26 Jan The History Of Jewellery: Jewellery in the Georgian era
Between the ascendency of George 1st to the throne in the early 18th century, and the death of George 4th just over 100 years later,...
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30 Nov The History Of Jewellery: after the Renaissance and Reformation
Looking at it today, the 16th and 17th centuries seem like tumultuous, fast-moving times. ...
10 Nov The History Of Jewellery: from the conquistadors until James 1
The Renaissance ran from the late 14th century until 1527 and the sacking of Rome. ...
05 Oct The History Of Jewellery: Valuation
Nowadays many people have heard of the four Cs that are used to value many gemstones. Colour, carat weight, clarity and cut. ...
10 Aug The History Of Jewellery: The European colonisation of the Americas
Gemstones exist all around the world, in every continent. And North and South America, of course, are no exception....
05 Jul The History Of Jewellery: The Roman Empire TO The European Discovery Of America
Around AD 100 to 200 the Roman Empire was at its height. Rome controlled all the land from Western Europe to the Middle East. ...
10 Jun The History Of Jewellery: From Prehistoric Man To The Roman Empire
Although there are many types of gemstones, almost everyone knows the names of the most well-known: rubies, emeralds, pearls, diamonds, sapphires....
06 Apr A Girl’s Best Friend
The diamond is the traditional birthstone for April. For many, April’s gemstone is the gem. ...
05 Mar Amazing Aquamarine
The gem stone for March is aquamarine, an allochromatic gemstone - which means it is coloured by natural impurities, like emerald and morganite...
05 Feb Amorous Amethysts
February’s gem stone is amethyst, the world’s most popular purple gemstone. Used in personal adornment for over 2,000 years, it is made of quartz...