Silver jewelry: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The first silver jewelry was made about 6,000 years ago. Despite the long history, silver is not losing, but on the contrary, strengthens their position. Cutlery, smoking, bar and stationery, home furnishings, jewelry and other jewelry made of silver are in great demand all over the world.

Royal Gift

Silver - a precious metal in jewelry, it is traditionally made ​​way for the gold, but it was not always. Until the middle of the II millennium BC Silver was little and it was valued more than gold. So wear silver jewelry could only members of the ruling dynasties and priestly clans. Most of these were buttons, buckles, beads, and hand and leg bracelets, silver name necklaces. With the IV millennium BC jewelry made ​​of silver steel inlaid with precious and semiprecious stones.

Until the middle of the XVI century silverware were also very expensive and used primarily in the royal and temple decoration, and for coinage. In Italy during the late Renaissance manufacture decorated with precious stones and colored enamel pendants and other jewelry made of silver reached the heights of art.

The golden age was in the silver business XVIII-XIX century and is associated primarily with the name of Carl Faberge. With six hundred artists he produced for the Imperial Court of silver jewelry and gold jewelry, frames, sets, objects of worship and life. Borrowed from Byzantine filigree technique (scan), when silver is "pulled" into thin strands twisted and evolved into an intricate pattern, while was perfected. Masters made ​​silver jewelry were like with finest.

In the 1930, industrialization in America, having begun to use techniques of mass production, made of silver jewelry available middle class. Today, silver is considered to be the most democratic precious metal.

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Most silver jewelry carries additional meaning, as part of age-old traditions. For example, at the birth of her daughter in the family Miao (China), the parents are coming major expenses. By the day of the engagement, they should prepare a set of silver weighing about 15 kg. This piece of jewelry made ​​of silver consists of a massive crown, earrings, gateway to several thin rings, a special talisman to hang on the chest, a wide belt with a special ornament and bracelets on his hands.

There has long been a belief that women are kept in the hair vitality. In order to not lose her, put Plait jewelry of silver in the form of horns. This form of the expectant mother thinks of himself many offspring.

In the Caucasus tradition sewn on clothes bride silver jewelry is associated with the cult of iron and security properties of silver. The bride dress weighed about 6 kg: movable layer of silver is completely concealed figure of a girl, "protecting" her from the evil eye and evil spirits.

As such a further sense endowed with a silver spoon, which is considered to give the child "for the first tooth." This is believed to bring health and, given the antibacterial properties of silver, it is quite justified. In addition, silver jewelry - it is always a good investment.

Not luxury, but the style

Among the evening and everyday jewelry silver jewelry have a special place. They are good at social events and business negotiations; you can give a man and a woman, a girl and a mature lady.

With silver jewelry difficult to "overdo it" - even in large quantities, they do not look vulgar and blend well with any clothing, from evening gowns to jeans.

Silver jewelry can be made without inserts as well as with the use of precious and semi-precious stones, and well-polished silver indistinguishable from platinum. By gaining popularity of silver jewelry includes chain. Large and heavy or thin and elegant, decorated with pearls or links of unusual shape - they give "flavor" to the simplest outfit.