Antique jewelry sorted per theme

Antique jewelry in various themes and techniques
(click the pictures to get to the collections)

Luck

Love

Religion

Mythology

Human

Flora

Animals

Insects

Filigree

Enamel

Cameo

Micro mosaic

Dear fellow antique and estate jewelry afficionado,

Eleven months a year we try to amuse you with a weekly cute antique jewelry related mail. However, this time of the year we take the liberty of sending you some mails without any special picture or back-ground information on symbolism, style or era. There will be just a list of present suggestions.

But why do we send you these mails? We would like to show you in how many ways one can look at antique jewelry. Nothing dusty and old-fashioned about it. Wearing antique jewelry is making a statement of good taste! And there are so many angles on how to browse through our collection... per object, per theme, per color, per month stone, per price, per age, per etc. etc. etc. Just click the pictures and you are being offered a special collection of antique jewelry based, this week, on their theme and/or production technique.

Don't worry, these few mails (spread over three weeks) will be as much "hard marketing" as you can expect from us in a whole year. Rest assured that it will take another year before we will brag again about all those beautiful pieces of antique and estate jewelry that can be bought online from us and that it will take only about 2 or 3 working days from the moment of buying to the moment it is delivered at your doorstep.

antiqually yours,
The Adin team

Antiqualy yours,

The Adin team
www.adin.be

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Superb 18th Century cameo

Two weeks ago we were lucky being offered an impressive private collection of antique jewelry. The person who brought it to us inherited it from his parents, antique jewelry dealers who retired some 30 years ago, and he wanted to find a good home for it. We felt honoured that he came to us and were amazed by the quality of this collection. One could see the love these people had for antique jewelry.

Among the many high quality pieces we got was one truly amazing cameo. It took us many hours to determine where the cameo came from and what it depicted and the result is amazing. If you want to find out about this cameo just click the picture.


Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
www.adin.be


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Griffin (or gryphon)

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Griffin (or gryphon)

The griffin is a Greek hybrid creature, a strange and legendary figure, usually represented as being part eagle, part lion, and occasionally part serpent. The griffin motif is found in sculpture of the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, and Romans; in beast allegories of the early Christians; and in Gothic architecture of the late Middle Ages. The griffin remains common in heraldy, representing strength and vigilance.

A hybrid is a composite of two or more species of animal and/or human. Strange as they may appear, the Greeks were endlessly fond of fabricating these creatures - one will recognize hybrids in the earliest myths and legends, not to mention inhabiting numerous works of art. For the Greeks especially, these beings of the imagination must have had great significance, in that they represented the uncivilized forces in nature that opposed mankind.

The seven most known hybrids are:

The centaur
In Greek mythology and art, the centaur has the torso of a human combined with the body of a horse.
The cockatrice
This creature was also known as a basilisk ("king of serpents"), and its very glance could kill; the cockatrice was composed of a dragon's tail and assorted poultry parts.
The giants (gigantes)
These fierce and frightening beings were the offspring of Gaia (the Earth).
The griffin
According to myth, the griffin was a creature with a lion's body attached to the head, wings, and claws of an eagle.
The harpy
Harpies had female torsos melded with vulture parts; the name harpy is derived from the Greek word that means "snatcher".
The satyrs (faun)
Satyrs were often the companions of Dionysos, and these creatures were depicted in myth and art with the legs of goats and bestial natures.
The sirens
Women with bird-like bodies; sirens were legendary for luring sailors by singing their enchanted songs.

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