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Are you confused by the terms antique, vintage or estate when it comes to jewelry? So what are the definitions? Just remember the 100/25 rule and its easy. Generally accepted is that antique jewelry is at least 100 years old. That means that an item was created and made long ago and not produced last week to look old. It doesn’t matter if it is a ring, bracelet, necklace or earrings, the age is what matters. Vintage jewelry dates to at least 25 years of age or older. If it was designed and manufactured 25-100 years ago, it falls in the vintage category. Estate jewelry...

Prices keep rising and no end is in sight for the crème de la crème of the jewelry and gemstone world. Of interest and particular note is the ever increasing desirability of the famed female jeweler, Suzanne Belperron. In the ranks of jewelry, women historically have fared a bit less brilliantly than the men. But one exception is the former Boivon artisan and then turned solo creator of fashion forward and strikingly ultra moderne jewels. Take these cuff bracelets of chalcedony, sapphire and diamonds, formerly owned by the Grande Dame of the jewelry world, the Duchess of Windsor. Of course, their...

Ethically That Is! Encouraging news that the message continues to propagate through all levels as the Nobel Peace Prize gold medal will now be responsibly sourced with human rights concerns in mind. 

The trend for using rose gold for jewelry and other accessories emerged in 19th century Russia. So popular was this metal that it gained the name of “Russian gold” and was soon the fashion for Victorians in England and Western Europe. White gold found its place around 1917 as a substitute for platinum. Developed by the Belais Bros. of New York who were regarded as being the American originators of a formula for white gold in the early part of the 20th century, they experimented for thirty years before introducing their white gold in 1917. In fact, advertisements of the...