Penny Preville traces her love of jewelry to the discovery of her grandmother’s jewelry box. Finding a veritable treasure trove of different types of jewels, she distinctly remembers the sparkle that these pieces set off. Once old enough to study the fine art of jewelry making and artisanship, she set out to learn the trade […]
If you find yourself in Athens, Greece, you know that visiting the Acropolis is a must. On the southern portion of this historic monument you find the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum. Situated on the corner of Karyatidon and Kallisperi Streets, the unassuming building houses a collection of more than 4,000 jewels and diminutive sculptures. Of […]
The White Horse jewelry line is famous for its equestrian theme and contemporary feel. Designed by Richard and Roz Roney-Dougal, the couple learned the jewelry making trade from the ground up in London. They have worked in Amsterdam and Australia as model makers, designers and diamond setters. When they finally arrived in the United States, […]
The history of the Byard F. Brogan jewelry business starts in 1908. Byard Brogan and Walter Rodenbough founded the new business in Philadelphia. Both had a strong background in the engraving side of the jewelry trade. When World War I came to a close, Brogan bought out his business partner and began to run the […]
The first collection of unique Charles Krypell jewelry was launched in 1976. Not much was known about the artisan at the time. While it was a gutsy move for a jewelry collection to come out from this position of relative anonymity, it was a gamble that paid off. Since the pieces had the type of […]
Although jewelry wearers primarily associate a deep red color with the garnet, this silicate gem actually comes in a rainbow of hues. It is said that blue garnets do not exist, but there have recently been gem finds that feature a high quantity of vanadium, which causes a blue green coloration. Granted, this is not […]
If you are an experienced jewelry wearer, you already know that pure gold is yellow in color. Pink gold, which is also colloquially referred to as rose or red gold, is an alloy of gold and copper. Of course, there are some subtle differences there, too. Depending on the amount of copper in the mix, […]
Worn around the arm, the bracelet is quite possibly one of the oldest pieces of jewelry invented by mankind. Archaeologists have been able to determine this as long as 7,000 years ago. Humans wore bracelets made of twigs, bones and shells. What else will a history of the bracelet reveal? 2000 BC and later:Egyptian and […]
The money clip is an optional fashion accessory for the male wearer. It keeps paper money sorted and prevents it from being rumpled-looking in the pants pocket. There is a modicum of style attached to the use of this kind of clip. After all, if you are going out for a night on the town, […]
Also known as the tie clip or tie slide, the tie bar is a uniquely male fashion accessory. It fastens the tie to the shirt underneath. In so doing, it ensures that the tie hangs perfectly straight at all times and does not get in the way when the wearer leans over a table or […]
