Apr 18th 2025
How to Set a Beautiful Table: The French Patisserie Table at Home Does anyone else love to recreate an amazing dining experience that they’ve had while traveling? Maybe it was that time you had…
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Oct 16th 2024
Is This Antique Gold Chain French or Italian? A step-by-step identification This antique gold watch chain is our current obsession. It is long, beautifully made and has a clasped gloved hand holdi…
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Oct 16th 2024
French Gold Hallmarks: How to and Book Review Understanding the French gold hallmarks on that antique gold chain you just purchased can be frustrating. The French Hallmarking system is difficult…
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Jan 24th 2024
How Do You Know if Your Antique Gold Jewelry is Really Gold? Why is this guide different? While we will cover the basics of gold purity and gold testing, we will also share with you what else you…
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Mar 11th 2023
Antique & Vintage Silver Ring Boxes Why have these ring boxes become so highly sought after? Perhaps it's the fact that silver can be engraved with initials or a special date (a work of art in…
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Mar 6th 2023
The short answer is: YES! This very scientific response comes from a statically significant sample number of… a handful of people. But think about it, how something is presented can have an impact…
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Jan 20th 2023
Valentine’s day is the universal day to celebrate those we love. And while I think we should celebrate those we love all year round and never need a day or a reason to say I love you or give a to…
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Jan 6th 2023
I love the look and the quality of luxury linen tablecloths, napkins, and pillow cases. Personally I lean towards the minimalist side of the spectrum favoring a white-on-white pattern or white with…
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Aug 6th 2022
WHAT IS A HALLMARK? Did you recently purchase your first piece of antique jewelry? Would you like to know what the hallmarks stamped on your jewelry mean? We’re here to help! There are a numbe…
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Aug 6th 2022
Why I Love Monogram Jewelry I have a personal affinity for antique jewelry with monograms and initials. I am always on the hunt for them for our shop, whether it is a beautifully engraved set of ini…
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