Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the winners of its annual CASE Awards, which recognizes JA member retailers who exhibit “creativity, artistry, style, and excellence” in jewelry design.

First- and second-place winners were selected out of 54 entries in four categories: jewelry retailing up to $2,000, $2,001 to $5,000, $5,001 to $10,000, and $10,001 and over.

Here are the 2019 CASE Awards winners:

Jewelry Up to $2,000

First Place
C3 Designs
Designed by Chris Jensen
South Milwaukee, Wis.

Second Place
The Gem Vault
Designed by Sharon Curtiss-Gal
Flemington, N.J.

 

Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000

First Place
Ricardo Basta Fine Jewelry
Designed by Ricardo Basta
Los Angeles

Second Place
Devon Fine Jewelry
Designed by Marianne Vander Wall
Wyckoff, N.J.

 

Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000

First Place
Lee Ayers Jewelers
Designed by Thomas Dailing
Stevens Point, Wis.

Second Place
Bella Fine Jewelry
Designed by Irina Orshansky        
Guilderland, N.Y.

 

Jewelry $10,001 and Over

First Place
Ricardo Basta Fine Jewelry
Designed by Ricardo Basta
Los Angeles

Second Place
Faye Kim Fine Jewelry
Designed by Faye Kim
Westport, Conn.

Winners were chosen by a panel of experts who evaluated the pieces’ overall design, marketability, practicality/wearability, and quality of manufacture.

Judges included JCK contributing editor and columnist Amy Elliott, National Jeweler senior editor Brecken Branstrator, Deirdre Featherstone of Featherstone Design, Amanda Gizzi of Jewelers of America, NYC Jewelry Week cofounder JB Jones, GemologyGeek’s Erica Silverglide, and Maria Tsangaropoulos, a GIA jewelry manufacturing arts instructor.

(All photos by Bart Gorin Photography, courtesy of Jewelers of America)

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