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The Evening Emerald: August Gemstone Spotlight on the Peridot

August 1, 2013 Antique News, Bracelet, Brian Stewart, Brooch, Earrings, Jewelry, Melody Rodgers, Pins, The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center Comments Off on The Evening Emerald: August Gemstone Spotlight on the Peridot

From bringing the wearer power to protection, a multitude of mystical properties have been ascribed to the peridot over the ages. One observable bit of magic is its tendency to appear an even more brilliant green under artificial light, hence its long-held title of “evening emerald.” As one of the oldest known gemstones, the peridot […]

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A Drop of Heart's Blood: July Gemstone Spotlight On The Ruby

July 2, 2013 AAA Silver, Antique Reflections, Botier, Bracelet, Brooch, Clifford Baron, Earrings, Glass, Hoffman-Gampetro, Jewelry, Necklace, Pins, Rings, Robin's Antiques, Samuel Saidan & Sons, Silver, Uncategorized Comments Off on A Drop of Heart's Blood: July Gemstone Spotlight On The Ruby

18K gold ring with a large central ruby, surrounded by sapphires, diamonds, and emeralds, American, circa 1940-50.  Hoffman-Gampetro gallery. Dorothy didn’t know it but when she first put on her ruby-encrusted slippers in The Wizard of Oz, the magic of the land passed to her. There have been many interpretations of the meaning behind Dorothy’s […]

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Romantic Antiques for Valentine's Day

February 8, 2013 Alexander's Antiques, Alter Silver, Anavian Gallery, Antiquities, Books, Boxes, Brooch, Clifford Baron, Gallery 47, Ivory, Jewelry, Leah Gordon Gallery, Manhattan Rare Books, Necklace, Palmyra Heritage, Pins, Porcelains, Robin's Antiques, Rosalie Clauson Antiques, Samuel Saidan & Sons, Silver Comments Off on Romantic Antiques for Valentine's Day

A rose that blooms forever. Sterling silver, Cartier, France, 1990s. Leah Gordon Gallery. Of the many origin myths of Valentine’s Day, the most popular by far is that of Saint Valentinus, an early Christian saint put to death for performing marriages for young soldiers at a time when it was forbidden. According to one legend, […]

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Vintage Animal Figural Pins

July 13, 2012 Antiques, Jewelry, Pins Comments Off on Vintage Animal Figural Pins

Among the world’s oldest jewelry type, pins and brooches date at least as far back as the Bronze Age. Along with the Ancient Greeks, Romans wore a pin called the spina, which was a thorn or thorn-like brooch used to hold up garments. Throughout the centuries, many cultures contributed to the aesthetic evolution of pins […]

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