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    Georgian & Victorian Life Expectancy: A Story Told Through Mourning Jewels

    Georgian & Victorian Life Expectancy: A Story Told Through Mourning Jewels

    If you've read our previous blogs on Georgian & Victorian mourning jewelry you will know that most people who lived during that time were...
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    Emeralds in Antique Jewelry: Nothing Greens Greener

    Emeralds in Antique Jewelry: Nothing Greens Greener

    At times reserved only for the aristocracy and the clergy as a sacred gemstone, the emerald - the Jewel of Kings - is as green as they...
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    Dating Snake Jewelry: The Changing Faces of Antique Snakes

    Dating Snake Jewelry: The Changing Faces of Antique Snakes

    You may have seen our previous blogs on snakes and how to date your jewelry, but this week's blog offers a slightly different perspective...
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    Important Donors of the British Museum: A Vast Collection of Jewelry

    Important Donors of the British Museum: A Vast Collection of Jewelry

    In last week's blog, we took a look at some of the names behind the antique jewelry of the V&A. This week, we take a dive into the...
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    Important Donors of the Victoria & Albert Museum: Stunning Georgian & Victorian Jewelry Collections

    Important Donors of the Victoria & Albert Museum: Stunning Georgian & Victorian Jewelry Collections

    Ever wondered how museums like the V&A get their hands on such stunning antique jewels? Well, a big part of that is due to their generous...
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    Guy Fawkes Night: The Tower of London & The Crown Jewels

    Guy Fawkes Night: The Tower of London & The Crown Jewels

    'Guy Fawkes Night', also called 'Bonfire Night' or 'Fireworks Night', which commemorates the night the Gunpowder Plot was averted, is...
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    Frightening Finery: Antique Jewelry for Halloween

    Frightening Finery: Antique Jewelry for Halloween

    The spooky season is well underway, and that spookiest of nights - Halloween - is fast approaching. What better way to get you in the...
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    Her Story in Jewels: Caroline of Brunswick

    Her Story in Jewels: Caroline of Brunswick

    Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821), born Caroline Amalie Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, is best known as the uncrowned Queen...
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    Antique Gadget Jewelry

    Antique Gadget Jewelry

    A piece of antique jewelry is almost never the purely aesthetic fashion accessory it might seem. Many pieces of antique jewelry hold...
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    From the Heart: Georgian and Victorian Heart Jewelry

    From the Heart: Georgian and Victorian Heart Jewelry

    The 14th of February is fast approaching, meaning that Valentine's Day is almost upon us. Yes, that's right, the day of sentiment, of...
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    Acrostic Jewelry: The Language of Stones

    Acrostic Jewelry: The Language of Stones

    If only stones could speak - they might reveal all sorts of interesting ideas and secrets of sentiment to those listening... Well, from...
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    Jewelry from the French Revolution: Martyrs, Mottos & Motifs

    Jewelry from the French Revolution: Martyrs, Mottos & Motifs

    The French Revolution was a movement that shook France from 1787 till 1799. In this week's blog post we're going to be taking a look at...
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    Silver in Georgian & Victorian Jewelry

    Silver in Georgian & Victorian Jewelry

    Our first blog post of the new year is all about silver - that rare, soft, and shiny element that has been prized for so many millennia....
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    Berlin Iron Jewelry: From Prussia with Love

    Berlin Iron Jewelry: From Prussia with Love

    This week's blog offers some insight into the trend of Berlin Iron, the dark, lacquered metal that became internationally fashionable in the
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    The Cut Steel Craze

    The Cut Steel Craze

    This week's blog looks at the advent of cut steel in jewelry, a type of metalwork that became very fashionable between the late-18th and...
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    Bird Symbolism In Jewelry: Other than the Dove

    Bird Symbolism In Jewelry: Other than the Dove

    In last week's blog, we looked at the significance of doves in Georgian and Victorian era jewelry. This week, we are looking at the...
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    Bird Symbolism In Jewelry: Doves

    Bird Symbolism In Jewelry: Doves

    In this week's blog, we're looking at the significance of the symbol of the dove in antique jewelry... A navette shaped bezel set with a...
    937 views
    German Jewelry: rings in the age of classicism

    German Jewelry: rings in the age of classicism

    A collaboration between Antique Animal Jewelry and Heart of Hearts Jewels. Lovers of 18th Century Jewelry always fall head over heels for...
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    Her Story in Jewels: Empress Josephine of France

    Her Story in Jewels: Empress Josephine of France

    © Fine Art Images/Heritage-Images Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), born Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, was the first wife...
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    Memento Mori Jewelry: Remember You Must Die

    Memento Mori Jewelry: Remember You Must Die

    This week's blog is about as spooky as it gets in the antique jewelry world. Skulls, coffins, urns... memento mori jewelry is the jewelry...
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