Collecting is all about historical archiving, keeping these pieces safe for the future and lettin...
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This wonderful piece could tell a few stories, I’m sure. From the always incredible Barbara...
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I’ll let the wonderful Michele Rowan talk us through this one; “A rare Stuart crystal...
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One of the easiest ways to spot the age of a ring is from the shank. Don’t believe me? Well, you’...
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Bell, Jeanenne., Collector’s Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewellery, 1998, Collector Books (Ama...
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Not a mourning piece, but certainly sentimental, this portrait of Charles II is a symbol of dedic...
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This piece dedicated to Charles I is a display of affection that would eventually generate the po...
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One of the easiest ways to spot the age of a ring is from the shank. Don’t believe me? Well, you’...
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have lost their enamel inlay and are quite worn down, but this one is a perfect representation of...
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A weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is heavily symbolic of grief, sorrow and mourning, even physi...
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I don’t think there’s enough that I can say about these Charles I pieces. To me, they represent t...
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One of the easiest ways to spot the age of a ring is from the shank. Don’t believe me? Well, you’...
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The 19th century saw a massive swing towards sentimental jewellery, with an industry that could s...
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Sometimes a jewel can be the very definition of its time. A ring, worn to be seen and never hidde...
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Charles I was born on the 19th of November, 1600 and executed on the 30th of January 1649, facing...
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The fundamental principal of a mourning jewel is to secure the memory of a person and ensure that...
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The profound statement of a mourning jewel brings a tremendous amount of gravity to its existence...
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Thomas Cooper Hawkins was born in 1822 and died on the third of January, 1825. This ring is a mem...
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Memorial jewels that commemorate an event or a specific cultural moment in time have existed sinc...
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Here, we see popular art and design have its influence on a posie ring and announce a change in s...
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“It is said to be peculiar to us, that our villages ape, so minutely, the fashions of our cities;...
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Love doesn’t require historical importance, nor does it an emotion that requires a single catalys...
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As with any piece of fashion accessory, if it could be introduced into the mourning industry, it ...
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Designs of death in jewellery and art are constantly evolving. Symbolism is the core of of identi...
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