_________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ COLLECTIBLE JEWELS NEWSLETTER & UPDATE NOTIFICATION "Jewelry Spanning 100 + years...into the Millennium. Charlotte Cicale char@collectiblejewels.com _________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ A Nice Warm Welcome from "COLLECTIBLE JEWELS NEWSLETTER". You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription. To unsubscribe, see the instructions at the end of this newsletter. _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ IN THIS ISSUE _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ => Happy NEW YEAR! => Jewelry History => Designer Spotlight - "W. E. Richards Co." => Jewelry Update and Sale... => Feedback from members => Classified Ads => Personal Tidbits => Subscribe/Unsubscribe information _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ HAPPY NEW YEAR! _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy New Year... "When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that the mighty oak grows strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made from extreme pressure." Peter Marshall ________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ JEWELRY HISTORY Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Jewelry from the early 1900's can be divided into three main categories. #1 - In the court of Europe, lavish quantities of formal diamond jewelry continued to be worn. It had moved away from the revived Renaissance motifs to lighter forms inpsired by the fashions of Louis XVI and the First Empire. #2- In more artistic circles in Europe the freer forms of Art Nouveau were being explored using colored stones and enamels. #3 - In Britain there was a revival of traditional crafts and a reaction again mechanization. Designers of the Arts and Crafts movement produced work that was characterized by the use of semi-precious stones and enamels and a hand-made look. Many chose their materials for their colour and texture in contrast to more valuable materials that were available. The Paris Exhibition of 1900 was at the center of this intensely colorful and elegant period, and the styles championed there continued with little change until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Fine Jewelry was almost entirely white, based on a lavish use of diamonds and pearls. The immense output of the South African diamond mines resulted in cheaper stones, and by the late 1880's over 90 per cent of Europe's diamonds came from there. Settings were made in white gold, and then increasingly in platinum - either of which gave a sympathetic white setting of greater strength than had been possible with sterling silver. Most typical was the detailed and delicate 'garland' style, which showed in the designs of the Paris jeweller Cartier. Based on designs from Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, the jewelry featured garlands of laurel leaves, ribbon bows, tassles and cobweb-like trellises or lace patterns. It was a precise and elegant style, with the flowing yet restrained lines made extravagant by the concentration of diamonds. Fashions in diamond jewelry were similar throughout Europe and amongst the wealthiest Americans, although botanical imagery remained strongest in Paris. By 1910 an increasingly linear approach emerged, expressed in restrained arrangements of stones. Within these designs were the origins of Art Deco. Rene Lalique at turn of the century France was the first jeweler to create an extraordinary gold brooch of a woman with translucent plique a jour enamel dragonfly wings. None has ever come close to surpassing this Art Nouveau exquisite masterpiece. (Though many have tried.) Sarah Bernhardt, the eccentric French actress, wore his jewels exclusively on stage, or even when sleeping in her bed - which was a coffin. For more on Lalique see: THE FLOWERING OF ART NOUVEAU, ART NOUVEAU JEWELRY, EUROPEAN DESIGNER JEWELRY, or RENE LALIQUE (Books). Jewelers have been copying this motif for a century. _________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT "W. E. Richards Company" _________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Symmetalic is a registered trademark of W. E. Richards Company, founded in the 1902 in North Attleboro, MA. They mark their jewelry wRe. The trademark Symmetalic was first used in 1936. Symmetalic jewelry is usually made of Sterling Silver with a 14KT gold overlay and the designs were primarily those of the Edwardian and Art Deco influence. They produced a line of jewelry in sterling vermeil implementing cultured pearls and top quality stones. An example of Art Deco linear designs would be: http://www.collectiblejewels.com/BS/bs038.jpg this piece produced by wRe. An example of Edwardian would be the Love Knot, which was a very popular motif at that time period. http://www.collectiblejewels.com/PS/ps235.jpg Symmetalic jewelry was especially popular in the 1940's...where most of the motifs were more Nouveau in style. Links bracelets with openworked panels...flowing designs and motifs. In general, all of their jewelry exhibited quality designs and materials and incredibly fine workmanship. Symmetalic jewelry is relatively rare and HIGH COLLECTIBLE. Look for Art Deco and Nouveau motifs and designs; pieces set with moonstones, aquamarines and pearls. Symmetalic is one of my favorite designers and I rank it up there with Krementz and Van Dell for quality... it holds up over the years as if it was just made! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-DID YOU KNOW?*-*-*-*-*-*-* Silver cleaning : Fill a bowl with milk. Squeeze the juice of a lemon into the milk (the milk will curdle. Place the necklace in the milk, taking care that it is submerged completely. Leave it in there overnight. In the morning, rinse the necklace with cool water and wipe dry. If this doesn't take the spots off, they're not tarnish. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- __________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ REVIEW: JEWELRY UPDATE/SALE __________________________________ IF you wish to skip past the 'splash' page...BOOKMARK: http://www.collectiblejewels.com/indexframes.html SHORTCUT: NEW ITEMS PAGE ONLY can be found at: http://www.collectiblejewels.com/New.html This above URL is a list of the great new additions to the website. As you will see, I've changed the format to make it easier to peruse. Now instead of clicking on the small pictures... just click on the CATEGORY and you'll go to the page with those items. New items in the following categories: 1940's ESTATE KREMENTZ PINS FLORAL PR ST CO RHINESTONES SALE & NEW ITEMS SYMMETALIC VAN DELL VENDOME VOGUE WEISS WEST GERMANY Please VISIT: Cele's Jewels GIFT IDEAS! Handmade jewelry at REASONABLE prices! Most made from Vintage beads and findings. Collectible Jewelry 2000 SALE! EVERYTHING including the SALE PAGE 25% OFF the price shown from now until January 10, 2000! However, you MUST MENTION this sale when ordering... for this is for my jewelry members ONLY! (EXCEPTIONS: no consignment, books and handmade items are on sale) _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Feedback Forum _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Most excellent newsletter! I tip my hat to you! I enjoyed it very much, and learned so much! I look forward to the next one. Thanks. Sherry Rutherford _________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ YOUR comments will go here. Feel free to email me your thoughts! ---------------- CLASSIFIED ADS ---------------- Would you like to receive free earrings? 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