Marcie McGoldrick: A Grand Tour in Porcelain

At BON TON goods, we are drawn to objects that echo the past, pieces imbued with history, craftsmanship, and meaning. Few collections embody this spirit more beautifully than the porcelain jewelry of Marcie McGoldrick.

Each piece begins with an antique plaster cameo, vintage molds from the golden age of the Grand Tour, when young artists, intellectuals, and aesthetes crossed Europe by train in search of the ancient world. From Rome to Athens, Florence to Cairo, the Grand Tour was more than a rite of passage; it was a pilgrimage to beauty and the origins of culture.

In 1998, our own journey took a similar path, across the Alps and into the museums and ruins of Europe. It is this shared reverence for antiquity that drew us to Marcie’s work.

Her studio, based in the United States, carries forward this tradition in porcelain. Each cameo is hand-poured using tinted porcelain she colors herself. The result is delicate yet distinct, tiny sculptures suspended from silk cords or beads, and in some cases set in fine silver or gold. The palette ranges from soft rose to pale terracotta, dove grey, white, and onyx. Some pendants are unadorned, others framed in precious metal, all are timeless.

We carry a curated selection of Marcie’s pendants and rings at BON TON goods, each one sold individually and one-of-a-kind. Colors and exact sizes vary slightly—such is the nature of the handmade. And that is exactly what we love about them.

These are pieces that whisper rather than shout. They feel ancient and modern at once, artifacts of a journey that continues.

Discover the full collection here.