Antique Jewelry

Citrine is the birthstone for November and is the 17th year marriage anniversary gift.  This semiprecious stone whose name is derived from the French word citron meaning “the yellow of lemon”, is a most sought after stone and the clearer it is the more value it possesses. The best color is a saturated yellow to reddish orange with no hint of brown.  The larger the stone, the more golden it...

Egyptian jewelry was made as early as the Baduri and Naquda eras usually with threads of flax or cow hair. “The Ancient Egyptian, men and women, are great lovers of jewelry and adorned themselves with a profusion of trinkets” such as amulets and good luck charms, Egyptian jewelry made of precious and semiprecious stones, scarab beetle jewelry, Egyptian jewelry of the dead, a man’s ring used as a seal, necklaces,...

Mourning jewelry was jewelry that commemorated the death of a loved one or of a famous person. Mourning jewelry was also called sentimental or memorial jewelry.  Black was the symbolic color usually worn in medieval times and during the Victorian Period of intense mourning. The color black was used in brooches such as black cameos, portrait pins and brooches with compartments for a lock of hair from an absent love. ...

An amethyst ring is of the quartz variety and comes in shades of purple.  When looking for an amethyst ring, bracelet, pendant or earrings, you will want to look for a stone with a medium dark, strongly saturated reddish purple hue. It is the birthstone for February and the older popular beliefs offered by this stone are protection from drunkenness, protection against evil spirits and it is supposed to bring...