Vintage Style
With “H” for “Hebilla” (Buckle)
Every belt needs a piece to be closed and tight to the wrist. In the antiquity it was very common to see these jewels in silver decorated with semiprecious (...)
With “G” for “guardapelo” (locket)
The name comes from the traditional use of this jewel: small pendant with a tiny box in it where you can keep a lock, a little photography or a miniature. (...)
February: “Neptunus deus Maris” was born.
You all know that I love ending the month with something very special. Along this year, the monthly golden brooch will be my project “12 Baroque Still (...)
Shoes: centuries of Pleasure and Pain
The V&A Museum in London will show this year exciting exhibitions that we from Lopez-Linares Vintage Jewelry would love to recommend if you happen (...)
D” for “Damascene”- Crafwork from Toledo
Toledo is a Spanish city known by the famous damascene craftwork. Paying a visit to Toledo will show you places where still today you’ll find the most (...)
With “E” for “Estras” (Strass or Rhinestone)
A flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones A flint glass used to imitate gemstones and create therefore fantasy jewelry. The name (...)
“Janus a principio ad finem”
A Still Life is the modern name for the “dead nature” art: a painting or a picture that represents animals, flowers and other objects that may come (...)
Leila Amat and her Emergent Bamboo
With Leila Amat I’m starting a new project. After a post I read in her blog –which I follow very often- I decided I should collect emerging photos (...)
With “C” for “Colgante” (Pendant)
The definition within the jewelry industry is “a hanging ornament on a necklace” We can differentiate two types of pendants: Loose pendants: Those (...)