The TheNorthC Journal
A Dazzling Journey Through Antique Diamonds
Antique diamonds are cut by hand, finished by eye, and designed for a world lit by candles rather than electric light. A guide to the main antique cuts, how they...
A Dazzling Journey Through Antique Diamonds
Antique diamonds are cut by hand, finished by eye, and designed for a world lit by candles rather than electric light. A guide to the main antique cuts, how they...
Antique Pocket Watch Chains — A Buyer's Guide
The pocket watch chain is one of the most overlooked categories in antique jewellery — and one of the most rewarding to collect. A guide to the main types, what...
Antique Pocket Watch Chains — A Buyer's Guide
The pocket watch chain is one of the most overlooked categories in antique jewellery — and one of the most rewarding to collect. A guide to the main types, what...
What is a Signet Ring?
The signet ring is one of the oldest objects in human history — a personal mark pressed into wax to seal letters and authenticate documents for thousands of years. A...
What is a Signet Ring?
The signet ring is one of the oldest objects in human history — a personal mark pressed into wax to seal letters and authenticate documents for thousands of years. A...
How to Read Antique Gold & Silver Hallmarks
British hallmarks are one of the oldest consumer protection systems in the world. Once you know how to read them, they tell you exactly what a piece is made of,...
How to Read Antique Gold & Silver Hallmarks
British hallmarks are one of the oldest consumer protection systems in the world. Once you know how to read them, they tell you exactly what a piece is made of,...
The Language of Flowers in Victorian Jewellery
Victorian jewellery was never just decoration. Forget-me-nots, ivy, shamrocks and lily of the valley each carried precise meaning — a language of sentiment worn close to the body and kept...
The Language of Flowers in Victorian Jewellery
Victorian jewellery was never just decoration. Forget-me-nots, ivy, shamrocks and lily of the valley each carried precise meaning — a language of sentiment worn close to the body and kept...
Rebus Intaglios: The Secret Language of Georgia...
Georgian rebus intaglios look like any other engraved seal — a carved stone set in gold, pressed into wax. Look more closely and you realise the imagery is a message....
Rebus Intaglios: The Secret Language of Georgia...
Georgian rebus intaglios look like any other engraved seal — a carved stone set in gold, pressed into wax. Look more closely and you realise the imagery is a message....