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THEANTIQUARIUS P-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Please leave your review: Helping the ebay community Parcel Gilt: Silver partly overlaid with gold Paris Jet: Black glass imitating jet Parure: A suite of...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT HALLMARKS! All British items made gold and silver items should carry the proper assay office hallmarks as many items that are just struck with 9k are liable to be all that glitters...
THEANTIQUARIUS F-O ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Faience: Glazed earthenware, also used for marking beads, scarabs, etc. from the egyptian period onwards Fancy-Coloured: Any colour in a stone other than...
Brief history of diamond cut Uncut diamonds appeared in Europe in the fourth century BC, when Alexander the Great's expeditions opened up limited trade between East and West. At the time India was the only...
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Care Cleaning of Antique Jewllery Jewellery which is open backed (usually made after 1840) can often be cleaned using a mild jewellery cleaner or even a window cleaning product that is based on ammonia and...
GUARANTEEING THE QUALITY OF PRECIOUS METALS SINCE 1327 The purpose of this document is to give practical guidance in relation to Hallmarking matters. The UK Assay Offices are happy to answer questions arising...
The Victorians' eclectic taste included the desire for jewellery made from unusual materials. LAVA, a light porous substance from the Vesuvius area in Italy was carved into cameos, earrings etc., and sold as...