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Reproductions
Estate jewelry is, unfortunately, a finite resource. There are far more people actively searching for beautiful old pieces than there were original owners. In the mid-late 1990's estate jewelry became all the rage and much of our prized old stock was bought up. Dianne's carries two varieties of reproduction jewelry: Estate reproductions and newly manufactured reproductions.Estate reproductions are simply pieces we find at estates that not as old as they appear. These reproductions can imitate any time period, and are usually anywhere from five to fifty years old.
Newly manufactured reproductions are produced by one of several talented platinum smiths we work with. Most of these pieces are Edwardian to Art Deco in style and are all hand made. Because of the tremendous labor involved in created a detailed, old style piece, these reproductions are usually much more costly than an equivalent old piece. The biggest advantage of a newly manufactured piece is that it can be modified and/or sized with relative ease. The drawback is that the piece is not one-of-a-kind, but rather one-of-a-few.
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