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Vintage necklace week on AntiquesAvenue
Posted by: | CommentsVintage Necklaces are featured this week on AntiquesAvenue vintage jewellery shop. As a special offer for AntiquesAvenue blog readers I am giving away a vintage necklace and two vintage pendants – see the end of this post for details.
Lets take a look at the range and types of vintage and antique jewellery you can wear around your neck:
Lockets, Ever popular for holding a picture or tiny memento inside. These are hung as a pendant from a chain or a ribbon
Vintage necklace
Pendants and Charms. When worn from a chain around your neck I believe that the difference between a pendant or charm is down to the size of the piece. A pendant would probably be over about 3 cms long and a charm under this length. The chain could also be a ribbon, cord or string of beads.
Necklace, Usually a string of beads, pearls or semi precious gemnstones or chain without a pendant attached. There can be more than one strand often in graduated lengths
Lavalier, A necklace with pendant drops attached. Popular in the Edwardian up until the 1920s
Chains, Can be made of precious metals ( silver and gold), costume jewellery metal or plastics. Neck chains can be worn alone or with a pendant drop. Gold and silver chains are often worn by men as well as women.
Sautoir, A long chain worn from the shoulders and hanging down to below the waist. Often has a pendant or tassel on both ends. Popular in the art deco era
Chocker, A short necklace which is worn tightly around the neck. Popular with Victorian ladies and had a revival in the 1970s
Lets take a look at some of these as featured in www.antiquesavenue.co.uk this week:
vintage necklace for a bride
An original antique lavalier necklace. This is made of silver set with two real citrine gemstones and three pearls. A superb and genuine piece of antique jewellery.
The silver chain is 46 cms long the pendant drop adds a further 4 cms. The large citrine gemstone measures over 2 cms wide.
An antique silver locket which is fully hallmarked for 1883. This locket has Victorian aesthetic decoration which is typical of the time it was made. This antique silver locket opens and there is space for your own photographs or a small memento.
The locket comes on a silver chain which is much newer than the locket itself
vintage 1960s daisy flower citrine pendant 9 carat gold
A special daisy pendant dating from the 1960s and made of gold set with Citrines. This is made of fully hallmarked 9 carat gold . This stylish piece of vintage jewellery would really suit a retro outfit or todays boho fashions
4.3 cms long including bail, 2.3 cms wide at the base
A lovely vintage bead necklace made of wedding cake glass beads which would have been made ion Murano Italy. These beads are know as wedding cake beads due to the way that the decoration looks like it as been iced onto them. This necklace dates from circa 1920s and has been re-strung using the original beads and clasp.
This highly collectable necklace measures 58 cms long
Free Necklace give away
vintage necklace give away
I have a vintage diamante necklace and two pendants to give away, these can be sent anywhere in the world . The giveaway goes to the reader who visits my vintage jewellery shop and chooses their favourite piece of neck jewellery which is NOT already featured in this blog post. Simply come back here and leave a comment telling which is your favourite piece why. I will select the best comment to send all three of these pieces of vintage jewellery to. This Give Away runs from today until the end of October 2009 when I will announce the lucky winner. No purchase required.
Anne
Want to show off your antiques or vintage collection?
Posted by: | CommentsHave you a collection of antiques or vintage items you would like to show the world? If you can write a short article about them and provide a couple of photos then I will publish it here on my antiques blog. If you like you can have up to 2 links in your article going back to your website. This is a free service
Guidelines:
Contact me and let me know what your collection is about, it suitable I will get back to you within 48 hours
The article must be at least 300 words long and up to 600. I prefer one or two photos (.jpg format only)
Let me know which two links you want
This must be a unique item written by you about your collection. You must not have published it elsewhere.
Antique and Vintage bric a brac – free to charity
Posted by: | CommentsI have a load of antique and vintage bric a brac to give away to a registered charity or worthy cause. There are boxes full of old pots and glass fit for a Car Boot Sale, Charity Shop or similar. These must be collected from me in the next couple of days and I will require proof of your registered charity or worthy cause status. Please do contact me .
eBay sales by AntiquesAvenue
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Poole Freeform
I am having a bit of a clear out from my shop via eBay this week. I am still hoping to move house later this year and am making a start in reducing what I need to take with me. If you are interested in studio pottery or modern glass it is well worth taking a look as most items start at just £9.99 plus postage. What is available?
Freeform vase by Poole, Kosta Boda vases, Bernard Rooke lamp base. Studio pottery including Phyllis Dupuy and Bridget Drakeford. There are a couple of pieces of Lovatts langley Mill pottery and much more. Take a look at antiquesavenue on eBay
February Freebie – eBay Goodies pens and keyrings
Posted by: | CommentsA bit of a change for February’s give away. As I am writing a series on buying antiques, vintage and collectibles via eBay I though I would give away a bit of eBay related stuff. There are two pens and two key rings for the winner who leaves ( in my opinion) the best comment on this post by the end of February.
I will update here with the winner on March 1st. You will need to check back to see if you have won as the winner needs to get in touch with me by March 10 .
eBay freebies
November give away – please claim
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AntiquesAvenue sale on eBay
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I am having a bit of a clear out of stock again – this time I am auctioning off a few bits of pottery and porcelain on eBay with a £4.99 start so there is a chance to grab yourself a great bargain. There are pots by Wedgwood , Masons, Hontion, Royal Doulton, Crown Devon and more so please do take a look and I hope you find something you like.
Here are a pair of antique Wedgwood candlesticks up for offer ( a little damage but still beautiful).
Maw majoica tile panel sale
Posted by: | CommentsIt looks like I may be moving home later this year and I am just thinking about where I can store all my stock. It seems to be the right time to think about moving on my extensive collection of Maw tube lined tile panels from the 1970s / 1980s. If by any chance you are interested in buying the lot do get in touch. A few can be seen in the Maw Tiles section but I do have more.
Maw Tiles