by Editor | Oct 31, 2026 | Antique Jewelry
Few kinds of antique jewelry carry as much feeling as mourning jewelry. A black brooch, a ring inscribed “In Memory Of,” a locket with a lock of hair behind glass: each was made to keep someone close after they were gone. Today these pieces are among the most...
by Editor | Oct 31, 2026 | Antique Jewelry
A handful of London firms have shaped British jewelry for well over a century. Their names turn up inside ring boxes, on the backs of brooches, and in the provenance lines of auction catalogs, and they can add real value to a piece. For collectors, knowing who these...
by Editor | Oct 31, 2026 | Prints and Early Photography
Pull a Victorian paper peepshow open, put your eye to the little hole in the front, and a flat paper booklet becomes a deep, crowded scene: a ballroom full of dancers, a tunnel stretching under a river, the glass halls of the Great Exhibition. It’s a simple trick, and...
