Timeline: The ‘Modern Era’
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Timeline: Prehistory & Ancient History
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Greek Jewelry
When describing jewelry from Greece one should start with the Minoans. Around 3000 BC signs of a new civilisation on the island Crete started to emerge. The origin of this…
Phoenician Jewelry
By Pavlos Flourentzos & Maria Luisa VitobelloAbstract:In 1998 a built tomb was excavated at the southern outskirts of Larnaka Town in the direction of the airport. The tomb was numbered…
Gold
A metal so rare and special, it takes neutron stars to die twice before it is created. Virtually indestructible, the most malleable of all metals, highly ductile, a great electrical conductor, and extremely resistant…
John Brogden
John Brogden was an English goldsmith known for his ancient, Egyptian, and Renaissance revival designs. Brodgen worked in the Covent Garden area of London, first as Brogden and Garland (1826…
Georgian Jewelry: 1714-1837
The Georgian period, from 1714 to 1837, was named for, and defined by, the Hanoverian Monarchs of the United Kingdom. These included the four Georges; George I (r. 1714-1727) –…
Fringe Necklace
A fringe necklace can be described as a series of pendant elements that dangle from links or cord which encircles the neck. The origin of the fringe necklace is the Egyptian broad collar (wesekh) which made its…
Cannetille
Cannetille is a close relative of filigree work. It typically features fine gold wires or thinly hammered sheets. Jewelry with cannetille was very popular in the 1820’s and 1830’s. Motifs included tendrils, scrolls,…
Tillander
The Finnish company, A.Tillander was founded by Alexander Tillander who, as a young boy at the age of 11, was sent out to go and take up an apprenticeship at…
Art Nouveau at the 1900 Paris Exposition
In 1900, the world witnessed a grand display of Art Nouveau jewels, objects, and architecture at Paris’s Exposition Universelle. This article will attempt to create a snapshot of this special moment in…
A History of Silver in Jewelry
Silver is a white metallic element, harder than gold, softer than copper and second only to gold in malleability and ductility. Represented on the Periodic Table of the Elements by the symbol Ag, silver is an…