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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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    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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    Antique Niello Jewelry

    Antique Niello Jewelry

    If you have ever seen a piece of antique jewelry with black patterning or detailing that looks a bit like enamel but metallic and shiny...
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    Mourning Jewelry Part IV: Other Victorian Mourning Jewelry

    Mourning Jewelry Part IV: Other Victorian Mourning Jewelry

    For the Victorians, death was a huge part of their daily lives. In London, the average lifespan for middle-to-upper-class men was 44...
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    Mourning Jewelry Part III: Victorian Mourning Rings

    Mourning Jewelry Part III: Victorian Mourning Rings

    In the Victorian era, death by war, illness, or childbirth was common, and around a third of Victorian children died before the age of...
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    Mourning Jewelry Part II: Other Georgian Mourning Jewelry

    Mourning Jewelry Part II: Other Georgian Mourning Jewelry

    In last week's blog, we looked at the impressive range of Georgian mourning rings. This week, we tackle non-rings - including mourning...
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    Mourning Jewelry Part I: Georgian Mourning Rings

    Mourning Jewelry Part I: Georgian Mourning Rings

    Death was often on the minds of those living in the 18th and 19th centuries. With difficult childbirths, high infant mortality rates, and...
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    Antique Vinaigrettes: Jewelry to Swoon for

    Antique Vinaigrettes: Jewelry to Swoon for

    A 19th-century woman - having just discovered her daughter's involvement in a scandalous event - reclines in her seat and reaches for her...
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    Cameos - Part 2: 19th Century

    Cameos - Part 2: 19th Century

    In last week's blog, Cameos - Part I: 18th Century, we looked at the history of cameos, what they are, and the rise of cameos in...
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    Cameos - Part I: 18th Century

    Cameos - Part I: 18th Century

    Cameos were highly prized in Georgian and Victorian-era Europe. Having been a valuable and fashionable part of ancient Roman society, the...
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    Antique Animal Fobs: A Majestic Menagerie

    Antique Animal Fobs: A Majestic Menagerie

    A few weeks ago, we mentioned fobs in our Gentlemen's Jewelry blog. In this week's blog, we take a more in-depth look at the delights and...
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    Antique Tiaras: Powerful Crowning Pieces

    Antique Tiaras: Powerful Crowning Pieces

    Since ancient times, tiaras have been symbols of power, grandeur, and wealth. The word 'tiara' comes from the Persian word for the...
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    Gentlemen's Jewelry: From Shoe Buckles to Stickpins

    Gentlemen's Jewelry: From Shoe Buckles to Stickpins

    While jewelry is generally thought of today as being much more a part of women's fashion than men's, that is certainly not the case...
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    Antique Rebus Jewelry: Puzzling Personal Pieces

    Antique Rebus Jewelry: Puzzling Personal Pieces

    The concept of a 'Rebus' comes from the Latin phrase, 'non verbis sed rebus', meaning 'not by words but by things'. From this, you might...
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    Antique Portuguese Jewelry: An Empire of Gold and Gems

    Antique Portuguese Jewelry: An Empire of Gold and Gems

    Portugal is a country with a historically huge trade route, and in the 17th and 18th centuries they had access to much of the world's...
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    The Art of Enamel in Antique Jewelry

    The Art of Enamel in Antique Jewelry

    From the ancient Persians who called the art of enameling 'meenakari' ('to place paradise onto an object') to ancient Cyprus, Egypt,...
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    Romantic Words in Antique Jewelry

    Romantic Words in Antique Jewelry

    Where the 18th century is known as the age of sentiment and sensibility, the Victorian era is seen as the peak of this - the pinnacle of...
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    Victorian Jewelry: A Bug Obsession

    Victorian Jewelry: A Bug Obsession

    The Victorian era was a time of great change: colonization, exploration, inventions, and new scientific discoveries were changing what...
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    The Garnet in Antique Jewelry

    The Garnet in Antique Jewelry

    Garnet: the birthstone of January, the pomegranate jewel, has been a gem worn and gifted as a symbol of love and protection since as long...
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