Beauty of Tiffany & Co.

Ten Perfect Gifts wrapped in Tiffany Blue

tifaandco — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:33:34 +0000

Tiffany jewellery selects ten perfect gifts, wrapped in Tiffany Blue®. Each is a must-have on someone’s list. From famous jewelry icons and colorful gemstones to holiday mementos, the collection shines with a heritage of quality and legendary style that was established with Tiffany’s founding in 1837.

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Tiffany revived the rose cut, an early style of gemstone cutting inspired by the petals of an opening rosebud. The rose-cut diamonds are combined with round brilliant-cut diamonds in earrings ($5,000) that capture the beauty of freshly-picked blossoms.
Tiffany celebrates the classic elegance of black and white. This enamel bracelet with a lacelike diamond and platinum overlay and 18 karat gold lining ($90,000) recalls the Victorian era; and the black onyx and diamond open circle earrings ($12,000) and teardrop earrings ($20,000) in platinum reflect the Art Deco period.
The Tiffany jewelry Keys Collection is inspired by keys in the Tiffany archives. Each is a keepsake, innately chic, to wear alone or layered. Choose from the heart key charm of 18 karat rose gold ($250) or the heart locket key of yellow gold ($500). Options in 18 karat white gold encrusted with diamonds include the Frame key with black enamel finish ($2,250), checkerboard key with blue enamel finish ($2,000), and octagon key with blue and green enamel finish ($2,250).
Tiffany’s heritage as a premier watchmaker can be traced through a timeline of innovations that extends from the jeweler’s founding in 1837 to the latest Tiffany timepiece: an oval-shaped cocktail watch of diamonds and 18 karat white gold ($12,600) that keeps time with dazzling precision.
The tourmaline’s green spectrum is fully expressed in a luxurious, opera-length necklace of oval and round stones. Tiffany jewelers capture every hue from luscious green to brilliant blue, accented with diamonds, in platinum, to wrap and wear with ease, ($85,000).
Tiffany’s collections include jewelry designs to wear every day as expressions of personal style. The bead bracelet of 18 karat gold ($1,000) is a perfect example.
Jean Schlumberger created fantastic designs that captured the glory of flowers, birds and mythical creatures. His lavish rings embrace generous-size stones with sculptural flowers and leaves. Diamond daisy basket ring of 18 karat gold with a tanzanite ($77,000) or a vibrant pink tourmaline ($58,000), and leaf ring with diamonds and a green tourmaline ($37,000).
A sterling silver Candy Cane ornament ($165) and Fire Truck bank ($1,525) awaken memories of magical holidays. The lustrous designs are masterworks of quality, crafted in the tradition of Tiffany gifts that celebrate every important occasion in life.
Elsa Peretti’s iconic Bone cuff is beautifully shaped to the body. Its gleaming contours are now polished in a new charcoal color made of ruthenium over copper, ($395).
The Tiffany Blue Box®, an international symbol of quality, and certain sign that whatever it contains will be the best gift of the season.

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Cheapest Tiffany lamp in the store is $9,000

tifaandco — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:14:59 +0000

Acentury has passed since the Paris World’s Fair of 1900 when Peter Carl Fabergé, Louis Comfort Tiffany and René Lalique introduced their decorative objects to a world enthralled by Art Nouveau.

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Fabergé eggs, Lalique’s sculptures of women turning into butterflies and lamps by Tiffany jewellery whose shades were masterpieces of handmade glass were fantastic then. They are even more prized now that such time-consuming craftsmanship is almost unimaginable and the work from that era – now true antiques – have become immensely valuable. But not untouchable. And that’s not because the Legion of Honor in San Francisco is exhibiting the works of the three decorators, but because Alan Schneider, owner of Antique Traders, has the biggest collection of Tiffany glassware west of the Mississippi River. You can touch them. And he doesn’t charge admission. He doesn’t expect you to buy anything, either, especially because the cheapest Tiffany lamp in the store is $9,000. “If, during the three months of the show, I get 200 people to come here, even if they don’t buy anything, but they appreciate everything, that does it for me,” he said. “It’s a feather in my cap.” Schneider is just totally in love with Art Nouveau decorative art, and his shop on California Street and Fifth Avenue is a museum of the period. “This is a lifetime of collecting,” he said. “Thirty-eight years.” A native San Franciscan, Schneider knew nothing about art before traveling to Europe in 1970. He had been working in insurance, but he brought home a few antique pieces and opened shop. He slowly became enthralled with the natural themes and femininity of the Art Nouveau motifs. He started investing in Handel and Pairpoint lamps, American-made lamps from the period that used a reverse painting technique on the inside of shades that were stunning when lit. “I could buy them for $500 and $1,000, and they were like Tiffanies,” he said. About 20 years ago, he bought his first Tiffany for about $5,000 and began to collect them at a rapid pace. In the past two years, he doubled his collection of lamps – he has about 45 at an average value of $85,000 each – and Favrile glassware – accessory pieces such as vases, goblets, plates, candlesticks and desk items – which number about 150 and are worth from $350 to $20,000 apiece. Schneider says the Legion of Honor show includes three stunning lamps – a peacock, a butterfly and a wisteria – but the rest are so-so. “Knowing Tiffany, it’s not the best I have seen,” he said.

Masterpieces

After years of looking at the New York designer’s glass studio work, Schneider is certain when he’s seen a masterpiece emerge from a field of top-quality pieces. His $100,000-plus peony is one such piece, done on the particular artist’s good day. “It’s multicolored. They were all well done, but the glass they used in this one is mottled. There is great differentiation between the colors they used in the way the sheets of glass were put together,” he said. “It’s incredible.” Schneider can carry on exuberantly about most everything in his store, three rooms in 1,400 square feet that are fairly stuffed with treasures from the Art Nouveau period of 1880 to 1920.

Impressive inventory

His inventory of lamps and glassware includes Duffner and Kimberly, Handel, Pairpoint, Bradley and Hubbard, Moe Bridges, Classique and the French studios of Daum Nancy and Émile Gallé, including several of the artist’s signature layered glass with cutaway designs. Schneider’s collection of stained and beveled glass windows comes from many sources – but no churches, he says – and is among the largest in the country. He has three Tiffany windows, including one of a woman in a Grecian gown gazing out of a grove of trees as she draws water from a fountain. To Schneider, the scene is realistic despite its obvious formal abstraction, and it’s a quality he says Tiffany gave to every piece of glass composition that had a natural theme. Whether depicting a tulip, peony, daffodil, dogwood or pomegranate on a shade, the copper and leaded edges of the glass were curved, Schneider noted, “not jagged, like in a reproduction.” Though the notion of a Tiffany lamp is well known from the heavy production of copies in the 1970s for family rec rooms and fern bars, eyeing the real thing is a different experience.

Subtle colors

Besides the subtlety in shaping the pattern outlines, there’s the way Tiffany graduated the color scheme on a single lamp shade. “People don’t even realize how good this is,” Schneider said as he caressed the shade of a 16-inch geometric patterned shade with heavily mottled, dicrolic glass. “Look how it goes from a mustard blue to a lighter blue to a lot more blue to total blue.” All Tiffany lamps have decorative bronze bases that are artistic tour-de-forces as well. “I will switch shades and bases sometimes. Some lamps went with bases, but you could also choose shade to go with a base. They (Tiffany) had a studio and people could say I want that and that.” Schneider’s collection of Tiffany Charms lamps includes turtlebacks, the large chunks of glass that resemble a turtle’s shell; damascenes, with blown-glass shades that exude a marbleized or flowing water pattern; and the draped stained-glass shades called linen fold. His large collection of Favrile pieces exhibits another part of Tiffany artistry: the ability to blow design patterns into the glass piece. Schneider has one locked case from which he pulls out one after another – a pedestal compote dish with a wide ridged edge in tones of blue, cream and peach, or an 8-inch oval vase with leaves and vines swirling around it in greens and golds, iridescent with a satin finish. “It cost $20 when it was made,” Schneider said. “Now, it’s worth $9,000.” And to top it off, Schneider boasts possession of one of the most valuable Tiffanies around: a blue jack-in-the-pulpit vase, considered one of the designer’s most distinct sculptural pieces. “There’s only one other in the country,” he said. “They are extremely rare.” Schneider has advertised his store widely in all the proper journals and hopes to sell about half of his stock to serious collectors during the course of the Legion of Honor show. And that’s why it’s a good idea to check out his Tiffanies now. A second chance may never come again. “The people that come in to buy, they will want a piece of history,” he said, “especially because of the economy. They are a major investment. I cannot foresee the future, but in 20 years, they will double or triple in value.”

Tiffany sterling silver Designs From Elsa Peretti

tifaandco — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:27:26 +0000

Elsa Peretti excites the fashion world by combining two of her iconic signatures— the revolutionary Diamonds by the Yard® and sterling silver For Tiffany. The designer’s decision to expand her seminal creation provides everyone passionate about Peretti and style with an accessible new option.

Tiffanys Silver Jewelry for Summer

Renowned for sculpting silver into stylish designs of lustrous simplicity, Elsa Peretti now utilizes the precious metal in a new fashion statement. As she puts it, “My dream for silver has finally come true.” With her affinity for the sleek and sensuous, she neatly translates silver into fine shimmering chains with bezel-set stones, the classic elements of Diamonds by the Yard® that forever changed the role of diamonds in fashion. The collection’s seamless necklaces in varied lengths, long sprinkle necklaces with exquisite stones scattered at random intervals, drop earrings and bracelets gleam with a cool elegance and dazzle brilliantly in the summer sun. Their sheer beauty layers with ease, making a statement without adding weight. One exquisite strand or many, Diamonds by the Yard® lights up summer and beyond with the dazzling effects of a great modern design. The Elsa Peretti® Diamonds by the Yard® collection in sterling silver starts at $395 and is available at select Tiffany & Co. locations worldwide. TIFFANY & CO. and TIFFANY are trademarks of Tiffany and Company. ELSA PERETTI and DIAMONDS BY THE YARD are trademarks of Elsa Peretti. Artical From:http://www.mytiffany.co.uk/ Tiffany & Co. Silver Jewelry for Summer ————————————————–

Tiffany’s ripple effect is beginning

tifaandco — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:57:54 +0000

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(NBC)– You won’t see coral jewelry on the shelves at any Tiffany store. The store doesn’t stock the rare jewel. They call it “too precious to wear” and are encouraging other jewelers to do the same. The reasoning behind the ban is the effect humans are having on coral reefs. The president of Tiffany jewellery and Co Foundation, Fernanda Kellogg traveled to see top coral scientists and talk about the impact people are having on the reefs when they break it up and sell it for profit. Scientists say reefs are more important to the sea, than rain forests are to land. Miami coral scientist, Andrew Baker, says when people remove coral from the reefs, they are taking a living thing from the water. He says,

”the job of building a reef ecosystem is that is produces a habitat that all other species depend on.”

Kellogg says they look for the design of coral in other materials. Kellog says, “I think what the alternative is, is beautiful design in other materials. The wonderful sea coral design in silver and gold sprinkled with diamonds. How bad can that be?” Scientists say, it’s not just the jewelry that is dangerous to seas life, but also decorative coral. Baker says,

”the removal of corals from jewelry or decor, this is not a critical part of our existence. And it’s one of those activities that really represents a luxury.

So is a heavyweight like Tiffany’s influencing the jewelry industry with its ban on coral? Kellogg says she hopes other places will take notice.

“The ripple effect is beginning. We’re a long way from being where we need to be.”

Recently the White House and Congress received a letter from 100 scientists and 44 groups asking for much greater protection of reefs. An international ban on trading certain corals will be proposed later this year.

Jewellery Trends In Different Countries And Cultures

tifaandco — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:50:42 +0000

This week we are going to take a look at jewellery trends in different cultures and countries. We will of course look back at history to see how it helped mold the jewelry fashion industry into what it is today. Tiffany Co is always leading to the trend of modern jewelry world. We will focus on specific countries throughout this week and then showcase of few of Gilbert and Frech’s uniquely original designs and see how the influence of style and culture helped to create them. Some of the earliest pieces of jewellery that were created out of precious metals and gemstones were found in the country of Egypt. Egyptians mainly used gold and fashioned many items out of this very malleable metal such as armlets, bracelets, head adornments, rings, earrings and even collars. Some tiffany designer get the inspiration of tiffany earrings from Egypt.

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Greece also was making their own fashion trends during the BC era and the trend at that time was using beads and designing them into shapes that represented nature such as flowers, shells or beetles. Greece was wealthy with raw materials and started adorning their jewelry with precious gemstones such as rubies, emeralds and pearls. Pearls became the most prized and precious gemstone in jewelry, as well as in tiffanys. The most rare and beautiful were found in South India and the Persian Gulf. During the 17th century is when jewelry became an adornment that was acceptable in everyday use. France was a great influence on the jewelry industry during the early 1800’s. Victorian jewelry became popular as Queen Victoria reigned and it began to be massed produced and sold all over the world. During the 1950’s America made its mark with what people would refer to as the Hollywood influence. Over the years many countries had their influence over the style and trends of Jewelry. As it was created and shipped to different parts of the world, other cultures added their own unique flare. It will be fun to take a look this week at specific countries and see what the popular jewelry trend is in their culture today! Will it be similar to what is popular here in America or will it be completely unique and different? The world has become smaller with the birth of the internet. We can get our favorite tiffany jewellery from the net with some clicks to the mouse. Every kind of information is available to us know with just the tapping of our fingertips. Just like that, we can type in and order whatever kind of tiffany rings or other kinds we like from whatever country or culture we want. It is truly an amazing thing.

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Six Legends Of The Jewellery

tifaandco — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:58:48 +0000

Tiffany Co has been renowned for its luxury goods, especially jewelry. Tiffany also has been seeking to market itself as a leader of taste and style. It designs, produces, and sells jewelry, watches, and crystal glassware.
The Legend of earrings
In ancient Greece,a girl had a disease with the eyes, soon she lose sight. Later on,luckily she met with a famous doctor and he promised to cure her eyes ,with the approval of the girl, he pricked both earpieces aside with the shiny needles ,then the miracle appeared and the girl could see again.She was very grateful to the doctor and then she asked a silversmith to make a pair of delicate earrings in order to show that she would never forget the doctors forever. She became more beautiful When wearing the silver earrings, besides the famous doctor’s name was always on her lips. As the miracle spreaded all over the country , many many rich girls and women wore earrings as the girl did ,and this is very popular today ,what’s more ,it become a symbol of noble identity. Welcome to see some luxurious Tiffany Earrings.

The legend of ring

1. idea of savage It is said that it is the result of despoil marriage in ancient period,at that time, the man always rub women from the other tribal ,then they wore shackles on the body of women . After many years of evolution, the shackles became engagement, wedding rings,and the rings mean that the man has owned the woman.

2. idea of worship Rings derived from the ancient worship for the sun,and the ancient rings were made of jades symbolizing the gold round of the sun, and the people considered that the rings stand for the Titan which gives warm, shelters the happiness and peace of huaman being , besides, a symbol of virtue and eternal, truth and belief. At the wedding, the groom wears a gold ring symbolizing the fiery red sun; the bride wears silver rings, which is a symbol of the bright moon.

The Legend of necklaces

Necklaces originated from the marriage by capture custom which exsited in primitive shift period from matriarchal clan to patriarchal clan. During the obey-the-husband system , the man often plundered women from other tribes or captured the woman in the war as their own wives. In case these women fled away, the winners often wore the women a metal chain or rope trap on their necks,and finally the chains and the traps turned into today’s necklaces. Do you want to wear nice Tiffany necklaces and show yourself?

The Legend of bracelets

The bracelet is considered as an arm ornament,and it is also an expression of beauty, however many scientists believe that the emergence of the initial bracelets is not entirely because of The love for beauty, otherwise it has relation with the worship for totem and witchcraft rituals. At the same time, historians have believed that the man have absolute dominance in economic life in ancient times, so the rings and bracelets or other accessories have a metaphor of stopping the women fom fleeing away,what’s more, This metaphorical remains up to now.

The bracelets already had a decoration function in the Neolithic Age, not only the surface was polished smoothly, but also some of them had simple patterns on the surface. The bracelets were mainly made of jade in Shang and Zhou period, the fashion of the bracelets and the color of the jades were both very colorful. Except the ones made of jade, metal bracelets also appeared in this period. After the Western Han Dynasty, arm bracelets were very popular with the people due to the impact of culture and customs of the western regions, and the style of the bracelets is very rich,too. When it comes to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the gold bracelets inlaid jewels were very prevalent,besides there had been substantial developments in the production process and the style of jewellery. More beautiful tiffany bracelets here.

The legend of the diamond

Since ancient times, the diamond is a dream, an ideal and image to every person. However, because diamond comes from different regions and has different age and cultural background, it also has particular meanings to everyone. For some people, it is the behalf of power, wealth, status, success, otherwise, for other people it may stands for love, Eternity, purity and faithfulness. These different images are intertwined with religious myths, the oldest scientific speculation and businessmen’s fictions and so on. Although they are very complex, they are not inconsistent and they are also the shapes of the man who love for diamonds , fight for diamonds even die for diamonds. Historically,the diamonds’ bright and light ever illuminated the lover's eyes ,became into a sharp knife to kill people; besides,it was ever the torch of the conqueror, the gloomy candleholder of the Tyrant to step down.

The magic of myths

The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds are the scraps of the stars fallen down to the earth, some people even thought diamonds are tears of god; At one time the people thought diamonds are from holy water. Up to today, the modern advanced science tell us that the diamonds are not from the sky but from the soil. More tiffany accessories are disigned for our convenience. Welcome to tiffanyfree.

Fake Tiffany On EBAY – How to get your money back

tifaandco — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:52:52 +0000

Sadly, a large percentage of Tiffany jewelry sold on eBay is counterfiet. And, unless you have experience purchase authentic Tiffany jewelery from thier stores or their official website, it can be easy to be fooled into believing the auction item is authentic. If you fell victim to one of these sellers you CAN get your money back. Here’s how….

As soon as you suspect that your item may be fake, take one of the following steps: a) Go to Tiffanys dot com and check your item against the photos of the authentic piece. b) Look at the piece under a magnifying glass. If the item has links, carefully examine all of the links. They should be soldered closed. Look at all of the engraving. You’re looking for misspellings and small dots in the engraving. Small dots are a sign of lazer copying. Tiffany does not use lazer engraving. They engrave by hand or by machine. c)Send me the auction number so I can review it and offer my opinion. d) Take the item to your nearest Tiffany & Co. store if there’s one within driving distance. Tiffany & Co. employees are not allowed to authenticate jewelry but they will tell you if they believe it to be fake. e) Take the item to a reputable, experienced high-end jeweler who has experience with estate pieces. They may be able to render a good opinion.
Once you’re satisfied that you’ve purchased a fake, email the seller. At this point, I prefer to take the approach that it was an honest mistake. Assume that the seller didn’t know he/she was selling fake merchandise. This usually has a better success at getting a quick refund from the seller. Being accusatory puts the seller on the defensive and reduces your chances of a speedy refund. Tell the seller that you will be shipping the item(s) back to him/her and expect a full refund, including the shipping fees. Let him know that you will forward a delivery confirmation as soon as you have one. Be sure that you’re shipping to the correct address.
If you receive an unfavorable response from the seller or if you don’t receive a timely response, immediately contact eBay’s resolution center to report this auction as a fake: http://resolutioncenter.ebay.com/
IMMEDIATELY log on to your PayPal account. Click the Resolution Center link at he top of the page to open a dispute. In that dispute, state that the merchandise is counterfeit and that you’ve shipped it back to the seller. Include the delivery confirmation number. Shipping the item back expedites your refund. Note: no matter what the seller states in the auction, you have 45 days from the payment date to open a dispute. A seller’s “No Refund” policy is NOT valid in the case of counterfiet items.PayPal will send an email to the seller and will include what you’ve written in the dispute. PayPal will also immediately freeze the seller’s account for the total amount you’ve paid (including shipping). The seller should respond to that email.
If the seller responds unfavorably and doesn’t issue a refund, log back on to your PayPal account and escalate the dispute to a claim. Again, include the delivery confirmation number. This allows PayPal to track the delivery and verify that the seller has received the return.
After you’ve received your refund, be sure to leave negative feedback for the seller and state that the reason is that the item was proven to be a fake. This helps to protect future buyers. As of April 1, 2008 sellers are prohibited from leaving negative feedback for sellers. You no longer need to fear retaliation for honest feedback!

What happens now? You will receive copies of any correspondance the seller sends to PayPal. If the seller continues to deny the claim, PayPal will investigate. Most of this is done automatically and you may not hear from PayPal again. Don’t fret. On the 30th day from the day your escalated the dispute to a claim, the entire amount of money that you paid to the seller will be returned to your PayPal account. If PayPal is able to verify the return of the item, you may receive your refund even sooner. PayPal Policy: PayPal automatically holds payments for eBay items if the seller…

has been an eBay member for less than 6 months and sells and item for more than $100
has an eBay feedback score of less than 100 and sells and item for more than $100
has a buyer dissatisfaction percentage greater than 5%
has an average DSR (detailed seller rating) of less than 4.5
has received fewer than 20 DSRs in the past 12 months
is listing in a high-risk category

PayPal will release the hold…

When the buyer leaves positive feedback
3 days pass after proof the item was delivered
21 days pass without a dispute, claim, chargeback or reversal filed on the transaction. PayPal may hold the funds longer if a dispute, claim, chargeback, reversal or other action to disupte the payment has been filed.

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I appreciate the time you spent reading this guide and I sincerely hope you’ve found it helpful to choose the real tiffanys necklaces, tiffany pendants, or tiffany bracelets etc.

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Take Care Of Your Beautiful Ornaments

tifaandco — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:40:06 +0000

Please Note : Pure Silver will never cause contact dermatitis.So, Be sure You have choosen the Real Tiffany Jewellery.

A few days ago, Miss Wang bought a pair of unique earrings in a street stall. Not long after she put them on , her ears got itching, swelling, and pierced parts of her ears outflow pus. Hospital dermatologist diagnosed that she had contact dermatitis.

According to dermatologist introduction, contact dermatitis caused by wearing metal ornaments is usually called the “jewelry disease.” This is because susceptible contacts ornaments containing some metals, such as nickel and chromium��which induce allergic reactions. Chromium and nickel are the most common allergic sources of contact dermatitis in recent years, and the ratio of chromium and nickel allergic females to males is about 10 to 1. About 9.3% of China dermatology patients are caused by wearing ornaments. Common jewelry, such as rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, watches, spectacle frames, underwear clasp and metal lines contained scarf, all contains chromium and nickel and makes directly contacted skin get inflammation. Its main symptoms are a sense of itching and burning sensation, but it can also appear erythema, papules, erosion and so on, the worst may manifest ulcers, asthma or urticaria, and systemic disease. Some people’s allergic symptoms only manifest in the jewelry contacted skin, such as ears, neck, wrists, fingers, etc.; there may be systemic allergic reactions to some others. First, skin becomes inflamed and then small papules and hydroa come, making the whole body extremely uncomfortable. Under normal circumstances, jewelry caused allergic reactions can be cured by the use of some drugs on the outer skin. However, if the skin is stimualted repeatedly by the inflammation, it may induce malignant lesions and even cancers.

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The skin covered by rings are not easy to clean and will become a breeding bed for bacteria. Hoffman,a microbiologists of the UK Central Public Health Laboratory, did a five months’ survey to 50 females who had long-term wearing of gold rings. It is said that bacteria’s quantity in the place coverd by rings is 9 times higher than no rings places. In addition, if the ring wears too tight, it will impact finger blood circulation, resulting in finger deformity.

Doctors piont out that not all jewelry has allergic reactions to susceptible. Pure gold and silver jewelry or high-grade jade jewelry rarely cause allergy, while some low-grade decorative jewelry or chemical treated jade ornaments were easily lead to allergic reactions. Therefore, susceptible population should avoid wearing gold-plated, silver-plated, chromium, nickel or other easily triggering dermatitis ornaments. Nickel silver and chrome alloy ornaments should not be worn often. Susceptible, especially children, should not wear metal ornaments. Jewelry should not be worn often in summer because of sweating. Rings should not wear too tight, not to use wool wound ring. To avoid wearing jewelry all day and night, devloping the habit of taking jewelry off at night. No ornaments night can not only rest the skin but also reduce harmful radioactive sources by half. Some people are too lazy to remove earing accessories when they are sleeping, which will inevitably cause post-auricular skin injuries. Also some others like to sleep with their watches put on. On one hand, it is not conducive to the arm blood circulation, on the other hand, if the watch is luminous, the fluorescent radiation will cause injury to the body.

Tips: Jewellery should be washed often and worn regularly as well as Tiffanys.

No matter how beautiful the jewelry is, it can not be worn all the time, otherwise it may be harmful to your health. For example, some people wear rings in their hands all the year round, as a result, the fingers skin is tight hooped by rings; muscles and bones sunken into a ring malformation, affecting blood circulation. The fingers will become numb, acid swelling, pain, or even partial necrosis. So one should not wear rings too tight, and should take them off his fingers often and do some add-activities. Some girls do not take off their earrings when they sleep. Cheeks would be easily hurt by the metal hook on the earringsor a hard object in that way. It’s not advantage in maintaining Tiffany earrings.

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Moreover, long-term wearing jewelry, the skin around it is difficult to clean. Especially in summer when there will be a large number of human perspiration. If one does not pay much attention to sanitation, pathogenic microorganisms are easy to reproduce in this breed, or intrusion into the skin, affecting his health.

Experts warn that the often-worn jewelry must be took off often and cleaned. This can not only maintain the jewelry itself bright and clean as new, but also very useful to the health of the keepers. It is worth noting that jewelry cleaning has many taboos, it may damage jewelry itself if it is treated incorrectly. It’d better invite professional cleaning staff to carry out the maintenance.

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A Group Of Exemplary Tiffany & Co.

tifaandco — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:41:31 +0000

A Group Of Exemplary Tiffany Co silver, from the classical revival styles of the 1860s to the Art Deco designs of the 1930s was shown on Christie’s Silver Sale. I really feel they’re so luxury.Let’s Have A Look!

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✿ A tour-de-force ivory tankard carved with the scene of a tiger hunt. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009.

—————- Christie’s Important American Silver sale on January 23 is led by a group of exemplary Tiffany & Co. silver, from the classical revival styles of the 1860s to the Art Deco designs of the 1930s. A selection of works by American patriot and silversmith Paul Revere includes a soup ladle that the master silversmith crafted for himself and his wife, and engraved with their initials, PRR. The sale’s outstanding selection of Tiffany & Co. illustrates the firm’s craftsmanship and design innovations of the 19th and 20th centuries. A dramatic mirrored centerpiece of the 1870s is grand in scale and elaborately designed, and was suited to the formal dining customs of the day (estimate: $70,000-100,000). An example of an extraordinary presentation piece of the late 19th century is The Meiggs Testimonial, which celebrated the railway engineering marvel that traversed the Andes (estimate: $50,000-70,000). An avant-garde jewel-like inkstand from the 1880s shows the inspiration of Japanese metalwork, reflecting American collectors’ fascination with the exoticism of the Far East (estimate: $30,000-50,000). At the turn of the century, this Eastern aesthetic met with the burgeoning Art Nouveau movement and resulted in new designs like a tour-de-force ivory tankard carved with the scene of a tiger hunt (estimate: $200,000-300,000). An incredibly rare cigar box is stylistically important for its interpretation of the Art Deco style in the silver medium (estimate: $8,000-12,000). The sale also features a special group of silver from Paul Revere, one of the most beloved patriots of the American Revolution and one of Boston’s most skilled silversmiths. Among the four lots offered is very rare discovery — a soup ladle belonging to Revere himself. Monogrammed with the initials “PRR” for Paul and Rachel Revere, it was intended for the family’s own use and is documented in the inventory of Revere’s estate in 1818 (estimate: $80,000-120,000). Other sale highlights include a grouping of whimsical silvermounted copper hollowware by Joseph Heinrich, an important arts-and-crafts metal smith of the early 20th century. Heinrich employed a distinctly American style, with hammered surfaces and stitch-form borders, ornamented with bucolic animal forms, as shown in a water pitcher and six mugs (estimate: $7,000-10,000). ——Second——

✿ A dramatic mirrored centerpiece of the 1870s is grand in scale and elaborately designed, and was suited to the formal dining customs of the day, estimate: $70,000-100,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009.

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✿ The Meiggs Testimonial: a monumental parcel-gilt silver presentation centerpiece designed by James H. Whitehouse. Mark of Tiffany & co., New York, 1871, estimate: $50,000-70,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009.

——Fourth——

✿ A Parcel-Gilt Silver Inkstand Mark Of Tiffany And Co., New York, 1881-1891, estimate: $30,000-50,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009

——Fifth——

✿ A Rare Silver Art Deco Cigar Box . Mark Of Tiffany & Co., New York, Circa 1940, Design Attributed To Arthur L. Barney. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009.

——Sixth——

✿ An Important Silver Soup Ladle Owned By Paul And Rachel Revere . Mark Of Paul Revere, Boston, Circa 1780, estimate: $80,000-120,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009

——Seventh——

✿ A Silver-Mounted Copper Water Pitcher And Six Mugs. Attributed To Joseph Heinrich, Two Mugs Marked Made For Tiffany & Co., New York, Circa 1905-1908, estimate: $7,000-10,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009

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