Old is New and New is Old: Jewelry in Times’ Continuum

Old is New and New is Old: Jewelry in Times’ Continuum

By now, you all know I love finding parallels between ancient design motifs and our modern sensibilities. Today’s chapter involves the excavation of a child’s gold and garnet ring dating back 2300 years ago at the City of David near Jerusalem’s Western Wall. According to a group called Israel 21C, “The ring, set with a…

Recent Diamond Auction

Recent Diamond Auction

Dear Clients, Sometimes, I love to share global jewelry news because it takes us from the quotidian into the stratosphere of gem rarity. You know I’m a gem geek, so here goes. According to an industry publication “At Phillips’ recent Geneva auction, a fancy red diamond set a world record while a 6-carat fancy vivid…

JoyDrops; New In

JoyDrops; New In

Hi everyone! Just a note to show you what’s new and share a new, custom pair of earrings via two informal photos. First, a series of small sapphire and 22KT gold pendant drops which I can also convert into earrings should you have trouble choosing. I’ll have a good selection to show here at the…

World of Color: Ultramarine, Aqua, Turquoise, Lapis, Cerulean, Indigo, Prussian, Cobalt, Egyptian, Navy…Oh My

World of Color: Ultramarine, Aqua, Turquoise, Lapis, Cerulean, Indigo, Prussian, Cobalt, Egyptian, Navy…Oh My

Since you all like this series so much, I thought I’d dive into blue. As you can see from my inexhaustive list above, this could get me into treatise territory. Research by the Crayola Company, college professors and others have shown time and again that blue is our favorite color.  They believe our blue love…

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