| h beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, yet | | | | necessary to attend the sales whenever it is |
| certain items are timeless and precious like antique | | | | organized, and then select the jewelry. Besides, |
| estate jewelry. They have a special value of their | | | | the price varies from item to item and sequence |
| own because they are time tested. Unless you | | | | to sequence. Some are heavily priced while some |
| take a closer look at antique estate jewelry, you | | | | go for a song. It also depends on what you are |
| would never appreciate their worth. Look at the | | | | looking for. Not that everyone is enamored by an |
| craftsmanship, the brilliance, exquisite luster and of | | | | aquamarine antique estate jewelry and could jolly |
| course, the antiquity of the design. I am sure you | | | | well opt for some other variety but by and large, |
| will be tempted to get one for a special occasion. | | | | most of the antique estate jewelry are beautifully |
| The other day a friend got engaged and I was | | | | crafted and unique in design. I remember another |
| sure jealous of the sparkling aquamarine antique | | | | friend of mine who acquired Queen |
| engagement ring on her finger. I later learnt that | | | | Josephine’s antique diamond engagement |
| her thoughtful husband-to-be had obtained it from | | | | ring from an antique estate jewelry sale for his |
| an antique estate jewelry sale for his loving | | | | darling wife who was simply overjoyed. |
| wife-to-be. What is more, the gentleman had | | | | Why go in for antique estate jewelry when |
| observed that my friend’s eyes were of | | | | contemporary ornaments can satisfy the need? |
| the same green-blue shade as the stone in the | | | | There are quite a few reasons. First of all, during |
| ring and thus found it irresistible. The magnificent | | | | the earlier days, things were mostly hand crafted |
| antique estate jewelry was a real eye-catcher | | | | and not machine made or simply molded in a |
| and my friend was more than happy to wear the | | | | particular design or shape. So the question of |
| glittering ring. Though rings and specially, | | | | uniqueness and singularity never arises in |
| aquamarine stone-studded ones are also available | | | | contemporary jewelry that is basically copies. Also |
| in regular jewelry stores, but I doubt if they could | | | | it is difficult to find original stones these days. |
| ever match the inimitable beauty of the antique | | | | Quality of the precious metal has also lost its |
| aquamarine engagement ring that my friend had. | | | | originality greatly. As regards ingenious design and |
| However, it takes time and patience to get the | | | | the master stroke, the world has lost the |
| right antique estate jewelry since they are only | | | | meaning of it. |
| sold through antique estate jewelry sales. It is | | | | |