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Edwardian Opal & Diamond Brooch/Pendant from Doyle & Doyle

What You Should Know About Opal Jewelry: October's Birthstone

Opals have enchanted people throughout time with their ethereal beauty and kaleidoscopic play of colors. These precious gemstones are unique with t...
October birthstones

Celebrate October with Dazzling Opal and Tourmaline

October Birthstone

October’s birthstones are two of the most versatile gemstones. Prized for their range of colors, opal and tourmaline have inspired jewelers, poets, and artists. Shakespeare called opal “the queen of gems” and Pliny the Elder wrote that within its depths, you could see “the living fire of the ruby, the glorious purple of the amethyst, the sea green of the emerald, all glittering together in an incredible mixture of light.” Opal’s unique play of color is caused by the way silica combines with water in the cavities of ancient rock formations.

Nature jewelry from Doyle & Doyle

Flora and Fauna

Nature has been an inspiration in jewelry design and motifs for centuries.  During the Art Nouveau period nature was the single most important source for artists and designers. They often adapted motifs from the natural world, making it so that nature and modernity came to mean almost the same thing. Now that spring has officially […]

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