June 27, 2008 -- The tradition of passing down family heirlooms has been reinvented by Monica Rich Kosann's collection of Image Cases and heirloom quality jewelry. Her distinctive image cases, many inspired by antique and vintage cigarette cases, give each person the opportunity to carry or display images of loved ones in a timeless and beautiful way.

Through Kosann's Bespoke service, a secret message from a child, spouse, grandparent, or other loved one is directly engraved into the case in one's own handwriting, and hidden behind the photographs. This exact replication of a handwritten note allows the person who receives the gift to possess a private sentiment that will be theirs forever.

The Postmark Envelope image case is one of Kosann's signature pieces. This case not only holds photographs but is created in the form of a sterling silver envelope and is engraved with an address and milestone date on the postmark. Spouses or children give the envelopes on special wedding anniversaries, dating it with the original wedding date and addressing it to the home where the couple lived on that special day. Wonderful for newborn babies or milestone birthdays, the piece can be engraved with a date and year of birth and addressed to a baby, parent or grandparent at their address on the day they were born.

The combination of sterling silvers cases, photographs and bespoke messages creates a timeless heirloom for a family or individual. These pieces and services are now available online at TheFineArtofFamily.com (http://www.thefineartoffamily.com/index.php), just in time for anniversary season. The introduction of these pieces is part of the ongoing expansion of Kosann's Sterling Silver gifts and accessories at TheFineArtofFamily.com

Kosann's collections are available at upscale stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Barney's New York, and about 80 specialty jewelers throughout the United States.

TheFineArtofFamily.com provides buyers with a secure means of buying fine jewelry and image cases online. It also offers the most comprehensive selection of Kosann's fine jewelry available in an online environment. Kosann thinks of her fine jewelry pieces as an ideal way to pass down memories - captured in a timeless, valuable heirloom - from generation to generation. "The Monica Rich Kosann collection is fine jewelry. As its focus is on lockets and image case jewelry, there are many styles, from traditional to more casual, providing the purchaser with many different ways to carry a cherished photo," Kosann said.

About The Fine Art of Family:

The Fine Art of Family (http://www.thefineartoffamily.com/index.php) features Monica Rich Kosann fine jewelry online that buyers can cherish for generations to come. Kosann, a photographer who specializes in black and white family portraits, created her line of sterling silver and 18-carat gold image case jewelry and lockets as a natural extension of her passion for creative photography.