Tag: antique jewelry

Bejeweled and Bedazzled: Exhibit Opening At Albany Institute of History and Art

Written on January 25, 2019.

Unidentified maker 19th century Malachite, Gold Albany Institute of History & Art, gift of J. Townsend Lansin

Bejeweled and Bedazzled is opening this January 26th at the Albany Institute of History and Art. Mark Lawson Antiques is a proud sponsor of the exhibit. This exhibit, lasting until July 28th of 2019, will feature jewelry from the museum’s collection. There will be more than a hundred pieces of jewelry from four centuries worth of craftsmanship. The Institute will use the pieces in the exhibit...

Art Deco: 1920s Filigree Jewelry

Written on January 11, 2019.

Origin of Filigree Filigree jewelry has long been popular, with found samples in southern Asia dating to a few thousand years old and gold filigree flourishing in the Fatimid era of Egypt. Originally, filigree was made with delicate threads of precious metals being hand-manipulated by jewelers into intricate designs. This process took a lot of time and required expert craftsman. This made filigree...

An Estate Jewelry Find from Johnstown, NY

Written on November 6, 2015.

We recently sold a beautiful piece of estate jewelry for a client from Johnstown, New York. While visiting our client on a house call in Johnstown, we were presented with this stunning 20.05 carat natural emerald. After coming to an agreement with our client, we sent the emerald to the Gemological Institute of America where it was professionally graded, which is a typical step in selling a large...

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