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The beauty of jade has made it treasured worldwide for over 7000 years. A representation of the many secrets of elegant gemstones can be shown when deconstructing the different types of jade. According to experts, jade comes in three main types:
A – A piece of rock, cut and polished, with no treatments.
B – The rock is treated with a wax or resin (and/or bleached) to improve the appearance of surface reaching fissures in the stone, making it less cloudy with a slightly better colour, getting rid of browns in the rock.
C – The piece is bleached and dyed, then treated with resin to improve the colour. Type C is unpopular with the majority of jade collectors, who are often purists, and wouldn’t buy a heavily treated ruby if they could buy one they knew had just been plucked from the earth and fashioned for them.
Lot 66 – A jade and diamond pendant, with chain.
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Beautiful historic lots in our upcoming vintage sale range from different time periods and centuries. Arguably the lot which stands out most is an extraordinary medal from the Turkish Order of the Medjidie. The medals were issued out for outstanding services to the state by foreign nationals, and ranged over a period of nearly 70 years during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The Ottoman Empire was founded in the thirteenth century and for six centuries, the empire was at the centre of international relations. The multinational empire controlled nations around the globe, including parts of Central Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century that the empire suffered military defeats and fell behind its rivals. Hence, the empire suffered but the Ottoman state strengthened. The Orders of the Medjidie were awarded from 1851, to foreign nationals who assisted the state during acts of conflict.
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Indulge into Fellows’ upcoming Vintage Jewellery & Accessories sale and you will come across some captivating lots. None less than Lot 154 in the sale, a beautiful Arts and Crafts ceramic, enamel and opal pendant, by English architect and designer, Charles Robert Ashbee. Charles Robert Ashbee was a prime mover of the Arts and Crafts Movement which lasted from around 1880 until 1920, shortly after the First World War.
The Arts and Crafts Movement was the defining design movement of the past few centuries. Worries from industrialisation in regards to the impacts on design prompted individuals involved in the movement to reach a much wider global audience. Hence, architects, painters, sculptors and designers, began spreading the movement with the emergence of Art schools and technical colleges throughout the 20th century. The idea of teaching arts and crafts became the norm, paving way for a modern arts and crafts culture.
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