Pearls are one of the nature’s most lovely and prized creations, and for many years not affordable for all but the most wealthy. Until the last century, the only pearls available were ones that naturally occurred in mollusks as a defense mechanism from debris that implanted itself inside its shell. Now, with the advent of[…]
Everyone has a special place to store his or her jewelry; maybe in a drawer or a jewelry box. Wherever it is kept, jewelry can be misplaced or forgotten. In fact, a poll in 2012 of 600 women showed that 43% have lost a ring before. Below are cautionary stories of people losing their valuables.[…]
One of Abshire and Haylan’s gems is our large estate section. We have created a guide to help you identify and understand what you can find in estate jewelry. There are two different types of estate jewelry. Antique is used to describe jewelry that was made more than 100 years ago; anything newer than that is[…]