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Vintage charms blog
Posted by: | CommentsRegular readers here will know that one of the Vintage Jewellery specialities of AntiquesAvenue is Vintage charms and Charm bracelets. I have no opened a special blog devoted to vintage charms over at http://vintage-charms-info.blogspot.com/
Do take a look, I’ve made a start on a Vintage Charms A-Z with A for Acorns and opening charms starting with A.
I’ve also being trying out Google’s new Knol system ( short for knowledge I think) and have written a five point guide on how to tell genuine vintage jewellery from modern reproductions
Anne
Vintage Jewellery News – March 2010
Posted by: | CommentsVintage Jewellery News for March 2010 from AntiquesAvenue
Hello, Anne here with your March Vintage Jewellery News from AntiquesAvenue.
Blog:
Just for a change lets start with this Antiques and Vintage Jewellery blog.
Information Videos: As you can see I have now added a section on the right hand side of the page where you can see all my information Videos. Hover over a picture to see what the video is about and click on it to view the vid. I have received such good feedback ( kind people) on these that I am hoping to be able to show you more about Antiques and Vintage Jewellery in this format. Is there anything you would like me to cover next?
Vintage Jewellery A-Z: I’ve now finished with the letter A for vintage jewellery materials, A is for Agate, Amber, Amethyst and Aventurine. During March I will be blogging on Antique and Vintage Jewellery materials beginning with B: Bakelite, Basalt, Bloodstone, Bog Oak, Brass and Bronze.
Comments and Contact Anne:
Thank you for all your wonderful comments left on this blog but please be aware – I do have an anti-spam program running so please don’t waste you time leaving a long comment advertising your latest pharmaceuticals or adult products. My anti spam program will prevent this from being published. One link back to your site or blog which is Antiques or Vintage jewellery related is welcome where this adds to the article.
Thank you also for all the lovely emails I get from you on a regular basis. I will try and help if I know the answer but cannot spend hours researching your item. Nor can I do valuations . Should you wish to sell you item please contact your local auction house or try selling it on eBay. As a private individual you are very unlikely to get a better price from a dealer than you would achieve yourself by selling it on eBay.
AntiquesAvenue Vintage Jewellery Shop:
There is still time to order your Vintage Jewellery for Mothers day – please ensure that orders are with me by March 11. Easter is coming too, I will be back early next week with a selection of jewellery for Easter ( much less fattening and longer lasting than chocolate) . Think Spring flowers, chicks, bunnies, ducks, egg jewellery. Do you have any Easter theme suggestions I can add?
I have been very busy working on the Shop during February adding lots of lovely fresh stock of vintage jewellery including gold gemstone rings, Victorian silver sweetheart brooches and some nice Scandinavian silver and enamel jewelry. How about this striking brooch :
Vintage Norwegian silver enamel brooch K Rasmussen
What a colourful vintage brooch. This brooch is made of silver and enamel and was made in Norway by Karl A Rasmussen having the KAR initials and the markers mark on the reverse. I believe that this dates from circa 1950s. This brooch measures about 5 cms long .
You can now find a selection of vintage crosses in the shop and coming soon a new department for pearls including pearl necklaces and pearl earrings. Also coming during March are more wonderful gold and silver charms and I have just receive a nice selection of vintage costume jewellery .
See you soon – Happy hunting
Anne
AntiquesAvenue Vintage Jewellery News February 2010
Posted by: | CommentsIts been a while since Ive updated you with my latest vintage jewellery news. If you’ve taken a look at my shop recently you will see why, I’ve been busy re-designing it and adding lots of lovely fresh stock and new features.
Vintage Brooches for Mothers Day Video:
Every Mum deserves a flower brooch this Mothers Day .
New Features on AntiquesAvenue.co.uk
Ive added a few new currencies, just click on your flag beneath the pictures on the detailed item pages. Now available are Sterling, USA dollars, Australian, Canadian and Japanese currencies.
Live Chat is back, this has been off-line for a few weeks whilst I solved a technical difficulty, You can now find the live chat button on each page. This is keyboard chat. When I am here you can type your questions and I will type the answer.
Share This: Seen something really special, I have added a share this button so that you can add it to your favourite networking site
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Customer Feedback: Many of my lovely customers have been kind enough to let me know what they think of my jewellery and services. Some of your e.mails are so lovely I’ve published them on my new customer feedback page which I will try and add all new one too.
Vintage Jewellery.
Enough about the shop, what about the vintage jewellery which is what you come here for after all. A quick preview of three of my favourites:
Antique jewellery pendant lavalier on chain
A lovely piece of antique jewellery. This lavalier type pendant is made of 9 carat gold and is set with amethysts and pearls. This pendant hangs from a decorative nine carat gold chain. Th amethyst drop at the base of this Lavaliere separately articulated. The Lavaliere measures about 3.5 cms long and it hands from a chain which measures about 44 cms long.
Antique rose gold 5 bar gate bracelet heart padlock
A wonderful antique gold bracelet made of 9 ct gold in a warm shade of pinkish gold known as Rose gold. This bracelet fastens with a heart shaped padlock which is stamped as 9ct. There is also an attached safety chain. The bracelet is just over 18 cms long and about 1.5 cms wide. This is quite a heavy bracelet weighing 24 grams. An excellent piece of antique jewellery in lovely condition
Antique opal diamond ring 18 carat gold Edwardian
A truly beautiful antique ring. This gold ring is made of 18 carat gold and is fully hallmarked with the hallmarks being for 1902 right at the beginning of the Edwardian era. This ring is set with three opals and two real diamonds. The opals have red, green and blue colours and there are diamonds inset in between the opals. The head of the ring is 6 mm across and it is UK ring size L, USA size 6. It weighs a little over 3 grams
Vintage Jewellery coming Soon:
Look out over the next couple of weeks for some interesting antique Victorian cameo jewellery including a bracelet, some mourning cameo jewellery and some antique Wedgwood cameo brooches. Ive some mid 20th century silver and enamel pieces which will be very popular and of course vintage gold rings and some unusual brooches
Vintage Jewellery Blog
Yesterday I started my A-z of vintage jewellery materials with Abalone. This series is continuing every day or so. Next is Agate closely followed by amber, amethyst, aquamarine and aventurine. Hmmm, I think this is going to take several months to work my way to Z!
Happy collecting
Anne
A-Z of vintage jewellery gift occasions
Posted by: | CommentsCompleting my A-Z of occasions and reasons to give and wear vintage jewellery
A-D
E: Engagement, Eternity, Easter, Exam success
Its now quite stylish to have a vintage engagement or eternity ring especially a Victorian or original art deco ring set with diamonds. For Easter a piece of jewellery in the form of flowers is most suitable. Exam success can be celebrated with a vintage gold necklace perhaps one set with an appropriate birthstone.
F:Father and Friendship
Friendship rings have been given for hundreds of years. There are special Claddagh rings which denote friendship, this ring has a heart clasped by two hands with a crown over.
friendship ring
G: Grandma, Graduation, Good Luck, Get Well, Godparents
Vintage jewellery for Grandma is easy, a brooch is often easiest. For graduation how about something really special? An Antique lavalier will always be cherished.
H: Holiday, Housewarming, Halloween
There are lots of pieces of jewellery suitable to wear on Halloween. Charms in the shape of ghosts and witches and skulls. Earrings in the shape of pumpkins or apples would be fun too.
I: Invitation and Inspiration
OK I’ve struggled a little with occasions and reasons beginning with I but I do think that a small piece of jewellery perhaps a little costume jewellery would be great to say Thanks for an invitation or for some Inspiration given
J: Jewish
The star of David is often represented in Jewellery and I believe the hand of Fatima is also a Jewish symbol
K: Keepsake, Kids
Keepsakes are given to remember a person by. Appropriate as a keepsake would be a special piece of vintage jewellery you have owned for years or something which has been passed down through your family. This makes the piece of jewellery mean more than something bought fresh
L: Love Token, Leaving Present
The Victorians knew that jewellery made a great Love token and they has a whole range of sweetheart brooches just for this purpose.
Love token
Here is a modern love token, a charm or pendant in the shape of a heart with the words “I Love you”.
A piece of vintage jewellery also makes a special leaving present showing that you have put a lot of thought into your gift.
M: Mothers Day, Memory, Mourning
Mothers days gifts that last, I will be covering this in detail over the next week as Mothers Day is on March 14th this year (UK).
Ever since the Georgian era Mourning jewellery has been a popular way to remember a person. Often mourning jewellery takes the for of a locket ( either a brooch or pendant) in which a small photo or piece of hair can be contained. The Victorians brought mourning jewellery to fashion following Queen Victoria’s lead after the death of Prince Albert.
N: Nieces, Naming Ceremony
O: One hundred Years
P: Page boy, prom,party,promotion
Q: Quit Quit drinking , Quit Smoking or any other nasty habit. Your friend will appreciate the reward
R: Retirement
S: Son, Sympathy, Sporting achievement
Yes, vintage jewellery for sporting achievement. Medals are jewellery too. Many antique and vintage fobs are also sporting medals. Look out for swimming, football, tennis and most other sports. Some sporting fobs are enameled which makes them particularly desirable.
T: Thank you, Thinking of you
U: Uncle
V: Valentines
W: Wedding, Weight loss, win
Wear a piece of vintage jewellery to a wedding, it is a great opportunity to shine , in fact wear lots of vintage jewellery it is one occasion where you cant really over do it.
X: Xmas
Y and Z
Struggling to find reasons and occasions to give vintage jewellery starting with Y and Z . Can you help me here?
Vintage Jewellery occasions a-z, D is for
Posted by: | CommentsVintage Jewellery occasions a-z, D is for………….
Daughter, Driving Test, Divorce and Dances.
Vintage jewellery for your Daughter on any occasion. Girls like charms and charm bracelets, in silver or gold a charm bracelet is a perfect vintage jewellery gift as you can add to it over the coming years and you will never be short of a gift idea again. Charms do not have to be worn on a bracelet, you can put a charm on a chain around your neck or hang one from a handbag or key chain. How about a vintage charm on an ankle chain that would be quite original. Look out for vintage enameld charms like this ladybird which add colour too.
lady bird charm
Congratulations on passing your Driving Test. How about a charm or brooch in the shape of a car. Car shapes can also dangle from earrings.
Cheer up you friend who has just got divorced. Instead of just buying a vintage gift of jewellery why not go shopping for some instead. Vintage jewellery can be found at most antique fairs and a trip to one of the larger fairs makes a great day out. Look up your local fair in the “whats on ” section of your local paper or visit the antiquestradegazette website.
Vintage jewellery for Dances – take a look at the bridal and party section on www. antiquesavenue.co.uk for some excellent glitzy party pieces.
Vintage Jewellery A-Z, Christmas
Posted by: | CommentsVintage Jewellery A-Z, C is for Christmas, Christenings, Coronation and Children.
AntiquesAvenue’s continuing A-z of occasions and reasons to buy vintage Jewellery explores the letter C.
Christmas
Christmas earrings
As I have written previously there is a piece of vintage jewellery suitable for a Christmas present for everyone and I will come back to this again in December this year.
There is also vintage jewellery with a Christmas theme to collect. Brooches and pins in the shape of a Christmas tree, snowman earrings or farther Christmas hanging from a charm bracelet. The earrings in the picture above are in the shape of angels – how suitable for Christmas day.
Christenings, Children
Yes you can give vintage jewelry as presents for children and at christenings. Silver and gold without stones are both suitable and especially small pieces. Silver bangles are traditional christening presents for girls or how about a small silver purse? For a boy, how about a Vesta case, card case or a silver fob?
Coronation
coronation charm
Coronation jewellery souvenirs can be found from Queen Victoria onwards. I have not actually seen pieces from her coronation but the charm shown in the picture shows the coronation throne and was made to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. This silver charm depicts the coronation throne in Westminster Abbey and the charm has full silver hallmarks for 1901 the year in which Edward VII became king. The charm measures about 3 cms long . There are similar charms for the coronations throughout the 1900s.
A-Z Vintage Jewellery, Birthdays
Posted by: | CommentsA-Z Vintage Jewellery, Birthdays
The second part of AntiquesAvenue’s A-Z of occasions and reasons to give Vintage Jewellery. B is for Birthdays, Birth of Baby, Bride and Bridesmaid, Baptism .
Birthday Jewellery
When giving vintage jewellery for Birthdays the choice is made easier for us as each month has its own gemstone. You can give either a piece of fine jewellery set with the gemstones here or a piece of costume jewellery with glass stones of the same colour. Here is a list of the stones and their colours:
January – Garnets- blood red
February – Amethysts – mauve or purple
March – Aquamarine – Pale Sky blue or water blue green
April – Diamonds – Crystal clear
May – Emerald – Green
June – Moonstone or Pearl – Creamy white
July – Ruby – Red
August – Peridot – Apple Green
September – Sapphire - Blue
October – Opal – Multi white with blue, red and green flecks
November – Topaz – Golden Yellow
December – Turquoise – Pale Blue
Vintage Jewellery for Baby and to Mother on Birth of Baby.
Whilst Jewellery is not always the first gift we think of of giving to a baby the Victorians would often pin a name brooch on a baby or simply a silver brooch declaring “Baby ” like the one in this picture.
Baby Brooch
Vintage Jewellery for the Bride and Bridesmaid.
AntiquesAvenue offers a special range of vintage jewellery suitable for the ” Something Old” part of a brides outfit. This Bridal Jewellery is sparkling and very very pretty. You also have the added advantage of knowing that you are not wearing the same piece of jewellery as every other Bride this year. How wonderful would a bride look in these earrings?
Vintage glass pearl flower earrings:
Wonderful vintage earrings which would be excellent worn as wedding jewellery for the bride or bridesmaid. These are made of glass beads with a pearl finish and are wired on the the clip on type fittings. These earrings are vintage 1940s and measure a little under 3 cms long
AntiquesAvenue news update mid October
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve got a new blog
AntiquesAvenue blog was getting over run by vintage jewellery articles so I’ve opened a new blog dedicated to vintage and antique Jewellery to leave more room here for talk about antiques and the antiques trade. The new blog is www.vintage-jewellery.info and I will be updating it regularly .
vintage charm bracelet
Charm Week
If you’ve been reading this blog regularly you will know its charm week on AntiquesAvenue and I have a new video out on how to attach a charm to a charm bracelet. I’ll re-do this video if I can find a little help with the filming. As a special offer to readers of this blog you can have a 15% discount from any charm or charm bracelet purchased from antiquesavenue shop – www.antiquesavenue.co.uk between now and Monday 19th October 2009. Just mail me before you buy and I will sort out the discount for you.
eBay Auctions
Now that summer is over its time to start my eBay auctions again and I have some nice pottery and glass items up for auciton all at bargain prices and with UK postage included inthe cost. Do pop over and take a look: antiquesavenue
Antiques-Forum
The new antiques forum at antiquesavenue is starting to get a bit of interest – have you seen it yet? You just need to register with an e.mail address to comment , no further details are required. Want to find out about your antique ? well just ask a question on there and you may just get the help you need.
New in Stock
Fresh stock of vintage jewellery this week includes an excellent selection of vintage gold charms – these are much better quality than the equivalent new ones today and usually have a heavier gold weight. I also have more to add over the next few days including gold spinner charms, more gold cat charms and some nice gold ring charms
Denby jug
Antiques A-Z
Now I have largely freed AntiquesAvenue blog from vintage jewellery, I am going to start a new series antiques A-Z. The aim is a blog post a day – lets see if I actually manage this post rate. A is for Auctions, B is for Bakelite, C is for cups, D is for Denby – there is just soooo much to do. (Anyone want to help?)
Coming soon
Next week and until the end of October I am featuring vintage silver jewellery so watch out for features about silver and special offers on my silver jewellery including antique and vintage silver brooches. There is more pottery and glass going up for sale on eBay as well.
Thats all for now
Anne
