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Slovenia Marriage Fashion 2015 White Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Gems and Pearls Real and Fake

Jewels have always been used as love tokens and whilst many pieces were fine gems and precious metals, good fake jewellery intended to deceive existed.  True gemstones and pearls originated from the east and were bought chiefly by the Italians.  The Italian merchants then sold the goods on in Europe.  Good glass imitations were often used and sometimes with intent as in royal funerary robes and children's jewellery.

Flawless, round, natural, large white pearls were prized more than precious gemstones. The finest of pearls were provided by South India and the Persian Gulf, see good examples of pearl jewellery.  The Italians, particularly the Venetians and people from Murano, could make imitation glass gems and pearls that were very good likenesses of the real jewels.  Recipes for false pearls existed in 1300 when white powdered glass mixed with albumen (egg white) and snail slime, produced beads that were used as imitation pearls. 

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 Slovakia Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Necklace Set. 

By Aamir Mannan.

After 1760 the production of fake jewellery spread to London and to Birmingham.  Steel which was produced easily during the industrial revolution was used for settings for marcasite and jasper ware cameos.  Glass and Wedgwood porcelain paste cameos were made in English factories and were very popular too.

Ornate shoe buckles of paste, steel and tin were part of fashionable dress.  A similar fad at this time were elaborate paste jewelled buttons, fashionable in British society.  As well as fake jewellery gaining popularity, semi precious jewels such as uncut garnets became usual as part of less formal day dress.

You are reading an original article about the History of Jewellery by Pauline Weston Thomas only for publication on www.fashion-era.com ©.

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 Singapore Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Ring. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Paste is a compound of glass containing white lead oxide and potash.  Paste jewellery was usual in the 1670s and was worn at court.  The best and most long lasting paste jewellery was produced after 1734 by Georges Strass.  Most fake jewellery was Paris led. Just about any kind of fake gem could be made, including fake opals.  Many pieces of fake jewellery have survived in their original setting, but fine estate pieces of real gems were often broken up for resetting into more fashionable styles of the era. 

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Sierra Leone Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Necklace Ring.

 By Aamir Mannan.

17th Century Fake Pearls and Strass Paste Gems

In the 1630s large quantities of pearls were used as clothing accessories.  To be truly fashionable pearls needed to be worn in abundance.  In the C17th, Jaquin of Paris patented a method of making fake pearls.  He coated blown glass hollow balls with varnish mixed with iridescent ground fish scales.  The hollow balls were then filled with wax to strengthen them.  This method made Paris the main producer of fake pearls for over 200 years.

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Seychelles Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Necklace. 

By Aamir Mannan.

The Importance of C17th Earrings and Dress Ornaments

In the C17th a woman always donned her earrings whether dressed or undressed.  By day fake pearl earrings and paste earrings to coordinate with clothing were acceptable. Fine diamond jewellery was kept for evening and embroidered stomachers which formed part of the dress frontage, could be decorated by jewels.

 Picture of diamond bows and shuttles for dress decoration.  Costume and fashion history of jewelry.Suites of left and right coordinating jewelled pieces called dress ornaments decreased in size as they were placed down the stomacher.  Sometimes the sleeves or skirts were decorated with smaller matching brooches.

Dress ornaments in the form of diamond bows and shuttles.  As many as 42 shuttles could be used to decorate a dress.

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Serbia Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 
By Aamir Mannan.
Gems and Pearls Real and Fake

Jewels have always been used as love tokens and whilst many pieces were fine gems and precious metals, good fake jewellery intended to deceive existed.  True gemstones and pearls originated from the east and were bought chiefly by the Italians.  The Italian merchants then sold the goods on in Europe.  Good glass imitations were often used and sometimes with intent as in royal funerary robes and children's jewellery.

Flawless, round, natural, large white pearls were prized more than precious gemstones. The finest of pearls were provided by South India and the Persian Gulf, see good examples of pearl jewellery.  The Italians, particularly the Venetians and people from Murano, could make imitation glass gems and pearls that were very good likenesses of the real jewels.  Recipes for false pearls existed in 1300 when white powdered glass mixed with albumen (egg white) and snail slime, produced beads that were used as imitation pearls. 

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Burkina Faso Wedding Necklace Fashion Emerald Gold Jewellery. 

 By Aamir Mannan.

Emeralds are found all over the world in countries such as Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Brazil,[24] Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In the US, emeralds have been found in Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In 1997 emeralds were discovered in the Yukon

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Senegal Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Gems and Pearls Real and Fake

Jewels have always been used as love tokens and whilst many pieces were fine gems and precious metals, good fake jewellery intended to deceive existed.  True gemstones and pearls originated from the east and were bought chiefly by the Italians.  The Italian merchants then sold the goods on in Europe.  Good glass imitations were often used and sometimes with intent as in royal funerary robes and children's jewellery.

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Marriage Fashion Gold Jewllery New Designs Necklace.

Marriage Fashion Gold Jewllery New Designs Necklace.

FA Mannan Jewellery Collection.

 In Fashion Jewellery of world. The fashion it beautiful women and girl choice. Necklace earring bracelet ring and pearls jewellery. 18k Gold. The Art Deco movement was an attempt to combine the harshness of mass production with the sensitivity of art and design. It was during this period that Coco Chanel introduced costume jewelry to complete the costume. The Art Deco movement died with the onset of the Great Depression and the outbreak of World War II

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 Saudi Arabia Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Sumptuary Laws in C13th Medieval Europe came into force and capped luxury in dress and jewellery.  Townspeople in France, were not allowed to wear girdles or coronals made of pearls, gemstones, gold or silver. Similar laws existed in England.  The fact that these laws forbade yeomen and artisans from wearing gold and silver indicates how the status of jewellery and sumptuous dress had become widespread beyond just the nobility.

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Fashion Jewellery. Design Variety 2015 For Marriage and party

Fashion Jewellery. Design Variety 2015 For Marriage and party

By Aamir manan, 

According to Schiffer, some of the characteristics of the costume jewelry in the Retro period were:

Glamour, elegance, and sophistication

Flowers, bows, and sunburst designs with a Hollywood flair

Moonstones, horse motifs, military influence, and ballerinas

Bakelite and other plastic jewelry

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 Brunei Darussalam Wedding Earring Necklace Fashion Emerald Gold Jewellery 

By Aamir Mannan.

Colombia is by far the world's largest producer of emeralds, constituting 50–95% of the world production, with the number depending on the year, source and grade. Emerald production in Colombia has increased drastically in the last decade, increasing by 78% from 2000 to 2010. The three main emerald mining areas in Colombia are Muzo, Coscuez, and Chivor. Rare 'trapiche' emeralds are found in Colombia, distinguished by a six-pointed radial pattern made of ray-like spokes of dark carbon impurities

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Sao Tome And Principe Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Necklace Ring Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Italian Gold and Roman Coinage

Eight centuries BC the Italian Etruscans in the Tuscany region produced granulated textured gold work.  They made large fibulae or clasps, necklaces, bracelets and earrings.  They also made pendants that were hollow and could be filled with perfume. The Italians are still renowned for high quality stylish trend making gold work today.

In coinage the Romans used 18 and 24 carat gold.  Being fairly easily available the coinage was the craftsman's raw material for decorative jewel work.  2000 years ago the Romans were using sapphires from Sri Lanka, cloudy emeralds, garnets, amber and Indian diamond crystals, in effect they they controlled the wholesale jewlery of the ancient world.  When England was under Roman rule, fossilized wood called jet from the North of England was carved into interesting pieces.

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San Marino Marriage Bracelet Ring Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery.

 By Aamir Mannan.

Gold and Gems in Greece 1400 BC

 Picture of Greek hoop earrings in gold.  Costume and fashion history of jewelry.In ancient Greece, beads shaped as natural forms like shells, flowers and beetles were manufactured on a large scale.  Beautiful and delicate necklaces and earrings were found in burial sites in Northern Greece.  By 300 BC the Greeks were making multi coloured jewellery and used emeralds, garnets, amethysts and pearls.   Right - Greek earrings.

They also used coloured stones, glass and enamel.  Carved cameos of Indian Sardonyx (a striped brown pink and cream agate stone) along with filigree gold work were widely made.  Beads were made by joining two flat pieces of gold and filling them with sand.

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Samoa Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 
By Aamir Mannan.

Jewellery History

Jewellery in Costume and Fashion History

By Aamir Manan for Fashion-Era.com

Jewellery in Costume and Fashion History

Gold in Egypt 3000 BC

In the ancient world gold was the preferred metal for making jewellery. It was rare, did not tarnish and best of all it was malleable, so it could be worked fairly easily.

Magnificent bracelets, pendants, necklaces, rings, armlets, earrings, diadems, head ornaments, pectoral ornaments and collars of gold were all produced in ancient Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs.Picture of golden mask of Tutankhamun. Costume and fashion history of jewelry.

Excavations by Howard Carter in 1922 led to the great discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and many gold funerary artefacts, all showing the art work of ancient Egypt. 

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Saint Vincent Marriage Fashion Ring Necklace 2015 Gold Jewellery.

 By Aamir Mannan.

Little is known about the origins of this very rare 24.78-carat pink diamond. This was purchased by a private collector from famous American jeweler Harry Winston and then sold at auction to another famous diamond collector and jeweler Laurence Graff. The price for which it was sold was the highest ever spent on a piece of jewelry. It is dubbed to be the greatest diamond ever discovered with a classification of Diamond type.

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 Saint Lucia Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Diamond Bikini by Susan Rosen And Steinmetz for $30 million

In 2006, super model Molly Sims wore a diamond bikini in a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This was claimed to be the most expensive bikini in the world. The fact is, it is also one of the most expensive jewelry pieces to date, with a price tag of $30 million. The bikini has over 150-carat diamonds all set in platinum. It was designed by Susan Rosen and Steinmetz Diamonds.

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Fashion Jewellery. Design Variety 2015 For Marriage and party 

Fashion Jewellery. Design Variety 2015 For Marriage and party.

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

This beautifully crafted piece has some interesting history. Its origin is traced from the mines of the Indian Kingdom of Golkonda. According to legend, this was purchased by King Philip IV of Spain for his daughter’s dowry. Whether this was true or not, it came under the possession of the Habsburg family and then transferred to the Wittelsbach family of Bavaria. It was passed on to the family until 2008, when Laurence Graff purchased it and cut it into three to remove flaws, making a new 4-carat diamond that is now called Wittelsbach-Graff.

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Rwanda Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Diamonds are expensive, but even more expensive are the colored diamonds. This Perfect Pink diamond ring earned its name from its perfectly pink-tinged coloring. With a rectangular cut, it weighs 14.23-carats and is flanked on each side by same-shaped flawless diamonds weighing 1.73 and 1.67-carats, respectively. To make it even more perfect, the three diamonds are mounted on an 18-karat rose and white gold ring.