Female-founded Clover Collective Antiques is owned by Gidget Elena Marasek (GEM for short), an LA native who began her jewelry journey several years ago after enrolling in a jewelry fabrication course in college. Originally a costume design and art history major, she quickly realized how much jewelry influenced her daily life—it combined the things she loved: history, art, fashion, and geology.

After college, she moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (her parents’ hometown), where she worked as a Sales Associate for a long-standing, family-owned jewelry business in the heart of Jackson. There, she learned how to create custom jewelry and source gemstones—but her eye was always drawn to the clients’ heirloom pieces. She often found herself deep in conversation about a grandmother’s ring or a family heirloom rich with history.

Upon returning to LA, she knew she wanted to work in estate jewelry. She became an Intake and Antique Specialist at a Beverly Hills estate jewelry business, where she honed her skills and developed a deeper knowledge of antique jewelry than she had ever imagined. She later entered the auction space, becoming a Cataloguer in Hollywood, where she worked on more than 100 pieces a week and gained hands-on experience with the finest examples of antique jewelry.

Clover Collective Antiques is inspired by the enamel clovers and shamrocks of the Edwardian era—GEM’s favorite period. We believe in preserving these miniature masterpieces, often entirely handmade by master jewelers lost to time. You collect, we collect—we are an antique collective. Truly, for those who love what came before them.