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* Style Gems: An August Gold Rush…

Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Lauren. Filed under Style Gems.


August is filled with golden beaches, golden tans and bodies bedecked in gold bangles and necklaces.

Maybe that’s all just wishful thinking, or possibly too much sun, but one can’t deny that from Columbus’ voyage to the Americas, to the California gold rush, gold has always been a prize to possess.

Gold is the most malleable of all metals, explaining its widespread use in jewelry.

We know gold best in its yellow form, but other colors can be produced by adding other metal alloys – copper for pink gold, silver for green gold and zinc, silver or palladium for white gold.

The higher the karat (or percentage of pure gold) that is present in a piece, the more yellow it will be.  For me, when you really like a piece, karat is more a matter of taste  – many jewelers of the Victorian era preferred 10k gold and a recent trend in pieces made in the Roman and Byzantine style is that they are fashioned in bright yellow 22k gold to emphasize their exoticism.

Of course at Doyle & Doyle, we are surrounded by many representations of gold, in forms like embossed chain link bracelets, gold beaded necklaces and colored-gold rings in pink and green.

With all this variety, you’d think it difficult to find a favorite, a ‘gold standard’ of a piece if you will, but I’ve managed to pick out a few, with emphasis on the interesting multi-colored gold pieces and that we’ve recently acquired:

 

I love how this 14k yellow gold piece uses gold instead of stones as embellishment.

 

Victorian Bead & Drop Festoon Necklace

Victorian Bead & Drop Festoon Necklace

 

 

O.m.g. – the leaves of this ring are 14k green gold, and the flower is 14k rose gold!

 

Diamond Rose and Green Gold Band

Diamond Rose and Green Gold Band

 

 

The links of this bracelet alternate between 14k white and 14k yellow gold.

 

Retro Geometric Link Bracelet

Retro Geometric Link Bracelet

 

 

Although this bracelet looks chunky, the 18k yellow gold embossed links are hollow, as was common during the Victorian era.

 

Embossed Link Bracelet

Embossed Link Bracelet

 

 

Ok, this necklace isn’t all gold, a part of the chain is made in platinum, but the rest is fashioned in warm 14k rose gold.

 

Engraved Perfume Flask

Engraved Perfume Flask

 

 

For those looking for something a bit different in their wedding band, a 22k vintage band (this one is vintage Tiffany & Co.!) will stand out from the 14k crowd.

 

3mm Comfort Fit Band

3mm Comfort Fit Band

For tips on how to clean your gold piece, go here and here.

 

 

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