Thursday, November 20, 2008

Victorian Jewelry -Master pieces of elegant art


Victorian jewelery is famous for its time less beauty and look. Made up of metal and Gold, they are complex in their symbolism, designing and portrayed sentiments. This jewelery is basically between the period 1837-1901 while queen Victoria ruled over the common wealth nations. The uniqueness of every piece is the most appealing propositions of Victorian jewelery. The common themes they portray are singing birds, love, bow, beautiful flowers and romantic sayings.

You can easily pick Victorian jewelry from the crowd if you mark the distinctions of this special form of art. Their architecture and design are unique and their way of presenting sentiments is unparalleled. The metals used in this jewelery are generally non-precious. In the expensive range, you can go for the Etruscan style. Here, granulation technology is used solder minute gold tips on the body of the jewelery. You can buy all forms of this special type of jewelery from antique jewelry stores or online auctions.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Chains, necklaces, pendants and more at museumjewellery.com


Since time immemorial, jewelry items have been used either for the functional or the ornamental reasons but they always serve as an excellent mark of feature. The dimension, richness, shape and complexity of the jewelry are some of the crucial features that characterize the individual wearing it. In early times, the jewelry items made from gold were basically worn by the people of upper classes and those who could not afford such huge amounts, fulfilled their desires by wearing jewelry made of poorer materials like bronze. But with the change in technology, imitation jewelry was produced that paved way for a large number of jewelry lovers to wear their favorite gems and metals like platinum, silver and gold.

The different types of jewelry available on the World Wide Web include Russian jewelry, Egyptian jewelry, Viking jewelry, Greek antique jewelry, Celtic jewelry, Chinese jewelry, African jewelry and Indian jewelry. The various items that one can enjoy wearing are necklaces, pendants, earrings, antique bracelets, brooches and other prized accessories. The online jewelry stores provide authentic and gorgeous reproductions of the museum jewelry from history of Africa, Asia as well as Europe so that the people can enhance their overall looks and personality with these precious jewelry items.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Antique Pendants – A Twinkle in Your Eye


Jewelry is one thing that never gets unnoticed and thus should be chosen with care in order to become the charm of the day whenever you wear it. Antique jewelry is one thing that catches everybody’s attention and is really exquisite to sport. More awestruck lances can be gathered if they are teamed with antique pendants. When you choose the pendants it is to be taken care of that the pendant is taken with accordance with length, style and design of the necklace. There are specific pendants for choker necklaces that fit tight on the necks and for the loose hanging necklaces.

The pendant positioning and the necklace lengths also have several tacit rules to be followed. Like, diamond pendants are generally hung below the collar bones while choker styles around the necks firmly. It is also crucial to select the antique pendants carefully as they also reflect what kind of personality you possess. They express your attitude and your present mood aptly and thus require some thought before they are availed.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Celtic Jewelry - ancient symbols of popular fashion


Celts were people from ancient Europe and the popular Celtic jewelry represents their culture. Now-a-days, men or women of all the ages wear these jewelry pieces not only to enhance their beauty but also to show off their metaphysical connotations and symbolism. Also known as the Claddagh jewelry, the designs of these jewelry pieces are known for their beauty and intricacy and the most popular patterns are cross and spiral. The spiral designs symbolize eternity and the cross designs bring greater understanding, fortitude and knowledge helpful in dealing with adversities and trials. Celtic jewelry is also used as museum jewelry to represent the Celtic culture and traditions. Rings with a Celtic knot symbolize undying and eternal love. Celtic bracelets and rings can also be gifted to the friends for indicating your loyalty towards them.

Pendants and necklaces are an integral part of Celtic jewelry collection. Symbols such as serpent dragon, Celtic cross or knot symbolize deep religious and spiritual meaning. You do not need to be Scottish or Irish to appreciate the Celtic jewelry. They are extremely alluring and enigmatic due to their place in tradition and history and their symbolic meaning.