The Birth of a New Age In the early 20s, women across the world were already in love with the new styles being produced in the big design houses from Cartier in New York to Van Cleef & Arpel in France. Prospective grooms of privilege bought their fiancés engagement rings and wedding bands crafted of Asscher cut diamonds set among gemstones such as sapphire or emeralds. These rings were usually set in white gold or platinum. In 1925 at the [continue reading..]
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Find Antiques At These Amazing Online Marketplaces
Buying antiques these doesn’t require spending hours in the musty and dusty “Ye Olde Antique Shoppe.” Instead, browse for almost any kind of antique in one of the many online marketplaces. Dealers and Ordinary Folks Sell on eBay Everyone knows about eBay, of course. When it started, ordinary folks used eBay to clean out their attics and basements of items Grandma left behind. There are still people like that on the site, but now there are many professional dealers selling [continue reading..]