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Our Flag Means Death Gift Guide: Ten Gifts for the Gentleman Pirate
This gift guide is for you if you are or love a gentleman pirate
Easy Being Green: Frog Jewelry
I know, I know. Not all frogs are green. But to costume jewelry designers who see the green-as-money commercial appeal of frogs, it is.
Silver-told Tales: Storyteller Bracelets
Storyteller bracelets are a cross between folk art and souvenir. They’re not my favorite aesthetic style, but I always want to read them. Each piece is a puzzle. This post is your own decoder ring.
Fool Me Once: A Case of Autobahn Gold
Because makers will hallmark fake gold with a fraudulent Karat mark, and the heft of Autobahn gold mimics the weight of gold by design, even certified and experienced jewelers have trouble at first glance telling the difference.
Fool’s Gold: Focus on Marcasite Jewelry
If you ever as a kid played in a creek or dug a hole in the woods, you probably came across a rock or two that sparkled and made you think for a moment you’d struck gold. What you’d found was pyrite, aka “fool’s gold”.
Beads on a String: A Brief History of Glass Jewelry
Rob Cassetti, former Creative Director of the Corning Museum of Glass, sat down with me last month at our local watering hole.
High-end and Hot: Gripoix Glass Jewelry
The House of Chanel launched costume jewelry – first known as “cocktail jewelry” – by collaborating with Madame Augustine Gripoix to reproduce ancient Byzantine jewelry that included glass made to look like precious stones.
Raymond Templier & “Modern” Art Deco Jewelry
Founding member of the Union des artistes modernes (UAM), Raymond Templier was an advocate of mathematical precision in design.
What makes Art Deco Diamond & Gemstone Jewelry Unique?
Art Deco diamond and gemstone jewelry was unique for its geometric baguettes and emerald cuts, the invisible setting by Van Cleef & Arpels, and the new availability of platinum.
Not Afraid of Color: Yellow Gold in Art Deco Jewelry
Art Deco jewelry designers did use yellow gold, even though silver tone metals like white gold, silver, and platinum reigned during the 1920s and 30s. Jean Dunand and Gérard Sandoz are two examples.
For Depression Glass Lovers: Jadeite Jewelry
What inspired the groundswell of affection in the 1920s for that perfect mossy green? The answer is probably jadeite.