The benefits of Vintage Amber Jewellery
The benefits of Vintage Amber Jewellery
Amber is fossilised tree resin and can be dated back as long ago as 35 or 40 million years ago. It has been used for making trinkets, collectable ornaments, brooches as well as excellent quality & classic looking pieces of vintage amber jewellery. Its colour, being yellow/burn orange, comes in a wide variety of shades, clarity and softness. It has been used for making jewellery that has been used to trade all over the world, with pieces dating back as far as 2500 BC being discovered.
Baltic amber is probably the most well known & generally used to produce most of the items available on the market at the moment.
Cherry Amber – which is not natural amber, is freely available on the market, usually in the form of beads and beaded items. This Amber is an imitation man-made product fashioned from cheaper materials, normally plastic. These items are widely available on the market, but should not be confused with the real thing. It is important to recognise true amber when purchasing vintage amber jewellery items. The simplest test is salt water solution; real amber will float, plastic, glass or other imitation amber will sink.
There are several reasons to wear vintage amber jewellery and I have explored and explained a few of my reasons below:
1) vintage amber jewellery has usually been passed down the generations, so your piece is likely to be antique. Having a family heirloom that you will be able to pass down to your children is a precious gift and you should be proud to wear it.
2) It is eco-friendly – the more vintage amber jewellery we wear means there is less demand for cheaper imitations to be produced, hence helping the environment. Natural amber is always being mined as the demand is still high. The lower the demand the less mining needed, Mother Nature will be happy!
3) As with most aged things vintage amber jewellery is generally of a far superior quality to more modern designed jewellery. Most vintage pieces were hand made by craftsmen, especially for specific occasions and therefore it is sure to be of a very high quality and can withstand day to day wear better than more modern products.
4) Your amber piece will have uniqueness as it is unlikely to have been mass produced. Again, pieces being commissioned for specific people or special occasions are likely to be one off’s and it would be difficult to replicate with the same high quality for the mass market.
5) Amber’s colour will match almost any outfit – wearing vintage amber jewellery can dress up almost any outfit. As a “neutral” colour, it tends to adapt its self to any colour and blends with some, ie; greens, browns, oranges & yellows whilst enhancing others, blacks, grey & blues.
6) Regardless to whether amber is set in gold, silver or bronze, and despite the mount’s size and shape, the amber will always be the most prominent feature, and the item that most people are likely to notice, admire and comment on.
7) Lastly, like the little black dress, it is a classic that never seems to date. No matter the age of your vintage amber jewellery, it will never look out of date or out of place.
About the Author
Brenda Fuller – Vintage Amber Jewellery Lover – http://bmfuller3.blogspot.com
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