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GARNETS are the birthstone for January, although that does not stop those of us with other birth months from enjoying them. The Bohemian garnet was only found in Bohemia and was valued for its color, beauty and supposed curative and uplifting effects. Garnet jewelry is varied in style and garnets themselves range from multi-faceted reflectors of rich deep reds to cabochons, juicy as pomegranate seeds. They also come in almost all colors except blue.

Garnets were mounted in both low and higher karat yellow gold, gold plate and mixed metal settings and more recently in sterling. The history of garnet jewelry goes back hundreds of years and its longevity is no surprise when you see how glorious they are. Bohemian garnet jewelry is known for its encrusted close-set stones, which are often rose cut and sometimes combined with larger cabochons and faceted stones. (Bohemia became Czechoslovakia after World War I.)

An article in the "Journal of the Society of the Arts" August 25, 1892, states that at that time there were over 3000 cutters working in 500 shops in the Bohemian garnet industry. With the miners and other workers there were about 10,000 persons making a living in the industry, and they certainly made wonderful jewelry that we continue to enjoy today.
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To purchase GARNET JEWELRY please click HERE.

And to see our gallery of garnet jewelry for reference, click HERE.

WHETHER genuine or glass, pearls are a classic look and have been for generations. We always have a variety of pearl jewelry in our store, from Victorian to costume, set in karat gold, sterling or plated metal. Cultured pearls were not made until the early 1900s, but artificial pearls have been around before then. Some Victorian fake pearls were made of fish paste spread over glass beads, and 20th Century pearls were often glass beads painted with a pearlized finish. They is a wide variety of pearls shapes and colors to enjoy, including Freshwater and Mikimoto pearls.

An informative history of pearls can be seen on Nova, HERE, where they call pearls "The Queen of Gems".


Wonderful pearl jewelry can be purchased HERE.

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