Archive for the ‘Featured Post’ Category
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
UPDATE June 6, 2014 – A happy ending to the story below– 7 months after returning the emerald to the seller, the couple received their money back. A retired couple purchased this 1.89 carat natural emerald last December in Cartagena, Columbia while on a cruise thru the Caribbean. The emerald shop they bought from had been touted […]
Tags: Caribbean cruise, Cartagena, Chivor emerald, commercial emerald., Coz Altobelli
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Thursday, February 27th, 2014
We were thrilled to acquire this pendant featuring an authentic Piece of Eight silver coin from the most valuable sunken treasure ever found. In 1985, after 16 years of searching, famed (and persistent) treasure hunter Mel Fisher discovered the mother lode of all treasures off the Florida Keys. Valued at over 500 million dollars, the Atocha treasure […]
Tags: antique coin, Mel Fisher, Nuestra Se, Pieces of Eight
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Saturday, February 8th, 2014
This exquisite necklace from the Edwardian period, circa 1900-1915, exhibits the fine craftsmanship we associate with antique jewelry. The piece was made by fabricating and forming raw metals into the parts of the jewel. The main body and dangles began as thin sheets of platinum. The chain and bezels were made from hand-drawn wires and […]
Tags: Antique Jewelry, Art Nouveau Jewelry, bead and bright cut, chasing, Edwardian jewelry, milgrain, piercing, platinum, repousse, trumming
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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
Just in time for Valentine’s day, Friday, February 14– fabulous new goodies we recently acquired from a large collection of fine jewelry! If you are looking for something really special for that special someone, this group of vintage jewels may offer the perfect choice– we’ll highlight just a few items from over one hundred new […]
Tags: 18K gold, carved tourmaline, French enamel, Lady M watch, Mauboussin, Non-heated natural sapphires, Pink tourmaline, Valentine's Day
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Sunday, December 1st, 2013
This spectacular pendant from the early 20th century highlights a parade of items new to our estate department. At 2 1/2 inches long, it’s just killer.
Tags: 2 ct diamond, apple green jadeite, Art Deco, Edwardian, Madeline Albright, Old European cut diamond
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Saturday, November 16th, 2013
We just acquired these beautiful natural Alexandrite jewels from ABC Gems, our supplier who specializes in fine natural Alexandrites. For starters, the delicate pendant above features a round Alexandrite of excellent color change and clarity set in 18K white gold accented with diamonds. Alexandrite was originally discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia. A controversial story claims the […]
Tags: 18K gold, Alexandrite, Brazil, India, Madagascar, natural alexandrite, Ural Mountains
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Saturday, November 9th, 2013
A client brought these three stones to our shop looking to sell them. She had purchased the stones while traveling and was under the impression the two 30 ct. greenish blue ones were aquamarines and the peachy pink stone was morganite. At Mardon, as gemologists, we always buy gems very carefully and only when we […]
Tags: AGS, AGTA, Aquamarine, birefringence, Certified Gemologist Appraiser, double refraction, gemology, genuine gemstone, GIA, Glass, imitation gemstone, John Koivula, Morganite, Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Synthetic Quartz
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
We just completed the most unusual wedding ring we’ve ever done- a Secret Decoder Ring, crafted of 14K white and rose gold and set with diamonds. Greg, one of Jenny’s best friends, an entertainment industry buff, had taken his fiancé Rebecca to a performance of “The Thrilling Adventure Hour”. Greg and Rebecca had such a great time, the […]
Tags: Ball Bearings, CAD/CAM, cnc, Custom Jewelry, Decoder Ring, rose gold
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Friday, September 27th, 2013
We just delivered this remodeled ring to the delight of our client. He came to us looking to buy a 2 carat diamond and to have a custom ring made. We had just recut a damaged and poorly cut 2.44 carat round diamond to the gorgeous 2.09 ideal cut stone shown– we offered it to […]
Tags: filigree engagement ring, hand engraving, micro-pave, platinum engagement ring, Varna
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Mardon Jewelers would like to thank all of our loyal friends and clients for voting us the Best Jeweler in the Press Enterprise 2013 Reader’s Choice– that make’s five years in a row! Our focus has always been on our community– we’re really appreciative of the support you’ve shown over the years. This coming year, […]
Tags: enameled jewelry, Estate Jewelry, estate jewelry buyer, original jewelry, Reader's Choice
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