Hallmark Images for Purity, Gold, Silver and Platinum to print and save. It's so annoying when you see hallmarks and can't work out what they mean, so here's my answer which is a copy of a card I carry around...
Antiqued: Process used to give jewelry an aged appearance. Avolto: A jewelry style that uses a wire to form a necklace into a round shape. Bail: A loop of sheet metal or wire attached to a pendant to...
Charms are back in fashion. Whether you wear them on a bracelet as a pendant or simply want to start a collection, there is something for everyone. You can collect in themes which can make a stunning...
Designer Daniel Kasoff (original name Kosovsky) worked for Speier Costume Jewelry Company for 10 years before starting his own Dan Kosoff Company NY in 1937. The name "Florenza" came from Dan Kosoff’s wife...
THEANTIQUARIUS A-E ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Adularescence:term applied to milky moonstones Aggregates: Minerals which form without showing their outer crystal shape Aigrette: Hair Ornament Albert:...
Buying Jewellery as an Investment Jewellery as an Investment We are often asked about buying jewellery as an investment. Even more frequently we get customers telling us that jewellery in an investment,...
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...
Gemstones are either mined or found in alluvial deposits. They occur as natural crystals and each species has its own particualr crystal structure. The style of cutting stones has developed over the centuries...
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...
About 130 million carats (26,000 kg) are mined annually, with a total value of nearly USD $9Billion. About 100,000 kg are synthesized annually. The name "Diamond" derives from the ancient greek word adamas...