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Tag Archives: Art Deco

Evolution of the Solitaire Engagement Ring

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

When you mention engagement ring, most of us think of a simple band with a single diamond, shining and sparkling with love and promise. This is known in the jewelry trade as a solitaire engagement ring. The development of today’s solitaire rings really began in the late 1800’s when several new technologies brought jewelers the means […]

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Art Deco Style Pendant– Custom Made!

Friday, February 22, 2013

We just delivered this lovely pendant, set with the diamonds from several treasured family pieces, to a very happy client. Her son had us make the pendant to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary, so it was a very nice occasion to deliver the new piece– both son and mother loved the new piece and she left […]

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A One-of-a-Kind Filigree Engagement Ring

Friday, July 16, 2010

We completed a most beautiful engagement ring a while back but weren’t able to post this blog till now. It was one of the most challenging projects we’ve ever done! Our clients Megan and Mike, big fans of antique and period jewelry, fell in love with a 1920’s Art Deco platinum ring in our estate […]

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A Lesson in Appraising Jade

Saturday, July 3, 2010

We’ve been working on an insurance appraisal for this wonderful platinum necklace with diamonds and jadeite from the 1920’s and realized the piece has a lot to teach about grading and valuing jade. Jade is not well understood by many folks. If I told you that jade can be one of the most expensive of […]

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Art Deco “Marriage”

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

This Art Deco bracelet was either modified by the original seller or by an owner.  The remnant tubing and center join indicates the middle section of the bracelet may have originated as a pair of clips or a buckle of some type.  Pairs of diamond clips were de rigueur during the 1930’s, especially with the […]

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