Adin's Antique Jewelry Christmas suggestions

Dear friend,

This time we take the liberty of sending you a mail without any special picture or back-ground information on symbolism, style or era. Just a list of present suggestions. We also would like to inform you that all orders till December 21st are still in time to be delivered before Christmas and that all orders will be specially packed in a free gift wrapping.

Hoping to be at your service with this,
do we remain,

antiqually yours,

The Adin team

Thoughtful and exclusive presents under $500

rings up to $500

earrings up to $500

pendants up to $500

brooches up to $500

all jewelry up to $500

Thoughtful and exclusive presents between $500 and $1,500

rings up to $1,500

earrings up to $1,500

pendants up to $1,500

brooches up to $1,500

all jewelry up to $1,500

Thoughtful and exclusive presents between $1,500 - $5,000

rings up to $5,000

earrings up to $5,000

pendants up to $5,000

brooches up to $5,000

all jewelry up to $5,000

Thoughtful and exclusive presents between $5,000 - $10,000

rings up to $10,000

bracelets up to $10,000

pendants up to $10,000

brooches up to $10,000

all jewelry up to $10,000

Thoughtful and exclusive presents $10,000 and above

rings $10,000 +

bracelets $10,000 +

necklaces $10,000 +

brooches $10,000 +

all jewelry $10,000 +

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In the hands of the beholder...

French Art Deco platinum lorgnette
(a real eye-catcher)

A lorgnette (or face-à-main) is a pair of glasses (or opera glasses) held by a long handle at one side mostly used by the (well-to-do) ladies.

This particular type of lorgnette has a hidden system in its stem that, by moving it slowly down with the tip of your fingers, will release a spring that will open the closed lorgnette with one glass and makes it into a double-glassed lorgnette.

Craftfully worked out in platinum and richly covered with rose cut diamonds and little carré calibrated stones makes this utensil a true jewel.


Click the picture for more information on this beauty.

Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
www.adin.be

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Look what I won!

I won a set of Tonic Tools from Mario on twitter!
How cool is that? I normally don't get on twitter that
much (it is just not my fav way to communicate) --I
am sure glad I did this time! There are more great
Tim Holtz products to win if you are following the
"12 Tags of Christmas" with Tim Holtz. Great fun
and the tags are gorgeous this year!

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12 Tags of Christmas by Tim Holtz

Day 1 of Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas has started!
Details at http://timholtz.typepad.com. Don't miss
the fun!

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Look what we found!

Antique head parure from Zeeland, Holland.

Although we do not think this is something you would wear it can be a valuable addendum to an antique jewelry collection. A very complete headset from Zeeland which is in the west-southern part of Holland, to be more specific from the area called Walcheren. To find a complete set is special because mostly these sets are split up to different heirs at legacies. This typical wear for a Zeeland country woman (or farmer's wife) was worn in the 19th Century till our days. Today there aren't nearly any people left who wear the dress of this local distinctive style. While the youngsters do not wear it at all any more the older people do wear it occasionally. And in 2003 the last two men wearing the traditional clothing died and most probably in another 10 till 15 years no woman will be wearing it any more either.

What is she wearing you would ask. Well, she is actually wearing more then you can see. First of all, over her back-combed (long) hair with the front of her hair in what is called in the local dialect “toer” (pronounce “tour”) she is wearing a starched so called “ondermuts” (Dutch for the little lace coif that is worn under the cap you see). Over this coif the actual head set was placed. This headset is called “ijzer” (Dutch for “iron”). The reason why it's called “iron” doesn't do it much justice as it is made of a U-shaped silver brace that goes over the back of the head to both temples. At both ends of this brace the gold curls are attached. Most of the times, the weight of the golden curls is engraved in the back of the silver brace as is the case here. It gives us the weight of 32 grams.

Then over this brace the final cap, called “langette”, (also stiffly starched) was placed and hold into its position with three gold needles at both sides of the head. These three needles are in three different sizes and made in gold filigree. Then last but not least, to finalize the outfit at both curls the actual jewel, a pendant, was attached, a sort of triangle plate with low pyramid shapes on it and a baroque pearl hanging underneath.


And then when it started to rain the women hated it because when their stiffly starched caps became wet and soft all their work was for nothing.

Click the picture for more information on this antique jewelry rarity.

Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
www.adin.be

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extensive antique jewelry glossary
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A Thanksgiving Memory

When mom would baste the turkey,
We kids could hardly wait!
The smell of all that cooking,
the pies upon the plate,
The cranberries, red and juicy,
The dressing, golden-brown,
Potatoes, mashed and ready --
Can't we, please, sit down?

When Mom would baste the turkey,
We knew she soon would say,
"Come! Count your many blessings
on this Thanksgiving Day."
We'd all hold hands together
and bow our heads in prayer.
It was a happy moment
With all our loved ones there.

When Mom would baste the turkey,
My heart would glow with love!
Our home, so warm and peaceful,
Was blessed by heaven above.
Mom made our gatherings special
In a warm and loving way,
And I'll always have her near me
On each Thanksgiving Day.

~ Nelle Hardgrove

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12 Tags of Christmas

Join in on the fun! Beginning December 1
thru December 12, Tim Holtz will post a new Christmas
tag each day along with complete instructions on how to
make it. Visit his blog, http://timholtz.typepad.com
for full details.

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