Genuine Ancient Roman Provincial Macedonia Silver Ring Pendant AD200

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Seller: Top-Rated Seller ancientgifts ✉️ (5,439) 100%, Location: Lummi Island, Washington, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 122956668394 Genuine Ancient Roman Provincial Macedonia Silver Ring Pendant AD200.

  Petite, Dainty Size Roman Macedonia Silver Ring 200 A.D.

  CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Roman Silver Ring.

 

  ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire (Macedonia), Second Century A.D.

  SIZE/MEASUREMENTS:  Fits ring size 3 (U.S.).

  Diameter:  20mm * 11mm (outer diameter); 14 1/2mm * 13 1/2mm (inner diameter).

  Bezel:  Height:  9mm.  Breadth:  6 1/2mm.  Thickness:  5 1/2mm.

  Fixed Width 3 1/4mm Band.

  Ring Weight:  1.94 grams.

  Chain:  Contemporary silver electroplate 45 centimeters (18 inches).  A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches, and in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold.  The default chain (absent contrary instructions) is silver tone, 18 inches.

  CONDITION:  Excellent!  Completely intact, moderately light wear, moderately light porosity (surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried).  Professionally conserved.

 

   DETAIL:  An especially beautiful, nicely crafted, well preserved ancient Roman silver ring circa second century A.D.  The heavy construction is of the more archaic style, characteristically made in two pieces; an incomplete ring (a “shank”) with a separately crafted bezel which was brazed to the shank in order to assemble the ring.  This as opposed to the more modern style of construction prevalent in the following centuries whereby the bands and bezel are integrated (fashioned from a single piece of metal).  You can see that a loop was fashioned out of four loops of silver wire.  Though not present when the ring was excavated, obviously some sort of decorative element dangled from this loop on the ring, a style which remains popular even today in Central Europe and Asia.  It’s even possible that silver “sleigh” style bells may have been mounted to the ring.

  The ring’s size is a bit small for modern populations, and it was probably worn by a child in ancient Rome.  We say “probably” based on the fact that it is not inconceivable that it might have been worn by an adult woman.  Take into account that primitive populations were generally of slighter build than today’s robust populations – and the Italians then and even today were typically smaller than say their German/Celtic contemporaries.  Romans also oftentimes wore rings on all ten fingers (including their thumbs), so “pinkie” rings would have been much more common than they are today.  And Romans wore rings on both the first and second joint of their fingers, the second joint obviously thinner (even on you and I) than the first joint where most people wear rings today.  So even a size 3 ring could have conceivable been worn on the second joint of a pinky finger by an adult woman of ancient Rome. 

 

  The ring could be worn by a child or teen today, and would fit some slender women even today as a pinkie ring if worn as in ancient times on the second joint.  However the ring could also be worn as a very distinctive and uncommon pendant.  We offer a silver electroplate chain (depicted above) at no additional charge, upon request.  We also have available other chains as well, in gold and silver electroplate, solid sterling, and solid 14kt gold and 14kt gold fill, in lengths ranging from 16 to 30 inches.

  As you can see, the design of the ring is quite elegant, and the ring has a character which is quite modern and distinctive – a classic and timeless design.   The ring does show some moderate overall wear. Of course you must keep in mind that the ring was produced by an artisan and sold to a patron or consumer with the idea that the ring would be enjoyed and worn by the purchaser.  And without any regard to twenty-first century posterity, that precisely what happened!  The original Roman owner of this ring wore it, enjoyed it, and probably never could have in hermost delusional moment ever dreamed that almost 100 generations later the ring would still exist.

  Aside from the moderately light wear to the ring caused by some Roman citizen using it during his lifetime, there are no other detractions.  There is some fairly light porosity (fine surface pitting caused by prolonged burial in soil) discernible overall, evidence that the ring spent many centuries buried in the earth. However typically small metal artifacts such as these are grossly disfigured by corrosion.  These digital close ups surely reveal the telltale signs indicating the ring was buried for centuries and centuries.  However this specimen came to rest in fairly gentle soil, and so to the casual admirer this light porosity is not even discerned.  It is only upon close scrutiny, really on discernible with a jeweler’s loupe, that one recognizes these indications of antiquity.

 

  The ring itself is silver alloyed some minor portion of bronze.  While it is not sterling silver, much like contemporary silver rings, the addition of a minor portion of base metal makes the ring more durable and resistant to wear and scratching.  The ring is quite sturdy and substantial, its integrity is undiminished by the passage of time, and it has been professionally conserved.  It is a very handsome artifact, eminently wearable, and a very exceptional piece of ancient jewelry.  The Romans were of course very fond of ornate personal jewelry including bracelets worn both on the forearm and upper arm, brooches, pendants, hair pins, earrings intricate fibulae and belt buckles, and of course, rings.   Aside from being significant to the history of ancient jewelry, it is also an evocative relic of one of the world’s greatest civilizations and than ancient world’s most significant military machine; the glory, might and light which was the “Roman Empire”.  This ring could easily be worn and enjoyed on a daily basis for many, many years to come. 

  HISTORY:  One of the greatest civilizations of recorded history was the ancient Roman Empire.  In exchange for a very modest amount of contemporary currency, you can possess a small part of that great civilization in the form of a 2,000 year old piece of jewelry.  The Roman civilization, in relative terms the greatest military power in the history of the world, was founded in the 8th century (B.C.).  By the 4th Century (B.C.) the Romans were the dominant power on the Italian Peninsula, having defeated the Etruscans and Celts.   In the 3rd Century (B.C.) the Romans conquered Sicily, and in the following century defeated Carthage, and controlled the Greece.  Throughout the remainder of the 2nd Century (B.C.) the Roman Empire continued its gradual conquest of the Hellenistic (Greek Colonial) World by conquering Syria and Macedonia; and finally came to control Egypt in the 1st Century (B.C.).

   

  The pinnacle of Roman power was achieved in the 1st Century (A.D.) as Rome conquered much of Britain and Western Europe.  For a brief time, the era of “Pax Romana”, a time of peace and consolidation reigned.  Civilian emperors were the rule, and the culture flourished with a great deal of liberty enjoyed by the average Roman Citizen.  However within 200 years the Roman Empire was in a state of steady decay, attacked by Germans, Goths, and Persians.  In the 4th Century (A.D.) the Roman Empire was split between East and West.  The Great Emperor Constantine temporarily arrested the decay of the Empire, but within a hundred years after his death the Persians captured Mesopotamia, Vandals infiltrated Gaul and Spain, and the Goths even sacked Rome itself.  Most historians date the end of the Western Roman Empire to 476 (A.D.) when Emperor Romulus Augustus was deposed.  However the Eastern Roman Empire (The Byzantine Empire) survived until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 A.D.

  At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Britain in the West, throughout most of Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and into Asia Minor.  Valuables such as coins and jewelry were commonly buried for safekeeping, and inevitably these ancient citizens would succumb to one of the many perils of the ancient world.  Oftentimes the survivors of these individuals did not know where the valuables had been buried, and today, two thousands years later caches of coins and rings are still commonly uncovered throughout Europe and Asia Minor.  Roman Soldiers oftentimes came to possess large quantities of “booty” from their plunderous conquests, and routinely buried their treasure for safekeeping before they went into battle.  If they met their end in battle, most often the whereabouts of their treasure was likewise, unknown. 

  Throughout history these treasures have been inadvertently discovered by farmers in their fields, uncovered by erosion, and the target of unsystematic searches by treasure seekers.  With the introduction of metal detectors and other modern technologies to Eastern Europe in the past three or four decades, an amazing number of new finds are seeing the light of day 2,000 years or more after they were originally hidden by their past owners.  And with the liberalization of post-Soviet Eastern Europe, new markets have opened eager to share in these treasures of the Roman Empire.

 

  Macedon (or Macedonia) is known to have been inhabited since the Neolithic, early inhabitants including Thracians, Pannonians, and Ilyrians.  It is believed by anthropologists that the original population was of Indo-European Dorian stock.  The Dorians were responsible for the invasion of Myceanean Greece to the south about 1150 A.D., precipitating the “Greek Dark Ages”.  Mycenea was sacked, and the archaeological record shows that many other principle cities in Greece and Crete were reduced to villages.  It is known that the Greeks considered the Doric Macedonians “barbarians”, and that the Macedonians spoke a distinct language or dialect, and were considered by the Greeks as “non-Greek” speakers.

  Up until the time of Alexander the Great Macedonians were not allowed to participate in Olympic Games.  However with the Hellenization of the Greek Peninsula, eventually Macedon was considered Hellenic.  The area of ancient Macedon was in the north part of the Greek Peninsula, and was bordered by ancient Thrace.  Ancient Macedon is now split between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia (formerly part of Yugosalvia).  Due to the barbarian incursions and depopulation of the region after the fall of the Roman Empire, the surviving Greek population of Macedon fled southwards into what is now the Macedonian region of Greece; while eventually the northernmost regions (present day Republic of Macedonia) became repopulated with Slavic peoples, and even later by Armenians.

  The ancient populations coalesced into the Kingdom of Macedona about 800 B.C.  Ancient Macedon fell to the Persian Armies of Darius the Great in the late sixth century B.C.  It became more Hellenic in character after King Alexander I of Macedon began promoting the Attic (Greek) dialect and culture in the first half of the fifth century B.C.  The Hellenic character of Macedon grew over the next century.  Under the rule of Philip II, Macedon extended its power over the rest of northern Greece, including Thrace, Pannonia, and Illyria.  Philip's son Alexander the Great conquered not only the remainder of Greece, but also the Persian Empire, Egypt, and Northern India.  After his death Alexander’s generals divided the empire between them, founding their own states and dynasties.

 

  Macedon was part of the empire created by Antigonus, remaining independent until foolishly engaging the Romans in three successive wars in the late third and early second centuries B.C.  The Romans initially divided Macedonia into four republics, client kingdoms of Rome, before finally annexing Macedon as the first Roman Province in 146 B.C.  With the division of the Roman Empire, Macedon eventually became part of the surviving Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire.  However the population of the entire region was severely depleted by destructive successive invasions of Goths, Avars, Visigoths, Huns, and Vandals.  In the fifth and sixth centuries a number of Slavic tribes repopulated the desolated northern regions (what is today the Republic of Macedonia).

  Most of inland (Slavic) Macedonia was incorporated into Bulgaria in the ninth century, while the ethnic Greek Aegean coastal regions remained part of the Byzantine Empire.  However the period following (one century plus) was punctuated by almost incessant warfare between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire, until finally in 1018 A.D. Bulgaria fell and the whole of Macedonia was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire as the province of Bulgaria.  Macedonia was ultimately to fall to the Islamic Ottoman Empire in the first half of the fifteenth century.  For the next five centuries Macedonia remained part of the Ottoman Empire.

  The initial period of Ottoman rule saw the complete desolation of the plains and river valleys of Macedonia. The Christian population there was slaughtered, escaped to the mountains or was forcefully converted to Islam. Towns destroyed during the conquest were repopulated with Turkish Muslim settlers.  At the conclusion of World War I and the dismembering of the Ottoman Empire, Macedonia was incorporated with the rest of Serbia into the Kingdon of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes (later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia).  After the fall of the Soviet Empire late in the twentieth century, Slavic Macedonia became the Republic of Macedonia.  Greek Macedonia remains of course, part of Greece.

 

  HISTORY OF SILVER:  After gold, silver is the metal most widely used in jewelry and the most malleable. The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4,000 B.C.  At many points in the ancient world, it was actually more costly than gold, particularly in ancient Egypt.  Silver is found in native form (i.e., in nuggets), as an alloy with gold (electrum), and in ores containing sulfur, arsenic, antimony or chlorine.   Much of the silver originally found in the ancient world was actually a natural alloy of gold and silver (in nugget form) known as “electrum”.  The first large-scale silver mines were in Anatolia (ancient Turkey) and Armenia, where as early as 4,000 B.C. silver was extracted from lead ores by means of a complicated process known as “smelting”.  Even then the process was not perfect, as ancient silver does contain trace elements, typically lead, gold, bismuth and other metals, and as much as a third of the silver was left behind in the slag.  However measuring the concentrations of the “impurities” in ancient silver can help the forensic jewelry historian in determining the authenticity of classical items.

  From Turkey and Armenia silver refining technology spread to the rest of Asia Minor and Europe.  By about 2,500 B.C. the Babylonians were one of the major refiners of silver.  Silver “treasures” recovered by archaeologists from the second and third millenniums demonstrate the high value the ancient Mediterranean and Near East placed upon silver.  Some of the richest burials in history uncovered by archaeologists have been from this time frame, that of Queen Puabi of Ur, Sumeria (26th century B.C.); Tuankhamun (14th century B.C.), and the rich Trojan (25th century B.C.) and Mycenaean (18th century B.C.) treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann.

 

  The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold, and their bones were thought to be of silver.  When silver was introduced into Egypt, it probably was more valuable than gold (silver was rarer and more valuable than gold in many Mesoamerican cultures as well).  In surviving inventories of valuables, items of silver were listed above those of gold during the Old Kingdom.  Jewelry made of silver was almost always thinner than gold pieces, as indicated by the bracelets of the 4th Dynasty (about 2,500 B.C.) queen Hetephere I, in marked contrast to the extravagance of her heavy gold jewelry.  A silver treasure excavated by archaeologists and attributable to the reign of Amenemhat II who ruled during the 12th Dynasty (about 1900 B.C.), contained fine silver items which were actually produced in Crete, by the ancient Minoans.   When the price of silver finally did fall due to more readily available supplies, for at least another thousand years (through at least the 19th dynasty, about 1,200 B.C.) the price of silver seems to have been fixed at half that of gold.  Several royal mummies attributable to about 1,000 B.C. were even entombed in solid silver coffins. 

  Around 1,000 B.C. Greek Athenians began producing silver from the Laurium mines, and would supply much of the ancient Mediterranean world with its silver for almost 1,000 years.  This ancient source was eventually supplemented around 800 B.C. (and then eventually supplanted) by the massive silver mines found in Spain by the Phoenicians and their colony (and ultimate successors) the Carthaginians (operated in part by Hannibal’s family).  With the defeat of Carthage by Rome, the Romans gained control of these vast deposits, and mined massive amounts of silver from Spain, stripping entire forests regions for timber to fuel smelting operations.  In fact, it was not until the Middle Ages that Spain’s silver mines (and her forests) were finally exhausted.

  Although known during the Copper Age, silver made only rare appearances in jewelry before the classical age.  Despite its infrequent use as jewelry however, silver was widely used as coinage due to its softness, brilliant color, and resistance to oxidation.  Silver alloyed with gold in the form of “electrum” was coined to produce money around 700 B.C. by the Lydians of present-day Turkey. Having access to silver deposits and being able to mine them played a big role in the classical world. Actual silver coins were first produced in Lydia about 610 B.C., and subsequently in Athens in about 580 B.C.  Many historians have argued that it was the possession and exploitation of the Laurium mines by the Athenians that allowed them to become the most powerful city state in Greece.  The Athenians were well aware of the significance of the mining operations to the prosperity of their city, as every citizen had shares in the mines. Enough silver was mined and refined at Laurium to finance the expansion of Athens as a trading and naval power. One estimate is that Laurium produced 160 million ounces of silver, worth six billion dollars today (when silver is by comparison relatively cheap and abundant). As the production of silver from the Laurium mines ultimately diminished, Greek silver production shifted to mines in Macedonia. 

 

  Silver coinage played a significant role in the ancient world.  Macedonia’s coinage during the reign of Philip II (359-336 B.C.) circulated widely throughout the Hellenic world.  His famous son, Alexander the Great (336-323 B.C.), spread the concept of coinage throughout the lands he conquered. For both Philip II and Alexander silver coins became an essential way of paying their armies and meeting other military expenses. They also used coins to make a realistic portrait of the ruler of the country.  The Romans also used silver coins to pay their legions. These coins were used for most daily transactions by administrators and traders throughout the empire.  Roman silver coins also served as an important means of political propaganda, extolling the virtues of Rome and her emperors, and continued in the Greek tradition of realistic portraiture.  As well, many public works and architectural achievements were also depicted (among them the Coliseum, the Circus Maximus).  In addition many important political events were recorded on the coinage. You can Romaan coins which depicted the assassination of Julius Caesar, alliances between cities, between emperors, between armies, etc.  And many contenders for the throne of Rome are known only through their coinage.

  Silver was also widely used as ornamental work and in other metal wares.  In ancient cultures, especially in Rome, silver was highly prized for the making of plate ware, household utensils, and ornamental work.  The stability of Rome’s economy and currency depended primarily on the output of the silver mines in Spain which they had wrested from the Carthaginians.  In fact many historians would say that it was the control of the wealth of these silver mines which enabled Rome to conquer most of the Mediterranean world.  When in 55 B.C. the Romans invaded Britain they were quick to discover and exploit the lead-silver deposits there as well. Only six years later they had established many mines and Britain became another major source of silver for the Roman Empire.  It is estimated that by the second century A.D., 10,000 tons of Roman silver coins were in circulation within the empire.  That’s about 3½ billion silver coins (at the height of the empire, there were over 400 mints throughout the empire producing coinage).  That’s ten times the total amount of silver available to Medieval Europe and the Islamic world combined as of about 800 A.D.

  Silver later lost its position of dominance to gold, particularly in the chaos following the fall of Rome.  Large-scale mining in Spain petered out, and when large-scale silver mining finally resumed four centuries after the fall of Rome, most of the mining activity was in Central Europe.  By the time of the European High Middle Ages, silver once again became the principal material used for metal artwork.  Huge quantities of silver from the New World also encouraged eager buyers in Europe, and enabled the Spanish to become major players in the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.   Unlike the ores in Europe which required laborious extraction and refining methods to result in pure silver, solid silver was frequently found as placer deposits in stream beds in Spain’s “New World” colonies, reportedly in some instances solid slabs weighing as much as 2,500 pounds.  Prior to the discovery of massive silver deposits in the New World, silver had been valued during the Middle Ages at about 10%-15% of the value of gold.  In 15th century the price of silver is estimated to have been around $1200 per ounce, based on 2010 dollars.  The discovery of massive silver deposits in the New World during the succeeding centuries has caused the price to diminish greatly, falling to only 1-2% of the value of gold.

 

  The art of silver work flourished in the Renaissance, finding expression in virtually every imaginable form.  Silver was often plated with gold and other decorative materials.  Although silver sheets had been used to overlay wood and other metals since ancient Greece, an 18th-century technique of fusing thin silver sheets to copper brought silver goods called Sheffield plate within the reach of most people.  At the same time the use of silver in jewelry making had also started gaining popularity in the 17th century.  It was often as support in settings for diamonds and other transparent precious stones, in order to encourage the reflection of light.  Silver continued to gain in popularity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and by the 20th century competed with gold as the principal metal used in the manufacture of jewelry.  Silver has the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of any metal, and one of the highest optical reflectivity values. It has a brilliant metallic luster, is very ductile and malleable, only slightly harder than gold, and is easily worked and polished.   When used in jewelry, silver is commonly alloyed to include 7.5% copper, known as “Sterling Silver”, to increase the hardness and reduce the melting temperature. Silver jewelry may be plated with 99.9% pure ‘Fine Silver’ to increase the shine when polished. It may also be plated with rhodium to prevent tarnish. Virtually all gold, with the exception of 24 carat gold, includes silver. Most gold alloys are primarily composed of only gold and silver.

  Throughout the history of the ancient world, gemstones were believed capable of curing illness, possessed of valuable metaphysical properties, and to provide protection.  Found in Egypt dated 1500 B. C., the "Papyrus Ebers" offered one of most complete therapeutic manuscripts containing prescriptions using gemstones and minerals.  Gemstones were not only valued for their medicinal and protective properties, but also for educational and spiritual enhancement.  Precious minerals were likewise considered to have medicinal and “magical” properties in the ancient world.  In its pure form silver is non toxic, and when mixed with other elements is used in a wide variety of medicines.  Silver ions and silver compounds show a toxic effect on some bacteria, viruses, algae and fungi.  Silver was widely used before the advent of antibiotics to prevent and treat infections, silver nitrate being the prevalent form.  Silver Iodide was used in babies' eyes upon birth to prevent blinding as the result of bacterial contamination.  Silver is still widely used in topical gels and impregnated into bandages because of its wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity.

 

  The recorded use of silver to prevent infection dates to ancient Greece and Rome.  Hippocrates, the ancient (5th century B.C.) Greek "father of medicine" wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties.  The ancient Phoenicians stored water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoiling.  These uses were “rediscovered” in the Middle Ages, when silver was used for several purposes; such as to disinfect water and food during storage, and also for the treatment of burns and wounds as a wound dressing.  The ingestion of colloidal silver was also believed to help restore the body's “electromagnetic balance” to a state of equilibrium, and it was believed to detoxify the liver and spleen.  In the 19th century sailors on long ocean voyages would put silver coins in barrels of water and wine to keep the liquid potable.  Silver (and gold) foil is also used through the world as a food decoration.  Traditional Indian dishes sometimes include the use of decorative silver foil, and in various cultures silver dragée (silver coated sugar balls) are used to decorate cakes, cookies, and other dessert items.

 

Domestic shipping (insured first class mail) is included in the price shown.  Domestic shipping also includes USPS Delivery Confirmation (you might be able to update the status of your shipment on-line at the USPS Web Site ).  Canadian shipments are an extra $17.99 for Insured Air Mail; International shipments are an extra $21.99 for Air Mail (and generally are NOT tracked; trackable shipments are EXTRA).  ADDITIONAL PURCHASES do receive a VERY LARGE discount, typically about $5 per item so as to reward you for the economies of combined shipping/insurance costs. Your purchase will ordinarily be shipped within 48 hours of payment.  We package as well as anyone in the business, with lots of protective padding and containers.  

 

 

We do NOT recommend uninsured shipments, and expressly disclaim any responsibility for the loss of an uninsured shipment.  Unfortunately the contents of parcels are easily “lost” or misdelivered by postal employees – even in the USA.  If you intend to pay via PayPal, please be aware that PayPal Protection Policies REQUIRE insured, trackable shipments, which is INCLUDED in our price.  International tracking is at additional cost.  We do offer U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Registered Mail, and Express Mail for both international and domestic shipments, as well United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (Fed-Ex). Please ask for a rate quotation.  We will accept whatever payment method you are most comfortable with.  If upon receipt of the item you are disappointed for any reason whatever, I offer a no questions asked return policy.  Send it back, I will give you a complete refund of the purchase price (less our original shipping costs).

 

We travel to Russia each year seeking antique gemstones and jewelry from one of the globe’s most prolific gemstone producing and cutting centers, the area between Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, Russia.  From all corners of Siberia, as well as from India, Ceylon, Burma and Siam, gemstones have for centuries gone to Yekaterinburg where they have been cut and incorporated into the fabulous jewelry for which the Czars and the royal families of Europe were famous for. My wife grew up and received a university education in the Southern Urals of Russia, just a few hours away from the mountains of Siberia, where alexandrite, diamond, emerald, sapphire, chrysoberyl, topaz, demantoid garnet, and many other rare and precious gemstones are produced.  Though perhaps difficult to find in the USA, antique gemstones are commonly dismounted from old, broken settings – the gold reused – the gemstones recut and reset. 

  Before these gorgeous antique gemstones are recut, we try to acquire the best of them in their original, antique, hand-finished state – most of them centuries old.  We believe that the work created by these long-gone master artisans is worth protecting and preserving rather than destroying this heritage of antique gemstones by recutting the original work out of existence.  That by preserving their work, in a sense, we are preserving their lives and the legacy they left for modern times.  Far better to appreciate their craft than to destroy it with modern cutting.  Not everyone agrees – fully 95% or more of the antique gemstones which come into these marketplaces are recut, and the heritage of the past lost.  But if you agree with us that the past is worth protecting, and that past lives and the produce of those lives still matters today, consider buying an antique, hand cut, natural gemstone rather than one of the mass-produced machine cut (often synthetic or “lab produced”) gemstones which dominate the market today.

  Our interest in the fabulous history of Russian gemstones and the fabulous jewelry of the Czar’s led to further education and contacts in India, Ceylon, and Siam, other ancient centers of gemstone production and finishing.  We have a number of “helpers” (family members, friends, and colleagues) in Russia and in India who act as eyes and ears for us year-round, and in reciprocity we donate a portion of our revenues to support educational institutions in Russia and India.  Occasionally while in Russia, India, Siam, and Ceylon we will also find such good buys on unique contemporary gemstones and jewelry that we will purchase a few pieces to offer to our customers here in America.  These are always offered clearly labeled as contemporary, and not antiques – just to avoid confusion.  We can set most any antique gemstone you purchase from us in your choice of styles and metals ranging from rings to pendants to earrings and bracelets; in sterling silver, 14kt solid gold, and 14kt gold fill.  When you purchase from us, you can count on quick shipping and careful, secure packaging.  We would be happy to provide you with a certificate/guarantee of authenticity for any item you purchase from me.  There is a $2 fee for mailing under separate cover.  Please see our "ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SALE."

 
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