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Frankish Jewelry: 100+ Great Silent Stories
As part of my work as a tour guide at an archaeology museum in the Netherlands, I give lectures on jewelry and archaeology. This way,
As part of my work as a tour guide at an archaeology museum in the Netherlands, I give lectures on jewelry and archaeology. This way,
The gemstone Citrine is a precious little sun under the gemstones. It is the birthstone of November and who does not need a little sunbeam
This gemstone is the birthstone of November. And to be honest, that fact was a long time the only certainty we had when we talked
A long time ago I worked as a tour operator and tour leader in China. It’s a very big country, with many minority cultures besides
Everywhere around me, you see that Art Nouveau jewelry is so popular. And not only because people pay a fortune at Sotheby’s and Christie’s to
For the archeology examen of my history study, I had an internship at 2 places. One was the grave of Ramses II in Egypt and
Sometimes someone has a set of genes, received from a parent, that are dominant. For me, these are the ‘magpie genes’, which I inherited from
FlorenceJewelshop is based in the Netherlands. That’s that tiny country in Western Europe. Just next to Germany, on the coast of the North Sea. We made
Every month has its birthstone and some months even have two. Which gemstone makes it to the honorary title of the birthstone of the month
When I was young (a long time ago) I had long curly hair as long as my waist. And at the time it was the
A few years back I wrote a blog in which I stated that I can see what kind of person you are by looking at
In the Netherlands (Enkhuizen) is an open-air museum where you see restored and rebuilt houses and villages, originating from the small cities around the IJsselmeer
The blue sapphire is the birthstone of September. It is a rather popular precious gemstone, wanted by 1000 VIPs and I’ll bet also by you!
As a jewelry designer and historian, I am very interested in historical jewelry. Also because looking at historical jewelry, you can see what the social-economical
The story of the spinel is largely related to the fame of the gemstone ruby. The ruby was already appreciated in Ancient Times and is
Sardonyx is not very well known in our time. Our predecessors loved this gemstone and attributed all kinds of good qualities to it. Even Cleopatra
It is common knowledge in Europe that when the economy is rising the skirts of the ladies get shorter and the jewelry size gets bigger.
Is the peridot connected with falling stars? But how? The peridot is as green as grass and sometimes a bit yellowish (like when the grass doesn’t
My father, a jeweler, had started as a watchmaker. He was fascinated by all those cogs that meshed precisely and could keep a watch running
Just retired and have a lockdown because of Covid-19. What can you do, besides sitting in your chair? Of course, cleaning the attic and throwing
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