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05 Dec Comments Off on Ring Sizing Chart

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Ring Sizing Chart

Ring Sizing Chart

Use this chart to convert your local standard to the familiar ring sizes for ordering [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Birthstones

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Birthstones

Birthstones

In the modern list you will find only transparent gems. [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Jewellery Maintenance

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Jewellery Maintenance

Jewellery Maintenance

All jewellery should be cleaned periodically. Ensure that pieces are repaired using the appropriate materials. [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Gold

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Gold

Gold

The art of goldsmithing was widespread in the first third of the 19th Century, when the techniques of combining different colours of gold and carved designs were perfected for use in seals and snuff boxes. [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Silver

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Silver

Silver

Silver has been used for jewellery since ancient times and is mined all over the world. It was widely used in the late 18th Century for setting diamonds because its white colour complimented the colourless stones better than gold. [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Platinum

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Platinum

Platinum

Platinum was discovered by Europeans in the mid-18th Century in South America, although it was not used commercially for jewellery until the very end of the 19th Century. [...]

05 Dec Comments Off on Gemstones

By AshaDesign Dec 05, 2015 Comments Off on Gemstones

Gemstones

In identifying different gemstones we look firstly at their colour, hardness, lustre, dispersion and brilliance. [...]