Antiques in Oxford
December Birthstone – Turquoise
Turquoise gets its name from the French ‘turquois’ meaning ‘Turkish,’ relating to the silk road the mineral would have travelled from...
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Antiques in Oxford
Antiques in Oxford has over forty years of experience in the antiques trade and we've been online for five years. We offer a personal service to clients, both those who wish to buy something special and to those who are looking for a valuation or considering selling. We can easily visit you in the South East. We have three retail outlets. Our stock is changing all the time. You will find new items of silver and jewellery every month. Do contact us for gift ideas. And don't be afraid to ask us what something of yours is worth. You just never know...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
December Birthstone – Tanzanite
Tanzanite takes its name from its country of origin – Tanzania. Believed to have formed over 585 million years ago. Tanzanite laid...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
November birthstone – Topaz
Topaz takes its name from the Sanskrit word ‘tapas,’ meaning ‘fire’. Topaz is found in an array of colours, including: yellow, orange,...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
November birthstone: Citrine
Citrine is derived from the Latin word ‘citrina,’ meaning ‘yellow’. Citrine is a part of the wider ‘Quartz’ family, as the rarest member...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
October Birthstone – Tourmaline
Tourmaline acquired its name from the Sinhalese word ‘turmali,’ meaning ‘mixed coloured crystals’. Egyptian legend tells how tourmaline...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
October Birthstone – Opal
Opal is believed to take its name from the Indian Sanskrit word ‘upala,’ meaning ‘precious stone’. Opals are categorised based on their...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Birthstone for September: Sapphire
Sapphire is the name of the gem-quality version of the mineral ‘corundum’. Its name derives from the Latin ‘sapphirus’ for blue....
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Birthstone for April: Diamond
The April birthstone is diamond. Diamonds are amongst the most sought after and important gemstones, with many factors contributing to...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Birthstone for August: Peridot
The birthstone for August is peridot. It is known for its alluring green colour and vibrant lily pad inclusions. Peridot, chrysolite...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
July Birthstone: Ruby
Ruby is July’s birthstone, Ruby takes its name from the Latin word ‘rubeus’ for ‘red’. Ruby is the red variety of the ‘corundum’ family,...
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Antiques in Oxford
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
June Birthday. Pearl
Pearl takes its name from the Latin word ‘perna’ meaning ‘leg’ as in the shape of the mollusc which hosts the pearl whilst it grows....
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Antiques in Oxford
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Pearls in various eras
Georgian and Victorian designs Many of the pearls in Georgian jewellery are from the Pinctada radiata oyster found in the Persian Gulf,...
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Antiques in Oxford
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Pearl power
Pearls are back and sparking bidding wars in salerooms In China, as early as 2300BC, pearls were considered as gifts for royalty. In the...
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Antiques in Oxford
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
May Birthstone: Emerald
Known historically as ‘smaragdus’, the ancient Greek word for green, emerald has long been admired and adorned. The first know mines can...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
What are acrostic jewels?
They are like an acrostic poem that spells a word or phrase with the first letter of each line. An acrostic jewel uses its gemstones to...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
Antiques second-hand and sustainable
Antiques have a huge environmental advantage as they are sustainable. When you buy second-hand you are saving tonnes of carbon emissions...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Georgian diamond jewellery
Georgian jewellery from the mid-18th Century to the end of George IV’s reign (1830) is just beautiful. They have a style that can be very...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Notes on an icon Georg Jensen
Danish people have a particular aptitude for design: for making the functional, beautiful and the desirable, affordable. Georg Jensen...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
The language of stones
Superstition has attributed qualities and meaning to precious stones. Victorians were fascinated by the language of gems. Diamond:...
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Antiques in Oxford
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Caring for opals
there are some fabulous opals used in jewellery. They need careful looking after. They are very soft Sensitive to changes in the...
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