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Andrey Ananov Firm

The firm of Andrey Ananov is the first privately-held jewelry company in Russia. Until its founding, all jewelry enterprises in the USSR had been state-owned.   Soviet enterprises manufactured primitive pieces of jewelry – rings, e...

Transparent enamel against a guilloched background

The technique of applying a high number of variously-shaped undulating lines to metal was first invented in France more than 200 years ago. It’s named for the master jeweler who developed the technique – Monsieur Guilloche.

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Easter eggs

It’s an age-old Russian tradition to give loved ones Easter gifts in the form of little eggs – made of gold, silver, glass, semiprecious stone, ivory, amber.

Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers sometimes collected entire ...

Men’s jewelry

As trite as it may sound, it isn’t jewelry that makes the man – it’s his deeds.  However, throughout history there have always existed truly-masculine pieces made of gold, silver and precious stones, diamonds, sapphires, eme...

Rings and earrings - women’s favorite jewelry pieces

The cult of adorning women with pieces of jewelry traces its roots back to ancient times. But we won’t delve that far back into history.

In the 19th century, there were rules governing the wearing of rings, earrings, brooches, chok...

Home decor

Raising a child is a difficult and crucial task for any parent. And, above and beyond the more commonplace means of child-rearing, the atmosphere in which the child lives is of the utmost importance. What items surround him, what pictures hang on ...

Choosing the right diamond jewelry piece for you

Many people think that buying jewelry with diamonds is a wise investment. But that’s not true, or more precisely - not exactly true.

Today, jewelry stores all over the world are packed with standard-issue pieces studded with tiny d...