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#jewelleryfacts365 211/365 Gem fact
What is widely known as onyx is actually black chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
#naturesgems
Sunday, August 28, 2016
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| Fluorite with aquamarine from Erongo Mtns, Namibia. Photo by Jeff Scovil. |
#jjewelleryfacts365 210/365 Emerald fact
The earliest reference to emeralds in Western literature come from Aristotle. He was a great fan of the gemstone and wrote that owning an emerald increases the owner’s importance in presence and speech during business, gives victory in trials, helps settle litigation, and comforts and soothes eyesight. (source)
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| Sterling silver maple leaf earrings with emeralds |
Bead Day
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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| French beaded tulle evening dress, 1930s, from the Vintage Textile archives |
#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 |
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