Set within Acorns, Old Edwards home décor and furnishing store, the collection takes on added dimension. The shop’s layered, collected sensibility mirrors the ethos of the jewelry itself – objects chosen with intention, meant to be lived with over time.
For three days, the focus is clear: jewelry with a past, presented in a way that invites it into the present—and forward again.
To learn about future Acorns happenings, visit OldEdwardsHospitality.com/AcornsEvents.
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