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Diamonds Are Still a Girl's Best Friend
19 January 2000
 
Dramatic changes took place in jewellery from the late 17th century, as a result of the development of new techniques of stone-cutting and the methods of faceting diamonds were later applied to all forms of gemstones............

Antique Jewellery
By Julia Vorst 25 April 2000
 
Eye-catching antique jewellery in the 1960s and 70s was often purchased for wear but in recent years a wide gap has developed between collectors and those who see brooches, bracelets and pendants as fashion accessories............

Tiffany & Co.
01 December 2000
 
The recent rise in sales of antique jewellery at auction highlights the demand for original pieces from the workshops of Tiffany as well as Cartier and Boucheron............

The Giuliano Style
By Julia Vorst 06 June 2000
 
When Mrs. Haweis visited Carlo Giuliano’s London shop at 115 Piccadilly, she enthused over the Neapolitan’s artistic appreciation of good forms and workmanship, describing his expensive jewellery as equal in technical ability to “any of old”............

Micromosaic Jewellery
Julia Vorst 01 June 2000
 
Micromosaic jewellery employs the artistic technique of imbedding tiny fragments of glass to form a delicate mosaic – and is very collectible today! The process was developed in Rome and brought to perfection in the 1820s............

A Collector's Guide to Platinum
By Mel Lewis 24 May 2000
 
Pre-Colombian Indians panning for gold threw any platinum they came upon back into the stream, hoping it would "ripen" into gold ... That was in the 16th century............

Fashionable Jet
By Julia Vorst 19 May 2000
 
Dramatic black jet has again come into fashion, especially the more complex choker type necklaces incorporating a range of different motifs and types of cutting............

From Primitive Times
19 January 2000
 
Personal adornment dates back to the very beginning of mankind and is universal from the most primitive to the most advanced forms of society. Jewellery in materials and forms still recognisable today dates back at least 4,000 years, to the necklaces, rings and pendants worn by the Egyptians and composed of coloured glass and precious metals............

Art Nouveau Jewelry
28 April 2000
 
Art Nouveau was a relatively short-lived movement, which lasted from approximately 1890 to 1910. But of all the decorative styles, it was probably the best suited to jewels and the movement made a lasting impact on the jewelry industry............