VICTORIAN 1837 – 1860 Early Victorian 1861 – 1901 Late Victorian Many exciting things happened during the Victorian era of the 1800’s. Goodyear patented the rubber making process in 1837. Gold was discovered...
Art Deco 1919 – 1935 Art Deco represents the style of decorative arts popular between the world wars. The end of World War I brought about many changes in the social structure. Women had taken another giant...
DIAMOND CUTTING STYLES Diamond is a mineral made of essentially pure carbon. It is the only gem made of a single element. This pure carbon crystallizes in an isometric or cubic structure. Most diamonds in the...
Wedding Anniversary Gift List There is an older Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gift List and a Modern Wedding Anniversary Gift List that is more widely used today. There are some variances in the gifts...
Edwardian and Art Nouveau Circa 1895 to 1917 The Edwardian and Art Nouveau movements overlapped with both emerging during the final decade of the 1890’s. The 1890’s was a period of rapid colonial...
January Garnet Garnet is one of the largest families of gem stones and occurs in practically every color. Varieties include: Almandite (dark red, reddish orange, purplish red), Andradite which includes...
New Round Brilliant Diamond Cut Grade Let's begin with the Ideal Cut: Given that the diameter of a diamond equals 100% - The table of an Ideal Brilliant cut diamond should be 53-58% and the depth 59.3% plus...