COLLECTING
Best SItes for Antique and Vintage Engagement RIngs
This article first appeared in theplunge.com. To read the entire article click on the link below Best Sites for Antique and Vintage Engagement Rings
Read MoreWhy Antique and Vintage Engagement RIngs Appeal to Modern Customers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethbernstein/2019/06/14/why-vintage-engagement-rings-appeal-to-modern-customers/?sh=1afb32a33380 In February I wrote a story on how alternative bridal rings have become the new norm—how the indie market and emerging designer’s creativity ignited a movement in engagement rings 10-15 years ago that is going stronger than ever today. I talked about women wanting more individuality and wearing rings that speak about themselves…
Read MoreBracelets Are Back In Bold Statement Making Styles
One of the aspects of covering jewelry that I love is the cyclical nature and how the cultural influences collide. Sometimes there is an overriding theme that fills the air and the filters through the lens of different modern designers collections and other times, it is just the right moment when pieces, styles or a…
Read MoreSix Jewels That Never Go Out of Style
I have been an antique and period jewelry collector for more than 20 years. I am drawn to different time frames in jewelry’s history and tend to mix them together and with contemporary designer pieces. Many of my friends who are just starting a collection have asked me which are the pieces that work best…
Read MoreIn Her L’Amour Collection Samantha Jackson breathes new life into silver keepsakes
Last week I devoted an article to enchanting medallions and charms that represented luck and love. In keeping with the spirt of sentimental jewelry, I am reprinting a blog post by jewelry designer Samantha Jackson who designs both the gothic yet feminine Heavenly Vices collection as well as the L’amour collection. As hopeless romantic and…
Read MoreLeonore Van der Waals of @livia.collection Spreads Love and Luck on Instagram
I have been a collector of antique pendants and charms for over 20 years. Whereas I lean to Georgian and early Victorian rings, my charm collection is a cross section of time periods and they act as a metaphor for my life— what’s gone before, my hopes, dreams, passions and beliefs and what is yet…
Read MoreMy Guided Tour and Hunt For Jewelry from Different Centuries
Shopping an antique jewelry show can take you throughout many time periods and provenances. It can make you feel sentimental. It can lead to you want to know more about the lives and loves of people who owned certain pieces that catch your eye and touch your soul. If you are a new antique/vintage jewelry…
Read MoreMy year so far and the changes to come
So far, 2018 has proved to be challenging, fun, informative and has resulted in ideas for a revamp of our almost two-year-old jewelry magazine. I have been involved in various related activities. At the beginning of the year Rod Worley of Four Grainer Radio which takes listeners ‘inside the jewelry trade” interviewed me on my…
Read MoreA Creative Collaboration of Horology, Technique, Artistry and Design
It’s always exhilarating to uncover rare designs and discover new information. Such was the case on my guided tours at OMBAS (Original Miami Beach Antique Show) which I wrote about in different articles last week On the Miami tours, a fun and educational time was had by all who visited different dealers with me as…
Read MoreThe Year of The Dog: Jewelry Symbolizing Devotion, Loyalty and Faithfulness
The Chinese Zodiac (sheng xiao, which means ‘born resembling’) is based on a repeating 12-year cycle with each year related to an animal sign. The animal changes at the beginning of the Chinese New Year, which is based on the lunar calendar. I am thrilled that this is the year of man’s (and woman’s) best…
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