ANTIQUITY
ORIGINS
Cultures and Eras
The objects in the Anciennes one-of-a-kind collection come from a
wide range of places and time periods, including ancient Rome, Greece
and Byzantium, the ancient Holy Lands and ancient China. Some artifacts
are Celtic, some Medieval. Many of the artifacts come from Eastern
Europe and Britain.
Everyday Objects
Although some pieces in the Anciennes collection were originally
designed as jewelry, many of the antiquity fragments incorporated
into Jill Vacarra designs were once objects or tools used in ancient
daily life such as buttons, clothespins, tweezers, buckles, small
tools, handles, rivets, bells, crosses, ritualistic charms, money,
jewelry fragments, furniture appliqués, and other decorative
attachments.
How They’re Found
Piles of broken objects are sometimes uncovered in the smelting
piles of excavated ancient metalwork shops. Metal detectors frequently
find small random piles of artifacts which were probably buried
by soldiers for safekeeping before a battle.
Authenticity
Each antiquity in the Anciennes collection has been reviewed and
authenticated by an antiquities expert and comes with a Certificate
of Authenticity. Time period and cultural and geographic origin are
usually determined by the styling, overall shape, patina and decorative
surface motifs of the piece.
Time Travel
Each piece of Anciennes one-of-a-kind jewelry features an authentic
ancient artifact that has, in a sense, travelled hundreds or even
thousands of years forward in time to become part of the collection.
Each ancient object is unlike any other and has a story to tell.
Time and the environment have sculpted and painted every artifact
with distinct fragmentation, chipping, erosion, encrustation and
patina coloring - so that each Anciennes design is unique in all
the world.
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