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john@lindstrommckenney.com www.lindstrommckenney.com Adrian Rodriguez 2021 Antique Jewelry Adrian Rodriguez Claude Morady Estate Jewelry 1042 Alpha & Omega Jewelry 1041 Claude Morady & Antiques Market, Inc. 9615 Brighton Way Suite 335/338 Stephane Lee Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA Phone: 310.275.3104 | Fax: 310.275.3754 Antiques To Go 1005 info@claudemorady.com Pedro Pablo Martinez claudemorady.com Estate Antique Jewelry and Watches B Craig Evan Small, Inc. 3012 Barbara Rosen Antique 1004 Craig Small & Estate Jewelry 731 N La Cienega Blvd Marc Rosenberg Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA BB Jewels, Inc. 1046 Phone: 310.550.7895 Soly Bawabeh cesmall@pacbell.net Antique Estate and Signed Jewelry, Vintage and Bekker Jewelry and Diamonds 3014 Modern Watches Natalya Bekker Cris Notti Jewels 3006 Benchmark of Palm Beach 2013 Cristina Notti Ken/ Sara/ Michael/Jeremy Burns Crown Pawn Shop 1035 Bernard Nacht 4012 Sam Kustanovich Alan Nacht 589 Fifth Ave. Suite 1204
D New York, NY 10017 USA Phone: 212.371.8100 | Fax: 212.371.8284 D.I.A. Diamonds LLC 3013 alan@bernardnacht.com Asaf Falah www.underthecrown.com Diamonds & Estate Jewelry Davitt 1012 Semyen Tubis Betteridge Jewelers 1020 Rich Lopez Deepika Royalty Jewels 1007 Deepika Gupta Birmingham Estate & 1006 Jewelry Buyers DIAMANTE 1039 Anthony Aubrey Rafael Zakaria Donald E. Gruenberg, Inc. 2017 C Don Gruenberg Castle Antiques & Design 3005 Dorian & Rose 4014 Avi Shabtai Tigren Dorian Catherine Mancuso Boyack, Inc 1023 Cathy Boyack E
Charter House & Sons 1043 Ebert & Company 1020 John Greiner - Deborah Williams Kurt Rothner 167 Lamp & Lantern #226 Town and Country, MO 63017 USA Phone: 636-728-0575 | Fax: 636-779-0359
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Goldrush 3026 El Tasador, Inc. 3002 Jeff Franc Juan D. Leiva Av Corrientes 2810 Goldstein Diamonds, Inc. 1025 Buenos Aires, 1193 Argentina David Goldstein Phone: 00541149614407 6900 E Camelback Rd #902 claro008@hotmail.com Scottsdale, AZ 85251 USA el-tasador.com.ar Phone: 800.237.0364 | Fax: 480.945.9539 Antique Jewelry & Watches info@goldsteindiamonds.com www.goldsteindiamonds.com Ely & Co. 2023 Antique Diamonds, Antique Jewelry and Estate Eli Noor Fancy Diamonds, Inc. Jewelry 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 202 Guillermo Radunsky 3020 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA Guillermo Radunsky Phone: 310.550.1100 | 800-My Diamond H elinoor@aol.com Natural Fancy Color Diamonds, Unique & Rare Haimov Jewelers 3025 Pieces. High End Watches Igal Haimov Emsaru 4020 33 NE 1st Street Safflean Taylor Miami, FL 33132 USA Phone: 305.760.8600 | Fax: 305.415.9592 Ernst F채rber 1038 shiva@haimov.com Ernst F채rber www.haimov.com Estate Diamond Exchange 1035 Diamond & Antique Jewelry, Loose Diamonds Richard Kaufman Hakimian Gem Co. 3023 European Art & Antiques, Ltd. 2015 Fred Hakimian Robert Sadian 5 S. Wabash Avenue, #1212 Excalibur Jewelry 1020 Chicago, IL 60603 USA Kurt Rothner Phone: 312.236.6969 | Fax: 312.236.4785 8818 W. Olympic Blvd fhakimian@aol.com Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA www.diamondfred.com Phone: 310.859.2320 | Fax: 310.859.1230 Loose Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry info@excaliburjewelry.com Hari Jewels Inc. 1001 www.excaliburjewelry.com Anand Jain Specializing in Antique Jewelry and Vintage 62 W. 47th Street, Ste 503 Engagement Rings New York, NY 10036 USA Phone: 212.354.7550 | Fax: 212.643.7570 F harijewels@gmail.com Fame LLC 1036 www.harijewels.com Reproduction of Antique & Estate Jewelry Alex Yermus Hartley Brown 1025A G Hartley Brown 10 West 47th Street, Booth #6 G & D Resources 3008 New York, NY 10036 USA Andy Yasparro Phone: 917.623.9550 Galaxy USA, Inc. 4016 hartleybrownllc@aol.com Chintan Desia Antique & Period Jewelry, Rare Natural Certificated Geller & Company 1037 Gemstones, Cameos & Intaglios from Ancient to Lester & Laurie Geller 19th Century, Fine Art Nouveau & Art Deco Pieces.
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Harvey Kessler Jewellery, Inc. 1028 Jewelry World 1031,1033 Guy Attia Harvey Kessler 157 Adelaide St. W, Suite 758 Jim’s of Lambertville 3015 Toronto, Ontario M5H 4E7 Canada Jim Alterman Phone: 416.260.4653 | Fax: 416.260.1489 keshmk@aol.com Joseph Dardashti, Ltd. 3019 Your Greatest Resource for Signed, Estate & Joseph Dardashti Antique Jewels. 10 West 47th Street, #4 New York, NY 10036 USA I Phone: 212.398.9282 | Fax: 212.768.8784 Ineke Peskin Antique & 1009 josephdltd@msn.com Estate Jewelry www.sophiad.com Ineke Peskin Fine Estate and Period Jewelry J Joyce Groussman Estate & 3010 J.A.B.W.C.J. Limited London 3029 Fine Jewelry Michael Tupper Joyce Groussman Jack Weir & Sons, Inc. 4008
K Wyler Weir 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 610 Kantor. M & Associates 1030 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA Michael Kantor Phone: 310.276.1280 Karats and Brass Impex 1007 info@jackweirandsons.com Juhi Jain www.jackweirandsons.com Diamonds and Estate Jewelry Kazanjian Beverly Hills 3021 Jacob’s Diamond & Estate Jewelry 1008 Robert Lyons Jacob Gipsman 607 S. Hill Street, Ste #304 Los Angeles, CA 90014 USA Phone: 213.627.0072 | Fax: 213.627.2446 jacobsjewelry@sbcglobal.net www.jacobsestatejewelry.com Better Quality Antique and Estate Jewelry Offered in Pristine Condition Jeffreys 2019 Bijan Bassir
Kimberly Klosterman Jewelry 1011 Kim Klosterman Kothari and Company, Inc. 3031 Raj Kothari Kurt Rothner - Excalibur 1020 Kurt Rothner
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Ladybag International 3003 Jeral Jewelers, Inc. 3022 Adrienne Astrologo Frank Kravitz - James Merlis 945 North Randolph Street PO Box 131478 Philadelphia, PA 19123 USA Staten Island, Ny 10313 USA Phone: 917.822.0414 Phone: 718.698.7600 | Fax: 718.698.7601 ladybagint@aol.com jeralinc@aol.com www.northeasterngoldbuyers.com L’amor Jewelry, Inc. 3027 Antique & Estate Jewelry & Diamonds Kia Zoghi Jerome Heidenreich, Inc. 3016 Landsberg & Son Antiques, Ltd. 1016 Jerome Heidenreich James Dallas 607 S. Hill Street, #718 Los Angeles, CA 90014 USA Phone: 310.704.0505 jeromeheidenreic@hotmail.com
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Levy’s Fine Jewelry, Inc. Mitchell Swerdlow, Inc. 4008 Todd Denaburg and Jared Nadler Jeremy Leech 2116 2nd Ave N Birmingham, AL 35203 USA N Phone: 205.251.3381 | Fax: 205.251.7860 National Estate Jewelers 1017 levysfj@aol.com Barry Blank www.levysfinejewelry.com O Antique and Estate Jewelry, Loose Diamonds and Watches Oakgem 4022 Valerie Farber Lucky Diamonds-Fortrove.com 4010 Anatoly Cherkassky Old America 1015 Faina Svetlov Luxury Bazaar 4022 10 West 47th Street Arthur Zharsky Phone: 877.328.0880 New York, NY 10036 USA PH: 212.869.9055 sales@luxurybazaar.com www.luxurybazaar.com Oltuski Bros., Inc. 1037 Paul Oltuski M M. Kantor & Associates 1030 P Michael Kantor 9489 Dayton Way Palais Royal 1009 Zalulyan Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA Gilles Phone: 310.246.2408 | Fax: 310.271.2837 Past Era Fine Antique Jewelry 2001 mbk@kantorgems.com Marion Glober www.kantorgems.com 3433 West Alabama Manak Jewels 3030 Houston, TX 77027 USA
Ambrish Sethi Phone: 713.621.3433 | Fax: 713.621.3342 info@pastera.com Manuel Strauss, Inc. 1025 www.pastera.com Israel Diner Fine Antique and Estate Jewelry 550 S. Hill St. #1493 Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA Pat Saling 1038 Phone: 213.489.1654 | Fax: 213.489.0721 Pat Saling jdwa550@yahoo.com Diamonds, Jewelry and Watches Plate U.S.A., Inc. 1010 Rainer Plate Mary Ann-tiques 3007 Platt Boutique Jewelry 1045 Alyssa Lynn Natasha Tsimmerman Miiori New York R Melissa Vance Miriam’s Estate and Fine Jewelry 3011 R & A International Design, LLC 1014 Miriam Alexander Rosaria Varra 1966 San Marco Blvd PO Box 402828 Jacksonville, FL 32207 USA Miami Beach, FL 33140 USA Phone: 904.398.7393 - Fax: 904.398.7967 Phone & Fax: 305.532.1210 miriam@miriamsjewelry.com rnaintldesign@yahoo.com www.miriamsjewelry.com Estate Jewelry, Antique Jewelry, Signed Estate and Fine Jewelry, Watches and Pocket Pieces, South Sea Pearls Watches, Diamonds
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Siman-Tov Bros 1002 Radiant Times 1021 Yoram Siman-Tov Viken Berghoudian 576 5th Avenue, Ste 1006 Raymond Lee Jewelers 1026 New York, NY 10036 USA Jeffrey Josephson Phone: 212.921.8663 | Fax: 212.786.7866 22191 Powerline Rd ysimantov@aol.com Boca Raton, FL 33433 USA Fancy Color Loose Diamonds and Jewelry Phone: 561.750.7808 | Fax: 561.750.8005 Steve Fishman Company 1040 jeff@webuybigdiamonds.com Steve Fishman raymondleejewelers.net Diamonds, Estate Jewelry, Watches Steven Neckman, Inc. 1016 Steven Neckman Rex Jewelry of N.Y., Ltd. 2003 36 NE 1st Street, Suite #1046 Perry Tehrani Miami, FL 33132 USA RobertMaron.com 1034 Phone: 305.755.9030 | Fax: 305.755.9136 Robert Maron info@StevenNeckman.com 2060 Avenida de los Arboles, Ste. D309 www.StevenNeckman.com Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 USA Mid to Late 20th Century,Signed Vintage & Estate, Phone & Fax: 818.707.7007 Bold Yellow Gold Jewelry sales@maron.com Summerfield Stanton 1029 Important Vintage and Modern Wristwatches Nan Summerfield - Ann Marie Stanton Bought and Sold 9595 Wilshire Blvd. PH 1012 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA Robin Katz Vintage Jewels 1016 Phone: 310.276.6616 | Fax: 310.275.7600 Robin Katz sumjls@aol.com Rodriguez & Sons Estate Jewelers 1042 summerfieldjewels.com Tomas Rodriguez Beautiful and Signed Antique Period & Modern PO Box 1144 Jewelry Laguna Beach, CA 92652 Phone: 310.629.7263 T www.RS-EJ.com Timekeepers 1000 Antique & Estate Jewelry Alina Ilyashov Rothschild Trading Company 4002 9495 Olive Blvd, Ste C Doron Lion St. Louis, MO 63132 USA Phone: 314.991.0994 Roy Rover 1019 timekeepersstl.com Roy Rover Vintage Watches and Jewelry Rozental Antiques, Inc. 1013 Tricolor Treasures 3029 Martin Rozental David & Cynthia Smith
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Windsor Jewelers, Inc. 1024 Paul Lubetsky 589 Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor Vendome, Inc. 1044 New York, NY 10017 USA Deborah Wilson Phone: 212.262.0500 - Fax: 212.262.9799 Vinod Kotahwala, Inc. 4006 info@windsorjewelers.com Vinod Kotahwala www.windsorjewelers.com The Premier Source for Estate, Antique Vintage Watch 1020 Jewelry and Close-Out Gregg Esses Y W
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Mourning Jewelry A Way to Honor a Loved One Mourning, in the plainest terms, is grief over the death of someone. In our history, it has been customary that jewels and keepsakes be made for the loss of a loved one or someone close to the deceased, as a reminder to the living of the inevitability of death as well as a status symbol, especially during the Victorian era. These pieces are commonly referred to as mourning jewelry. The early precursors to mourning jewelry, around the 17th century, displayed the skull and crossbones on a variety of pieces. Memento mori (or “remember you will die”) was another early form of mourning jewelry, which showed the desecration of the body and symbols of the Christian afterlife. Shakespeare was even known to commission similar mourning rings with these images and symbols. By the 19th century, mourning pieces were considered fashionable and it wasn’t uncommon to use a lock of someone’s hair in your jewelry piece. In fact, in the mid19th century, 50 tons of hair a year was imported to jewelers in the U.K. for hairwork pieces. The practice of weaving hair into jewelry is both ancient and technical and many of England jewelers were considered world experts in the technique. Taking a lock of hair and weaving it into knot designs for use in a brooch was the most popular form of Victorian mourning jewelry. New York Jeweler Erica Weiner (erica weiner.com) says, “People started making mourning jewelry because there was no photography, and if your loved one died you wanted something as a touchstone to remember them every day.”
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The mourning industry gained momentum after Prince Albert died in 1861. When he passed, his wife Queen Victoria only allowed mourning wear and jewelry in court, which in turn influenced the fashion and caused a type of jewelry revival. Queen Victoria remained in mourning until her passing in 1901 and it’s written that she wore a piece of jewelry made with Prince Albert’s hair every day after his death. Also with disease, childbirth and the harsh environment contributing to high mortality rates at the time, mourning was a dreary, dull aspect of life, but mourning jewelry allowed for loved ones to observe
a period of grieving. Women in mourning and widows wore distinctive black caps and veils, generally in a conservative fashion. In the U.S., the use of mourning jewelry increased with the outbreak of the Civil War. During the war as soldiers left home to join the fight, they would leave a lock of their hair with their families. Upon the soldier’s death, the hair was often made into a piece of mourning jewelry or placed in a locket. Crystals and diamonds were probably the most common gems used in the creation of this jewelry. Jet, a hard, black coal-like material highly suitable for carving, was also regularly used. Jewelers found jet to be the perfect material for crafting large lockets, brooches, bracelets and necklaces. Less-expensive alternatives included black glass, black enamel, vulcanite (a hardened rubber,) and bog oak, which is more of a brown color but still dark enough to express somber sentiments. “The choice of gems had to do with stages of mourning, which changed throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In the first period, people wore black and hairwork. In the second period, they could introduce a little bit of color like purple,” says historian and art director Hayden Peters. (Quote from Hayden Peters Talks About Skulls, Hairwork and The Culture of Mourning) These jewelry pieces would include symbols such as skull and crossbones; death holding a scythe; an hourglass; angels with cherubs playing trumpets, among others. Inscriptions were popular like “in memory of ” and “not lost but gone before.” The name, age, date of birth and death of the deceased were also inscribed on the pieces. In addition, miniature portraits of the deceased were often engraved as centerpieces for a ring, brooch or necklace. By the end of the 19th century, attention had shifted away from the mourning industry. People were becoming tired of this once widespread trend. Then with the high mortality rate of World War I, people began to reconsider whether they really wanted to spend so much of their lives absorbed
Jewelry pieces include symbols related to death and/or popular inscriptions like “in memory of ” and “not lost but gone before.”
by death. Just before the war, the jewelry’s popularity was waning. After the war, the upswing you might expect in the mourning industry simply didn’t happen. Today, mourning jewelry is still prevalent among collectors and antique enthusiasts, but it never regained the popularity among the mass public as it once had. However, it still marks a significant time in history we should both remember and observe. For additional information, refer to the references below. References: • Hayden Peters Talks About Skulls, Hairwork and The Culture of Mourning collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-mourning-jewelry-collector-hayden-peters/ • Art of Mourning artofmourning.com • Love after Death: The Beautiful, Macabre World of Mourning io9.com/love-after-death-the-beautiful-macabre-world-of-mourn-1498829544
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