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An Eternal Flame: July 2014 Birthstone Spotlight on the Ruby

July 10, 2014 Antiques, Birthstone History, Botier, Brian Stewart, Brooch, Jewelry, The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center, Vintage Comments Off on An Eternal Flame: July 2014 Birthstone Spotlight on the Ruby

Legend has it the ruby is lit by an inner flame that can’t be extinguished. According to ancient Asian lore, the ruby contained the “spark of life,” and was known as “the lamp stone”–an Emperor of China was even said to have lit his chamber with a ruby that “burned as bright as day.” We […]

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Tears of Joy: June Birthstone Spotlight on the Pearl

June 6, 2014 Alexander's Antiques, Antiques, Art, Birthstone History, Bracelet, Brooch, Cufflinks, Earrings, Hoffman-Gampetro, Jewelry, Josie at Place, Inc., Leah Gordon Gallery, Melody Rodgers, Necklace, One Jewelers, Pins, Rings, Samuel Saidan & Sons, Sooky Goodfriend, The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center Comments Off on Tears of Joy: June Birthstone Spotlight on the Pearl

The only gem born of a living creature, the June birthstone pearl has been valued since antiquity. It’s easy to understand the fascination people have always felt for this most elegant of gemstones originating in the humblest of places. As many know, the pearl is found in the shells of mollusks but you may not […]

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The Stone of Rebirth: May Birthstone Spotlight on The Emerald

May 9, 2014 Birthstone History, Botier, Bracelet, Brian Stewart, Brooch, Earrings, Gallery 47, Hoffman-Gampetro, Jewelry, Necklace, Pins, Rings, The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center Comments Off on The Stone of Rebirth: May Birthstone Spotlight on The Emerald

May birthstone, the emerald is a symbol of renewal and fertility–apropos for the time of year when the world is once again in bloom. Derived from the word smaragdus, which is Greek for “green,” the emerald has been mined in Egypt since 330 B.C. When Queen Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, was crowned, she […]

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