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Wedding Band 101: Make Your Own Tradition

If there is one constant in the rich tradition and styles of wedding bands throughout the course of history, it is that they have constantly changed. From the earliest rings made by the ancient Egyptians of rushes and reeds, twisted into circles to symbolize eternity, to the iron betrothal rings of the ancient Romans, to […]
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Engagement Ring of the Week: Spring Fling 2013

This week’s engagement ring of the week is a handcrafted item perfect for the bride to be who wants a ring that’s not only on trend, but will always be timeless. It’s a vintage diamond engagement ring centering an old Euro cut 1.00 ct. diamond within an openwork foliate mounting, fashioned in platinum. It bears the maker’s […]
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The Sweet Seduction of Perfume Flasks

The first recorded use of perfume was by the ancient Egyptians and it was further refined by the Romans after being brought there by Cleopatra. In fact, during her reign, Cleopatra found many creative applications for the aphrodisiac beyond the typical applications of incense and unctures.  Returning from her nation building campaign in Rome upon […]
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Engagement Ring of the Week: A History of Love

Inspired by the season and our knee weakeningly dreamy Engagement Ring of the Week, we decided to take a historical journey through the evolving traditions of courtship and gift giving. With Hallmark Valentines reaching a staggering 144 million sent annually, we hope this look back will inspire you to forgo mass produced items in favor of […]
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Doyle & Doyle Brides: Jane Marie & Julian

There’s something about the unique treasures we collect that brings all sorts of incredible characters into our lives at Doyle & Doyle. Artists, journalists, actors, adventurers, politicians, and, in general, a lot of truly wonderful people pass through our door. And we feel so lucky to become a part of their lives through the jewels […]
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Engagement Ring of the Week: Style Me Pretty Edition

At Doyle & Doyle, we are constantly inspired by the world around us. Especially our brides. As such, we curated a special collection of engagement rings and elegant jewels specifically for the women of the Style Me Pretty community who inspire us daily with their incredible wedding style savvy. The pieces featured in our collection […]
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The Doyle & Doyle Gift Guide: Part 2

This holiday season, Doyle & Doyle will help you choose a timeless treasure for all those nearest and dearest to your heart.  From the cousin who has been your co-conspirator since as early as your blanket fort adventures, to the colleague who spends enough time entrenched with you to find your idiosyncrasies endearing, to the […]
Doyle and Doyle Bride Kathryn and Newlyweds picture

Doyle & Doyle Brides: Kathryn & Ben

As friends and customers of Doyle & Doyle know, family and sisterhood are a vital part of our family-owned, sister-run business. And while we love all of our brides & grooms-to-be equally, the most recent couple to be featured in “Doyle & Doyle Brides” holds a special place in this blogger’s heart, as she just […]
Art Deco Diamond & Onyx Ring

Engagement Ring of the Week: Autumn a Breath Away

With autumn just a breath away we are dreaming of amber rays of sunshine and fall brides. There’s something very special about a fall bride – she bridges the gap of gothic winter glam and ethereal summer lightness. And fall weddings have all the magic of an unexpectedly warm day in the middle of October […]
Collage pictures of Helen & Mathew's Love story, a Doyle & Doyle Bride

Doyle & Doyle Brides: The Story of Helen & Matthew

Spending your days surrounded by jewelry of unparalleled beauty and rich with history is a blissful existence not unlike that of a museum docent who’s pleasure it is to while away hours walking among timeless works of art. It’s hard to imagine a day in the life getting any better, but indeed it does. At […]
Art's and Crafts Jewelry at Doyle & Doyle

From the Jewelers Workbench: Arts & Crafts Jewelry

Peruse our current online collection of Arts and Crafts pieces here. Or if you’re in New York, we’d love for you to stop by and ask one of our lovely associates to show you some pieces from the show room floor! Is there something you’d like to learn about antique and estate jewelry? How you […]
Dorothy Lamour Jewelry Inspo at Doyle & Doyle

Engagement Ring of the Week: To splurge, or not to splurge…

To splurge or not to splurge, that is the question (when planning a wedding, that is). Our answer? Both! We DO specialize in exquisite antique & estate jewels after all. That being said, we definitely see the value of investing in signature pieces but balancing big-ticket items with DIY touches that are friendlier to the […]
Engagement Ring of the Week: This Bauble Was Preferred Of Bees

Engagement Ring of the Week: This Bauble Was Preferred Of Bees

In the past decade DIY has evolved far beyond tissue paper, popsicle sticks and Elmers glue. While we largely have Martha Stewart to thank, it’s really the legions of self-proclaimed “craft bloggers” that have taken up her mantle and turned their creativity towards beautifying weddings who have pushed the field forward. These talented makers create […]
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Engagement Ring of the Week: A Very Special Anniversary for New York

Last week New York celebrated one year since the legalization of same sex unions. This week’s Engagement Ring of the Week and the exuberant wedding style it inspired is a celebration of the nearly 7,100 newlyweds who will be commemorating an anniversary in the coming months that wouldn’t have been able to do so just […]
Onyx and Diamond Vintage Ring from Doyle & Doyle

Christmas in July, Doyle & Doyle Style

There’s nothing like last week’s 100% humidity in New York to make us think twice about the merits of Christmas in July. Though we’re staunchly opposed to yuletide themed summer sale madness, we’re nevertheless comforting ourselves in front of the arctic blast of our AC while day-dreaming of a winter time wedding, inspired by our […]
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The Mediator Between Head & Hands Must Be the Heart

Tucked inside our exceptional Engagement Ring of the Week is hand engraving which reads “2-22-27”. This date, together with the marvelous Old European cut diamond, intricate filigree work, and laurel leaf engraving on the band of our Art Deco piece, has us daydreaming of a wedding style inspired by Fritz Lang’s visual masterpiece Metropolis, which […]
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Perfume Pendants

In anticipation of this Monday night’s Fifi awards (for those of you unfamiliar they are the “Oscars” of the fragrance industry), we are featuring perfume pendants in this post. Any classic film buff, will be familiar with scenes in which a woman has fainted and a gentleman swoops in to her rescue waving a flask […]
Art Deco diamond engagement ring from Doyle & Doyle

Engagement Ring of the Week

Our current engagement ring of the week is a beautiful balance of fine details. From the 1920s, this Art Deco jewel features an overall shape that was very popular for this time period. What sets it apart is the combination of unique details. The shoulders of the ring are pierced and center undulating, geometric details […]
Georgian Diamond Engagement Ring from Doyle & Doyle

Engagement Ring of the Week

This week’s Engagement Ring of the Week is a truly special piece, as it is a composite of a Georgian (1714-1830) diamond set portion and later shank that contains British Hallmarks dating to 1870.  Named for the rule of the four King George’s, jewelry during this time was entirely handmade and very unique. Rose cut […]
Art Deco Asscher Cut Engagement Ring from Doyle & Doyle

Engagement Ring of the Week

While this week’s post is coming to you a little late, for the week’s Engagement Ring of the Week, we are featuring two rings that highlight the style of an East-West setting. An East-West setting is when the center stone is set horizontally. Most traditional engagement rings feature the center stone being set in North-South […]
Victorian green enamel lockets from Doyle & Doyle

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green enamel lockets

These Victorian green enamel lockets are so beautiful and such an unusual color for enamel. I wonder if they may have been owned by the same person…?

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Whether you want to learn about the history of antique jewelry, get practical advice about styling or caring for your vintage jewelry, or information on store happenings, our blog will keep you in the know. Email info@doyledoyle.com, or contact us online to find out more about our jewelry collection. We’re happy to answer all your questions.

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