Late Victorian Silver and Gold Picture Brooch
Another $2 find from the St. Lawrence Antique Market. That place is a candy shop, I tells ya! I love this lady A. Flett, O.S. She looks so happy and I just want… Continue reading
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Midweek Modness: My Favourite Rings
I’ve probably written about all of these rings individually before, but they have a certain awesomeness when posed together. Here are the deets. Clockwise from top left: Unsigned sterling and 14K biomorphic ring… Continue reading
Edwardian 9ct Gold and Greenstone Kia Ora Pendant
I found many great things at the St. Lawrence Market last weekend, but I’m going to stretch out posting about them because I’m on vacation next week and I’m lazy. One of the… Continue reading
My Favourite Things: Horn Aplenty
I have a thing for carved horn bangles. I like to pile them on or pair them with carved lucite or gold bangles. Maybe it’s because my dad worked at J.M. Schneider’s and… Continue reading
1000th Post! A Day Off In The Life
Hey everybody! This is my 1000th post! I will celebrate with a self indulgent story. A couple of weeks ago I had a day off and decided to cross a a bunch of… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Yet Another Buch + Deichmann Bangle
Was in Shakespeare, Ontario last weekend with my sister, niece and nephew. It is the land of exquisite but very expensive antiques. I did find an example of a Buch + Deichmann bangle… Continue reading
Cleaning Up My Desktop
Here’s a bunch of random things I took pictures of with every intent to blog about, but never quite got an angle on word-wise. For example, I was going to do a post… Continue reading
Jewels That Jingle Jangle Dangle
Because I am going through Fringe Festival withdrawal, I thought it was appropriate to share some fringey favourites. Above is a celluloid necklace which I sold in a moment of needing cash fast.… Continue reading
Peachy Keen Richard Wyman Resin Bangle
A note about jewels that I find. I usully pick up a piece because I think it’s pretty. Sometimes I am looking for a specific example from a certain era. And I do… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Gervais Enamel Pendant
Québec was a hotbed of modernist design in the 1970s. While lesser known than his contemporaries de Passillé-Sylvestre, Robert Gervais was an enamellist who also favoured bold, colourful abstracted figural designs. Unfortunately, that’s… Continue reading