I think that's who my Georgiana wants to be when she grows up!
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I also quite lost my heart to this bracelet, but alas, not in the budget for this year!
The show was great! I picked up a pair of old cut earrings (apologies for the bad pictures).
I feel like I have limited experience! but for some, yes. I tried this bracelet, which was $2,750 in person.
French Victorian 1.72 CTW Diamond Silver 18 Karat Gold Antique Bypass Bangle Bracelet
Designed as a bypass-style bangle terminating with old mine cut diamonds Weighing approximately 0.74 carat total - O/P color with SI1 clarity Flanked by rows of rose cut diamonds bead set in grooved sections Weighing approximately 0.98 carat total - O/P color with VS2 to SI1 clarity Rose cuts...
Also sometimes people were willing to haggle a bit - they would make it known. My seller took $300 off my earrings. People selling who came in from a different city with less a strong web or social presence seemed a bit more open. I think they seemed to want to make it worthwhile, but could be flexible on pricing. Other vendors (UK mostly) did not seem open, which is totally understandable. Really a mix of personalities.
All in all a wonderful experience and a rare opportunity to try and see items in person that I’d been stalking online.
Edit: I also hunted a bit. My earrings were a better price than I’d seen online after much searching. I saw a Brazilian company who made lovely, small but substantial bezel-set YG natural diamond tennis bracelets (forgot the carat weight) that were $2K. Me and my friend were both impressed and she was wearing a daintier tennis bracelet. There were plenty of people selling charms for $200, etc…so definitely options!
Fun story. I was at the show on Saturday, and saw a vendor (Keyamour) who I had seen at another antique jewelry show in the same venue back in April. I saw that they still had a pair of earrings I had drooled over at that show, so decided to ask about the price. The earrings:
Please allow me to say this photo doesn't do them any justice. Platinum, coral, onyx, diamonds. Exquisite. So the lovely salesperson hauls them out of the case, and I gently ask, how much? Y'all, they wanted ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. I thanked her for her time, and ran away in povo shame. Lol!
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Fun story. I was at the show on Saturday, and saw a vendor (Keyamour) who I had seen at another antique jewelry show in the same venue back in April. I saw that they still had a pair of earrings I had drooled over at that show, so decided to ask about the price. The earrings:
Please allow me to say this photo doesn't do them any justice. Platinum, coral, onyx, diamonds. Exquisite. So the lovely salesperson hauls them out of the case, and I gently ask, how much? Y'all, they wanted ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. I thanked her for her time, and ran away in povo shame. Lol!
And last but certainly not least, how could I not come home with these beauties that perfectly match my ring? Unexpected, I wasn’t looking for them, but that’s usually when something comes along that’s hard to resist! Edwardian and French-swoooon! (show lighting does not do them justice!)
@ac117 love your earrings and what a find! It looks perfect on you and with your ring.
I love seeing the photos of all the bling.. that snake ring though
Thank you!!
Loved the snake ring as well and it’s from one of my favorite dealers that I’ve bought from previously, Roy Rover! The owner Julia is just the sweetest and her prices are very fair. She had various ones….
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