BRIEF HISTORY OF THE POCKET WATCH Much information can be found on the internet about the development of the pocket watch. Here is a brief summary. The first reference to a portable clock was made in 1462 by...
Lapis lazuli Lapis lazuli is a gemstone of the kind that might have come straight out of the Arabian Nights: a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like little stars. This opaque, deep...
~ DESIGN PERIODS In Time (Victorian, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Etc.)~ Please be aware before reading any of our Guides.....that we're NOT experts on any subject, nor do we claim to be. We're simply.....people...
This account deals with combs and hair accessories produced during the early Victorian period of 1840-60, which was considerably influenced by nostalgea for earlier historical periods. The chronology is based...
VINTAGE Hunter MODERNIST STERLING HAND WROUGHT BRACELET As with nineteenth-century jewelry, it can be difficult to clearly identify turn of the century pieces as one particular style or another. At times, two...
ART DECO ERA - A DESIGN PERIOD ~~~~~~~~~~ The Art Deco Period was 1920 through 1935. This ' design period' experiences 'revivials' from time to time ~its influences stretch to most all...
The origin of turquoise In many cultures of the old and new worlds, the turquoise has been esteemed for thousands of years as a holy stone, one thing as of a talisman. The oldest evidence for this claim was...
Lapis lazuli is a gemstone of kinds that might have come straight out of the Arabian Nights: a deep blue or sky blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like little stars. This opaque, deep blue...