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Antique & Vintage Jewelry

From Rough to Facet: Gems of 1stdibs

Whether you’ve seen gemstone specimens in real life, in museums, or only in pictures, there’s no doubt that the idea of these things being created by Mother Nature deep inside the Earth has left your mind blown. No matter how many I have seen, it still boggles my… Read More

Books

Book Review: Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty by Diana Scarisbrick

The book, Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty will forever go down in history as one of the most epic jewelry tomes.  Every page turned, a slight gasp can easily become hyperventilation with illustrations depicting some incredible rings.  There are so many examples of fine, historic… Read More

My Jewel Box

Trend Alert: Colorful Gems Set in Yellow Gold #LoveGold

It is a shame that we only have one color of the year, chosen by Pantone–in a world full of diversity and endless possibilities, surely one would think at least maybe a top five?!  Whether it is Marsala or Radiant Orchid, or whatever fancy title given to a… Read More

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Jewelry Road Trip series

Jewelry Road Trip: When in…Corona del Mar, CA

This blog post is brought to you by Julie of Juler’s Row who recently visited Corona del Mar in California and did some Gem Gossip Correspondent work by visiting two local jewelry stores in the area.  Let’s take a look at what she found:  William Harold… Read More

Jewelry Collection Stories

Jewelry Collection Stories: @LuckandLockets

Today we take a look into the jewelry box of @LuckandLockets to see her favorite treasures and the stories behind them!  I love her attitude on her collection and if you think you can’t collect antique jewelry because you live either a busy life or live nowhere near… Read More

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS! LXIX

Victoria Sterling has some amazing vertical rings in her shop, a favorite silhouette of mine Circa1700 found a perfect pairing, a Victorian eternal love snake coiled next to a garnet five stone band Stone and Strand playing with some… Read More