The Art of Adornment brings together a group of artworks spanning from Antiquity to the 20th Century, presented alongside jewellery and belts by luxury costume jewellery brand Sonia Petroff, including a first presentation of its Spring/Summer 2026 collection. Conceived as a collaboration, the exhibition explores adornment not simply as decoration, but as a recurring language through which identity, beauty, craftsmanship and cultural ideals have been expressed across three millennia.

  • COLNAGHI

    • JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY, Portrait of a Woman from Arles, 1837
      JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY, Portrait of a Woman from Arles, 1837
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    • ROMAN IMPERIAL, EARLY HADRIANIC, ca. A.D. 120 – 130, A Marble Portrait Head of a Woman
      ROMAN IMPERIAL, EARLY HADRIANIC, ca. A.D. 120 – 130, A Marble Portrait Head of a Woman
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    • CHARLES-ANDRÉ VAN LOO, CALLED CARLE VAN LOO, Portrait of the artist's daughter Marie-Rosalie Van Loo, c. 1740s
      CHARLES-ANDRÉ VAN LOO, CALLED CARLE VAN LOO, Portrait of the artist's daughter Marie-Rosalie Van Loo, c. 1740s
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    • OLOF JOHAN SÖDERMARK, Young woman in Italian costume
      OLOF JOHAN SÖDERMARK, Young woman in Italian costume
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    • Olmec face mask, Mexico, 900 - 400 B.C.
      Olmec face mask, Mexico, 900 - 400 B.C.
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    • JACOPO LIGOZZI, An ideal head of a woman with an elaborate headdress
      JACOPO LIGOZZI, An ideal head of a woman with an elaborate headdress
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    • EMILIE LACHAUD DE LOQUEYSSIE, Portrait of Mademoiselle Elisa Hintz, 1835
      EMILIE LACHAUD DE LOQUEYSSIE, Portrait of Mademoiselle Elisa Hintz, 1835
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    • LWENA ARTIST, Mask, pwevo, Angola, late 19th–early 20th century
      LWENA ARTIST, Mask, pwevo, Angola, late 19th–early 20th century
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    • PIER FRANCESCO MOLA, Profile of a man wearing a turban, ca. 1650-55
      PIER FRANCESCO MOLA, Profile of a man wearing a turban, ca. 1650-55
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    • FRANZ WINTERHALTER, A Portrait of Adelina Patti as Rosina in Rossini's opera 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'', 1863
      FRANZ WINTERHALTER, A Portrait of Adelina Patti as Rosina in Rossini's opera 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'', 1863
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    • Armlet with a Herakles knot, Greek, Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
      Armlet with a Herakles knot, Greek, Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
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    • ANONYMOUS, ca. 1870, A Bhil woman in profile
      ANONYMOUS, ca. 1870, A Bhil woman in profile
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  • HIGHLIGHTS FROM SONIA PETROFF

    ​For the full list of pieces available please email enquiries@colnaghi.com
    • Sonia Petroff, Falena cuff (blue)
      Sonia Petroff, Falena cuff (blue)
      £ 465.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Falena choker (blue)
      Sonia Petroff, Falena choker (blue)
      £ 620.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Liana choker (green)
      Sonia Petroff, Liana choker (green)
      £ 680.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Bee Belt (burgundy)
      Sonia Petroff, Bee Belt (burgundy)
      £ 875.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Bee Belt (yellow)
      Sonia Petroff, Bee Belt (yellow)
      £ 875.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Belt (multi)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Belt (multi)
      £ 595.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Belt (gold)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Belt (gold)
      £ 595.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Leaf Earrings (amber)
      Sonia Petroff, Leaf Earrings (amber)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Leaf Earrings (green)
      Sonia Petroff, Leaf Earrings (green)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Moonflower Narrow Belt (white)
      Sonia Petroff, Moonflower Narrow Belt (white)
      £ 450.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Bracelet (gold)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Bracelet (gold)
      £ 375.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Bracelet (multi)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Bracelet (multi)
      £ 375.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Bee Brooch (amber)
      Sonia Petroff, Bee Brooch (amber)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Bee Brooch (green)
      Sonia Petroff, Bee Brooch (green)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Earrings (gold)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Earrings (gold)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Earrings (multi)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Earrings (multi)
      £ 350.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Necklace (gold)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Necklace (gold)
      £ 650.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Necklace (multi)
      Sonia Petroff, Lobster Vibe Necklace (multi)
      £ 650.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Eterna Belt
      Sonia Petroff, Eterna Belt
      £ 595.00
      Available
    • Sonia Petroff, Eterna Belt (black)
      Sonia Petroff, Eterna Belt (black)
      £ 595.00
      Available

  • Exhibiting At

    26 Bury Street

    London SW1Y 6AL

     

    Opening Hours

    Exhibition on view from Tuesday, 12 May to Wednesday, 10 June

    Monday - Friday, 10 AM - 6 PM 

    Opening Preview: 20 May, 11 AM - 1 PM (rsvp@colnaghi.com)