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What's In a Name?
Change is our only constant. I'm not sure who first coined that phrase, but they were certainly on to something! This year has been a big...

Wendy Ralph
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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A History of Engagement Rings Vol. 6: The 1930’s Â
A History of Engagement Rings Vol. 6: The 1930’s We’ve been patiently waiting to get to this edition of the History of Engagement Rings...

Wendy Ralph
Jan 28, 20182 min read
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A History of Engagement Rings, Vol. 5: The 1940's
A History of Engagement Rings, Vol. 5: The 1940's As we continue to step back in time, exploring the history of engagement rings, we find...

Wendy Ralph
Jan 16, 20182 min read
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A History Of Engagement Rings, Vol. 3, The 1960's
A History of Engagement Rings, Vol. 3: The 1960’s It’s time for another ride in the ‘what did engagement rings look like back then’...

Wendy Ralph
Nov 25, 20172 min read
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A History of Engagement Rings Vol. 1: The 1980's
A History of Engagement Rings Vol. 1: The 1980’s We loved researching and writing the Famous Jewelry In The Movies series so much that...

Wendy Ralph
Nov 11, 20172 min read
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The Five Most Expensive Diamonds Ever Sold At Auction
The Five Most Expensive Diamonds Ever Sold At Auction With our Famous Jewelry In The Movies series over and out next (surprise) series...

Wendy Ralph
Nov 2, 20173 min read
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Famous Jewelry In The Movies, Vol. 11: The Great Gatsby
Famous Jewelry In The Movies, Vol. 11: The Great Gatsby For our final edition of Famous Jewelry In The Movies, we bring you The Great...

Wendy Ralph
Oct 26, 20172 min read
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Famous Jewelry In The Movies, Vol. 8: Moulin Rouge
Jewelry In The Movies, Vol. 8: Ok. We’ll just come out and say it. When it comes to jewelry in the movies, we’ve dreamed about this...

Wendy Ralph
Sep 29, 20172 min read
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Famous Jewelry In The Movies, Vol 1: Titanic
In the movie, the now eponymous necklace, which was called La Coeur de la Mer (Heart of the Sea) was modeled after the Hope Diamond but was in fact not a diamond at all.

Wendy Ralph
Aug 12, 20172 min read
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The Rise Of The House of Cartier
Today we start a series exploring the various jewelry houses that have become household names and legends in the jewelry arts. Their...

Wendy Ralph
Jul 4, 20163 min read
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The Edwardian Era: The Birth of Platinum Jewels
Continuing on as we chronologically explore the various eras in vintage and antique jewelry, we're leaving Queen Victoria behind and...

Wendy Ralph
Jun 20, 20163 min read
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Victorian Era Jewels: Thanks, Vicky!
As we continue to meander down the chronological lane from one jewelry era to another, today we're making a pit stop at the Victorian...

Wendy Ralph
Jun 15, 20164 min read
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The Georgian Period: Four Georges and a William
Today marks the start of a series talking about the different periods in jewelry. We've glazed over them with a paragraph dedicated to...

Wendy Ralph
Jun 8, 20164 min read
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Tips For Finding A Vintage Engagement Ring to Last A Lifetime
Martha Stewart knows weddings. That's a given. But does she (and/or her team) know engagement rings? VINTAGE engagement rings to be...

Wendy Ralph
Jun 1, 20165 min read
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Colored Diamonds: Are They Real And Are They Valuable?
Since we're on a bit of a diamond kick lately, I thought I'd talk about colored diamonds next in our series on gemstones. Almost everyone...

Wendy Ralph
May 25, 20163 min read
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The Big Reveal: April and May Jewelry Auction Results
April and May are notorious for bringing us a few staple items. Rain showers. Spring flowers. Weddings. Graduations. But this year, they...

Wendy Ralph
May 23, 20163 min read
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Those Tricky Victorians And Their Hidden Messages
For the most part, the beginning of the Victorian Period (during the time of Queen Victoria's reign from 1837 to 1901) was a jovial one....

Wendy Ralph
May 18, 20162 min read
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How The Marquise Cut Got Its Name
Here come the royals, fiddling with our jewels again. This time they've got their hands in naming a particular gemstone cut: the...

Wendy Ralph
May 13, 20162 min read
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Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Macabre Or Just Love?
Let's say it's the year 1861. You're living in London and you're enjoying all of the things that the new "Industrial Revolution" has...

Wendy Ralph
May 11, 20162 min read
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Ring Boxes Transformed
They sit in a drawer, forgotten and forlorn, their former contents more likely to see the light of day. They once held amazing treasure....

Wendy Ralph
May 6, 20161 min read
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