Your Dream Jewellery

[Suka]

H. Stern






Stern Star, by H. Stern

 

[lucy.b]

I love this pendant from Tiffany & Co.
Elsa Peretti® starfish pendant. Diamond. Sterling silver.

 

[Plastic'sWife]

...Jess Simpson's engagement ring...
But I still love mine : )

 

[Tinuviel]

Archaeologists Find Ancient Treasure

Ancient Bulgarian Proto-Thracian jewelry! From ages ago and yet so exquisitely beautiful and wearable!

(from yahoo news)

Rings & necklaces


Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed about 15,000 tiny golden pieces that date back to the end of the third millennium B.C. — a find they said Wednesday matches the famous treasure of Troy.

The golden ornaments, estimated to be between 4,100 and 4,200 years old, have been unearthed gradually during the past year from an ancient tomb near the central village of Dabene, about 75 miles east of the capital, Sofia, said Vasil Nikolov, an academic consultant on the excavations.

"This treasure is a bit older than Schliemann's finds in Troy, and contains much more golden ornaments," Nikolov said.

Heinrich Schliemann, an amateur German archaeologist, discovered the site of ancient Troy in 1868 and directed ambitious excavations that proved he was right.

The treasure consists of miniature golden rings, some so finely crafted that the point where the ring is welded is invisible with an ordinary microscope.

"We don't know who these people were, but we call them proto-Thracians," Nikolov said.

They likely were ancestors of the Thracians, who lived in what is now Bulgaria and parts of modern Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Turkey until the 8th century A.D., when they were assimilated by invading Slavs.

"The buried man was cremated, and then an earth mound was piled over his ashes and his riches, suggesting that he was part of these people's social elite," Nikolov said.

Bozhidar Dimitrov, director of the National History Museum of Bulgaria, said the site consisted of a settlement and three mounds, and excavations would continue.

"This is the oldest golden treasure ever found in Bulgaria after the Varna necropolis," Dimitrov said.

The golden artifacts from a vast burial complex discovered in the 1970s near the Black Sea port of Varna date back to the end of the fifth millennium B.C. and are internationally renowned as the world's oldest golden treasure.
By NEVYANA HADJIYSKA, Associated Press Writer

As "Andy" from Little Britain would say, "I want that one!"

 

[TheSweetest]

They are beautiful aren't they? I can't believe they lasted so long.

 

[TheSweetest]

Angelia Miller

 

[Mythique]

Paulding Farnham brooch

 

[Mythique]

I am not sure who the designer is, but I really like this ring:

 

[Constance]

harry winston wreath necklace
ronald abram rubies

 

[LouiseyPeasey]

I'd love anything by JAR. Apparently he picks and chooses who is allowed to even view his work - you can't just walk in off the street, or even peek in the window. (I read that he refused Gwyneth Paltrow, so it's not just about whether you can afford it.) But I don't care if he's elitist, he's amazing.

 

[lizloveslife]

Wow LouiseyPeasey, those are gorgeous.

 

[Lena]

The Bucheron emerald jewelry is lovely...

amazing choice from tinu, including the Proto-Thracian jewelry!

you should come and help me out tinu,
working as a head buyer on an accessories project at the moment

 

[Tinuviel]

Thanks Lena! I wish I could, your job sounds so interesting. I had a dream about those Thracian rings! Sad but true. Wonder if I could get them custom made or something. If jewelry designers are smart they'd start making similarly themed collections asap.

 

[LouiseyPeasey]

If jewelry designers are smart they'd start making similarly themed collections asap.

Tinuviel, Ilias Lalounis has made several collections of jewelry based on ancient civilizations, but I can't find any good photos online. If you're ever in Athens, check out the Lalaounis museum, it's pretty great.

 

[izze]

 

[POTC_ROXS]

Anything and everything from Tiffany's. LV also has some nice jewellry, though overpriced. The necklace with lock pendant covered in diamonds is over $21 000 CAD

 

[LouiseyPeasey]

izze, who made that ring? Is it vintage? I like.

 

[rhiannonmars]

...Jess Simpson's engagement ring...
But I still love mine : )

Show me your engagment ring!?

 

[rhiannonmars]

Ofcoarse I'd want the usual Harry Winston huge parures and huge rock sized diamonds, but some other more specific wants are:

5-10 ct. Asscher cut diamond pendant since the asscher cut looks very art deco.

Vintage Deco Cartier

and

Lots of pretty delicate antique jewelry to accessorize every outfit. (like this stuff on ebay)

 

[Tinuviel]

Tinuviel, Ilias Lalounis has made several collections of jewelry based on ancient civilizations, but I can't find any good photos online. If you're ever in Athens, check out the Lalaounis museum, it's pretty great.

Thanks for the tip Louisey! Izze that is a gorgeous ring who is it by, vintage? Love your selections rhiannon, you can never go wrong with 20s and art deco jewelry.