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The Timeless Allure of Vintage Lockets

The Timeless Allure of Vintage Lockets

Vintage lockets are more than jewelry; they’re intimate keepsakes filled with history and personal stories. Originally crafted to hold portraits or locks of hair, these treasures offered a way to...
Posted on By Amy Ketchum

A Rock, a Queen, and a Trend: How Scottish Pebble Jewelry Became an Enduring Victorian Era Legacy

The influence of Queen Victoria and her Love of Scotland on the Pebble jewelry trend of the mid 1800's.
Posted on By Malka Mazenko-Fenton
silver sottish agate brooch in the shape of a powder horn
jens alby gold and lapis mid mod ring

Mid Mod; A Revolution at the Jewelers Bench

The freshness and new ideas of the mid mod generation didn't just happen in New York and San Francisco, it seemed to happen everywhere at once, a hopefulness that creativity...
Posted on By Paula Bixel

Spring Greens!

As I sit here at my computer listing rings on the website I realize I've chosen so many brightly hued pieces. So many greens, and opals with their flashes of...
Posted on By Paula Bixel
Spring Greens!
Love and Luck

Love and Luck

Sentiment and Superstition were important parts of life in the 19th century.With constant reminders of the fragility of life, the Victorians embraced love and entreated luck. These two themes can...
Posted on By Paula Bixel

Mourning in the 18th Century

A tale of two rings, each intriguing, each mysterious. Can we solve this puzzle? The details are everything.....
Posted on By Paula Bixel
Mourning in the 18th Century
Astronomy's Influence on Victorian Jewelry

Astronomy's Influence on Victorian Jewelry

Moons and stars, waxing and waning.... what meaning do these themes have in the pieces we collect? Victorian jewels give up their secrets of astronomical fascination.
Posted on By Paula Bixel

A Coil in Common

I wandered into the Ancient Greek Hall and there was a magnificent trio of bronze faces, wearing their meticulously curled beards. Adornment takes many forms.
Posted on By Paula Bixel
A Coil in Common