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Catbird

lilah wild — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:09:44 +0000

A well-curated shop of jewelry that traipses through city streets and enchanted woods and mid-century dressing tables, lots of good understated strangeness in here: a necklace where a 14k gold dagger pokes into a solid silver anatomical heart, silver talons or witch hands or melting hearts to protrude through the ears, tree trunk rings complete with carved lovers’ hearts, name necklaces bathed in elegant curlicues. They also have an entire section devoted to wedding bands.

PNUT Jewelry

lilah wild — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:21:46 +0000

Gold and silver charms that offer something for everyone from ice cream cones to brains. Brass knuckles, hearts, grenades, bowling pins, snubnosed pistols, wisdom teeth, keys, tiny little pumpkins, the knives and scissors would make cute gifts for chefs and hairdressers. Also necklaces and bracelets where the charms are worked into the chain, cufflinks, and rings where the cupcakes are sprinkled with diamonds.

Courtney Gray Arts

lilah wild — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:40:26 +0000

An engagement ring jeweler who also has a flair for darker ornamentation. Tribal and tentacled designs pop up in her Adornments sections, where gemstones are cradled in silver tendrils, and dramatic neckpieces evoke dancing flames. The bridal sparkles play with complementary pieces, most notably in the wedding set where raised and recessed locks are made to fit into each other. Custom extremely welcome and encouraged.

Lizard’s Jewelry

lilah wild — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:02:00 +0000

Jewelry where deco forms go slithering off into the organic, taking sparkling stones and glass with them. Some pieces tend towards the classically geometrical, sometimes with moveable abacus beads, while others dive into shiny dichrotic abstractions. Very artsy with potential sci-fi appeal through frequent tentacle details. Thanks, Miko!

Renaissance Jewelers

lilah wild — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:27:00 +0000

Antique and estate jewelry with an eye for the Victorian, featuring an extensive collection of cameos, and some art nouveau-style original work. The stock ranges from superfine glittering gemstones to funky turquoise rings and an appearance by Peter Stone, and betrays a fondness for upscale kitsch.

EroGems

lilah wild — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Jewelry that dips genitals in silver and gold, and lets them shine from other parts of the body. The explicitness is a jumping-off point for nouveau-like interpretations, in some pieces, with Kama Sutra portrait pendants, pearl sculptures, carved gemstones, and more subtle arrangements to mess with the mind of the beholder.

Antiquing Online

lilah wild — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:42:00 +0000

A mix of new and vintage finds from the chatelaine-swinging Victorian era through the lucite 60’s, stopping through art nouveau, art deco, and bakelite along the way. Among sparklies signed and unsigned, one can find lockets, cameos, chic evening bags, pocket watches, perfume bottles, and strange little period accessories.

Subversive Jewelry

lilah wild — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:10:00 +0000

High-end chain-drenched assemblages of gothic crosses and pirate booty, pop plastics and shiny molecules, rainforest gemstones and heavy metal machine bits. The look is loud, thick deliberate tangles studded with oversized charms, beads and pearls and all kinds of strange glittery findings placed in a dance of match and clash. Lots of major conversation-piece potential to be found here.

Imperial Rose Collections

lilah wild — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:48:00 +0000

Rugged, biker-style jewelry carved from chunks of silver, bronze, and pewter. Ruby-clutching dragons and scorpions, crowns, fleur-de-lys, roses, daggers, and other rocker icons are enshrined in pendants, bracelets, and quite a collection of rings. Cufflinks, belt buckles, and atomizers continue the theme of rampant decoration, and these are probably among the most ornate keychains in existence.

SilverWeaver

lilah wild — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:59:00 +0000

Chainmail refined into karat gold and sterling silver jewelry, using medieval weaves as a starting point for striking contemporary sparklies. Injections of colorful niobium within a path of silver or left to fall in a dramatic gradient, links arranged to suggest clusters of grapes, queenly ringed collars, tiny clumps of flowers, snakelike arrangements of rings that change size throughout a necklace. No shopping cart, contact the merchant directly for purchasing info.

Valerie G

lilah wild — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:58:00 +0000

Designer costume jewelry fashioned for various couture houses, mixed up with vintage collectibles. Lots of glass, lots of rhinestones, definitely the kind of statement stuff meant to be worn with gowns and other power outfits in bold necklaces, sparkling watches, and conversation brooches.

Janeliunas Jewelry

lilah wild — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Victorian jewelry both estate and reproduction, carrying both costume and fine pieces and a made-to-order service for rings. Cameos, filigree, the gold and dangly Etruscan Revival, bohemian garnet, lockets, engraved whimsy rings based on dies from the 1800’s, art nouveau and art deco splashed everywhere. Great for both engagement-level items and putting the finishing touches on a goth ensemble.

Valentina’s Gifts

lilah wild — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:47:00 +0000

Estate and antique jewelry, heavy on engagement rings, lockets, crosses and rosaries, sterling, filigree and fine gemstones. There are all kinds of elegant little boxes and bottles for a proper dressing table, and their Romantic Gifts section recovers vintage imagery into glittering cards and candles.