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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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    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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    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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    Masonic Jewelry

    Masonic Jewelry

    Freemasonry is one of the largest secret societies in the world. An ancient fraternity with an age-old reputation, jewelry has been...
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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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    Aesop's Fables: The Tales Behind the Jewelry

    Aesop's Fables: The Tales Behind the Jewelry

    Have you ever seen a piece of jewelry with two or more different animals on it, and wondered what the significance was? Maybe you've seen...
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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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    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...
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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...
    1,450 views
    A Language of Connection: Hand Symbolism in Jewelry

    A Language of Connection: Hand Symbolism in Jewelry

    Holding hands, asking for someone’s ‘hand in marriage,’ making a pinky-promise, pointing the finger, clasping hands in prayer, giving...
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    Victorian Sentimentality: Teeth in Jewelry

    Victorian Sentimentality: Teeth in Jewelry

    Sentimental jewelry is unlike any other; where gemstones and expensive metals usually denote value, the true worth of sentimental jewelry...
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    Up, Up, and Away! Balloons in Antique Jewelry

    Up, Up, and Away! Balloons in Antique Jewelry

    It seems that people have always had a fascination with conquering the heavens. Long before the world of space travel, airports and...
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    The Masked Lady in Antique Jewelry

    The Masked Lady in Antique Jewelry

    Mysterious, romantic, flirtatious: the Masked Lady pops up here and there in Georgian and Victorian antique jewelry. She often has...
    256 views
    Cherub Symbolism in Jewelry

    Cherub Symbolism in Jewelry

    When someone mentions the cherub, usually a distinctive image will spring to mind: a charming, chubby child with wings. Sometimes wearing...
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    Snake Symbolism in Jewelry: A Rich History

    Snake Symbolism in Jewelry: A Rich History

    Snakes have been a popular symbol in jewelry for thousands of years. With their long, malleable curves, they are the perfect animal for...
    720 views
    Georgian Eye Miniatures

    Georgian Eye Miniatures

    Are any of these even real any more?.... eye miniature from the V & A museum London Georgian Eye Miniatures - how to spot a fake Our Love...
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