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| French beaded tulle evening dress, 1930s, from the Vintage Textile archives |
Bead Day
Saturday, August 27, 2016
#jewelleryfacts365 209/365
For the most part, "estate" means "previously owned". Although, on occasion, a jeweler will close their shop and have never worn pieces of jewelry of other eras that simply did not sell because they were hidden in a drawer or kept in the vault. By the same token, new pieces of jewelry have recently appeared in some auctions and been referred to as "estate" to when it would not be accurate to describe them in that manner.
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| VICTORIAN pietra dura pendant 9k gold |
#jewelleryfacts365 208/365 Silver fact
People who have problems wearing silver jewelry are usually allergic to the copper or nickel in the alloyed metal, not the silver. The same goes for the gold alloys.
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| Sterling silver earrings with copper peacock feathers |
#jewelleryfacts365 207/365 Ancient Egyptian jewellery fact
For the Egyptians, Azurite was a most potent psychic stone and shrouded in mystery; its secrets known only to the highest priests and priestesses.
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| Ancient Egyptian Amulet Necklace with Faience Eye-of-Horus (Circa 200 BC) accented by two 18 karat Yellow Gold Bastet Cats. |
#jewelleryfacts365 206/365 Copper fact
Gold and copper were the first metals ever discovered around 5000 BC and are the only two metals that are not white/grey in color.
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| Silver and copper deer bracelet (gems: peridot, topaz and amethyst) |
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