There's a cult of the superb, small and artisanal, people like winemaker Manfred Krankl, and a drumbeat of demand for the enduring and recession-proof, like the jewelry of Fulco di Verdura.
They were designed around 1930 by Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura, for Coco Chanel (both in picture, above), using stones from Edwardian and Victorian jewelry given to her by various lovers.