Piece #12 of 100: This sweet brooch reminds me of Mother’s Day. Doesn’t it look like the perfect gift to give to Mom? Except that as an adult, I never gave my mom this kind of jewelry, because she was always asking for “big and funky,” which this enameled Trifari brooch is obviously not. Whenever […]
Navy Florentine Brooch
Piece #8 of 100: Over the last year, friends and family have inquired about Mom’s health (she’s fine, considering) and what’s new with me? Well, I answer, I’m going to blog about Mom’s jewelry. You mean you are going to sell it? No, I’m not going to sell it, I’m going to write about it. […]
Russian Onion Domes
Piece #5 of 100 Here’s another one I never saw Mom wear, but I love it. I googled “Russian spires” to get a bit of history of this type of architecture. Here’s what I learned from Wikipedia, loosely paraphrased as follows: Onion domes became a typical feature of Russian architecture starting with Byzantine churches. The […]