Category: Eras & Style Movements

Georgian Era / Metals / Non Precious Metals / Victorian Era

Pinchbeck Jewellery

We all know that not all that glitters is gold, but some gold-like metal isn’t even gold plated or gold filled. Some of it is actually just plain brass. Brass is an alloy made up […]

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Georgian Era / Materials

What is paste?

While diamonds last forever, they are expensive and relatively hard to come by, especially at greater sizes. The same goes for most other natural gemstones; they are demanding to find, and even if the quality […]

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Georgian Era / Metals / Mourning Jewellery / Necklaces & Pendants / Non Precious Metals / Victorian Era

Cut Steel Jewellery

Cut steel jewellery is quite self-explanatory; it is jewellery made of bits of steel that has been cut (faceted) and riveted onto a steel base. There is debate over when the technique was developed, as […]

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Metals / Non Precious Metals / Victorian Era

Tombac

If you’ve ever laid your eyes upon a beautiful piece of jewellery made of a large quantity of tiny Bohemian garnets set in a brownish metal, you’ve seen tombac. Tombac (also written “tombak” ) is […]

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