value in jewelry
February 10, 2020

Finding the Value in Fine Jewelry

Jewelry and gemstones have been part of human culture for generations. Whether in the form of gold or rubies, these beautiful pieces have held significant value and meaning for us. These adornments represent status, love or fertility, signify commitments, milestones or lineage and serve as art, an offering or a trophy. Because of its tremendous […]

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Antique Jewelry
November 12, 2019

Antique Jewelry and Topaz, everything you need to know.

Are you enticed by the oncoming of fall, the cool invigorating breezes? It’s time to fold up shorts and think about pants and soft sweaters, jackets and scarves, closed shoes boot, and yes even gloves. Do you envision cornucopia filled with colorful gourds? And maybe it’s time to think of jewelry to complement those radiant […]

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Buccellati Opal Earrings
October 5, 2019

October Birthstone Opal & 100 Years of Buccellati

Opal: A Gemstone with Multiple Elements And so October arrives with purpose primed in taunts of gutsy wind. But the gift she brings to women who love beauty is the opal. Shades of pastel blended into a radiant stone is the prize. The admiration of Opals or Opalus, the Latin word that best describes this […]

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Peridot Earrings
August 4, 2019

Peridot ‘Evening Emerald’ & August Birthstone

The August birthstone, peridot, is one of the few gemstones which come in one color only:  rich green with a slight tinge of gold caused by extremely fine traces of iron. Peridot can be a fine, rich olive-green, tending towards green-brown when in the presence of a larger amount of iron, or shaded to a yellow-green […]

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How to combine vintage jewelry
July 24, 2019

How to Combine Your Vintage Jewelry with Style

Looking stylish is not only about your clothes and shoes. You can have the most refined outfit, right down to your footwear, but that doesn’t mean much when you don’t compliment your look with the right jewelry. Wearing vintage jewelry can elevate your appearance if done correctly. Enhance your formal wear, add elegance to evening […]

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combine pearls and diamonds
June 8, 2019

June: The Month with Three Birthstones – Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone

Amongst the 12 calendar months, June and December are the only ones with three birthstones, none of which an alternate one.  Based on tradition, alternate birthstones are chosen due to the rarity or lack of availability of the attributed main birthstones. June is related to the zodiac sign, Gemini, the twins. And those born in […]

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