Blog Posts

Arts & Crafts Movement: Preservation of Craftmanship, Artistry & Design

New Year, new blog! We welcome back our followers, customers, friends and everyone who supported our small business during 2020! We are so excited for what we hope will be a big year for Graisons F...

Lab Created Gemstones; A History of Synthetic Stones

Artificial, lab-grown, lab-made… we hear these terms used interchangeably to describe the process of creating gemstones in laboratories as opposed to natural creations. As early as the ancient E...

The Edwardian Period: Optimism, Innovation & The Jewellery That Defined An Era

The Victorian Period: Innovation, Revolution & The Jewellery That Defined An Era

Antique Early Victorian Belgian ‘Flemish’ Diamond Cross Circa 1850 Antique Late Victorian / Art Nouveau 14ct Rose Gold Rare Triple Snake Ring As the name suggests, the Victorian era was the period...

The Serpent; History, Symbolism & Attraction

Serpents are one of the most ancient and pervasive of mythological symbols, its meaning diverse across a variety of cultures. From ancient Egypt the god Atum creator and ‘finisher’ of the world was...

Art Deco; The Rise of Modernity With A Touch Of Sophistication

The inspiration for this week’s blog came from one of our recent purchases, the classic and ever so elegant Onyx & Diamond Art Deco ‘Style’ ring; a homage to a decade filled with opulence, extr...

Early Australian Jewellery: A Step Back In Time

Running a jewellery business is a risky business for collectors like us… we are constantly uncovering ‘must have’, ‘cant live without ‘ pieces… you know the ones that really speak to you and b...

Mourning Jewellery: The History, Symbolism And An Exciting Discovery

The Victorian era (1837-1901) brought about a significant change in the symbolism of mourning jewellery; it became less macabre than its Georgian period counterparts and instead began to focu...

Cut Steel Jewellery: The History & Fashion

Cut Steel Jewellery dates as far back as the 16th Century and enjoyed a popular reception especially between the 18th century and end of the 1930’s! It is rumoured that Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte c...

Antique Paste Jewellery: Are diamonds really a girls best friend?

Paste jewellery was one of the great marvels of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, allowing the creation of relatively affordable pieces that were popular among the most fashionable women of t...