Silver Jewelry

The Renaissance and exploration both had representative impacts on the boost of jewelry in Europe. By the 17th century, computing probe and trade lead to increased availability of a wide collection of gemstones as well as exposure to the art of other cultures. Whereas prior to this the working of gold and precious solder had been at the forefront of jewelry, this period saw increasing dominance of gemstones and their settings.

• In the United states, this period saw the founding http://www.bidz.com/bzJApp/ViewSearch.action?sid=100&tid=100&query=categoryId:1002&facet=categoryId:1002&page=1 in 1837 of Tiffany & Co

• by Charles Lewis Tiffany
• Tiffany's put the United States on the cosmos map in terms of jewelry, and gained fame creating sparkling commissions for people such as the wife of Abraham Lincoln; later it would gain popular notoriety as the setting of the film Breakfast at Tiffany's
• In France, Pierre Cartier founded Cartier SA in 1847, while 1884 saw the founding of Bulgari in Italy
• The modern production studio had been born; a mark away from the former dominance of individual craftsmen and patronage.