Earrings perfectly frame our faces and convey so much more about us: sophisticated elegance, subtlety, culture, aesthetic appreciation and very often a great sense of fun and movement, even humor. It's not surprising that beautiful vintage or antique earrings from the likes of Tiffany and Co. and Cartier are increasingly rare and so are the most beautiful pieces from the Edwardian, Elizabethan Victorian, Art Deco, and other classic periods.

Beyond their intrinsic value, which continues to sky-rocket, and their venerable age, is the great workmanship and imagination that makes them so much more than the mere sum of parts.  Beautiful jewelry is still made today, but the charm and mystique of antique earrings, loved and protected over 100's of years is incomparable.  Adding to the magic is that they are even more wearable today than ever before.  In an age when most products are thrown together, wearing a piece of real craftsmanship and quality endows the wearer with class, elegance and value beyond the immediately apparent.

I especially love the tremendous range and the great variety of earrings. Loops and hoops, studds and drops, gold, gemset, colorful and quiet - every age has produced a repertoire of marvels for us to choose from and enjoying our own lives.

-- Brenda