I have discovered this great material on vintage costume jewelry designers. A great lesson indeed. With a little bit of patience you can find out a lot of precious info. Take a look!
The Fabergé Eggs are today more than ever a symbol of rarity, luxury and tradition. The jewelry beaded precious metal eggs were created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants. 69 eggs were created between 1885 and 1917, and their main purpose was to be offered as gifts to the great czars of Russia, as [...]
I have stumbled upon a lovely photo gallery of jewelry from the Victorian era. The pictures shown below are picks from Joden World Resources a company that deals in museum quality antique and estate jewelry. 1. Yellow bracelet with 1 Cameo (1880) with 64 pearls and black enamel: 2. Bangle Bracelet with Cabochon Garnets and [...]
The tradition of the class ring began more than 170 years ago at West Point. The class of 1835 received the first class rings, a tradition that has become a popular one at high school and college campus across the United States. The rings were based on seal or signet rings, jewelry the ancient Egyptians [...]
Jewelry becomes vintage when is at least be fifty years old and still in prime condition. When a piece of quality vintage jewelry stores over a hundred years old it becomes an antique piece. Any jewelry collector knows that in order for jewelry to be called vintage it must fit in a certain era (it [...]
