Nalin Singapuri

The Jewelry of Ancient Egypt

As the Egyptians valued personal adornment, all of the men and women, and even their Holy statues were always beautifully decorated with pieces of jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, earrings, collars, rings, armbands,...

Jewelry of the Roman Empire

By Nalin Singapuri

Ancient Rome is well endowed with a history decked in fame for its complex jewelry designs and their use of a vast variety of materials, specifically gems from all shades of...

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A Brief History of Renaissance Jewelry

Covered here is some of the history that begat this explosion of fashion, Renaissance jewelry trends, typical styles, and types of jewelry popular during the Renaissance, and a few of our designs. We hope...

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The Jewelry of Ancient Greece

By Nalin Singapuri

It’s no secret that Ancient Greek jewelry is beautiful in a dazzling, hypnotizing way. Without doing much, it takes us to a time where jewelry and accessories told their very...

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Victorian Jewelry, For the Queen in You

Victorian style jewelry is a timeless classic that is highly valued amongst the elites due to its unique craftsmanship and quality. Take a gander at our guide to Victorian jewelry which will help...

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Modern Jewelry Timeline

By Nalin Singapuri

Hey Jewelry Lovers! I'm removing the timelines from our collection pages as they slow down the load time too much. But they are useful and...

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Spring Cleaning

By Nalin Singapuri

Hey Jewelry Lovers, I'm cleaning up the site a bit as the variety of gemstones on the homepages was getting out of hand - so...

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The MuseLetter: May 2019

By Nalin Singapuri

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A sad day

By Nalin Singapuri

This is the lot at 3000 Larkin Street - across the street from Ghirardelli square in San Francisco. It used to be our headquarters. My...

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Help Wanted - Product Photography

By Nalin Singapuri

  I am looking for a photographer that can do several images per item across all my inventory, including model shots. I have >10,000 items that...

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A Brief History of Renaissance Jewelry

By Nalin Singapuri

Momento Mori Rosary - Met Museum. After centuries of sluggish growth known as the Middle Ages, Europe finally emerged to the Renaissance in the 14th...

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We're Big in Japan

By Nalin Singapuri

Hey Jewelry Lovers, Just a quick note for the many folk around the world who order from us on our english site - our store, website,...

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The MuseLetter: April 2019

By Nalin Singapuri

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History of Jewelry Timeline

By Nalin Singapuri

Hey Jewelry Lovers! For a long time I've played with the idea of adding some timelines and maps to the website but have not really...

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The Jewelry of the Georgian Era

By Nalin Singapuri

"Modern" is a bit tongue in cheek when your jewelry is inspired by history. I've been hard at work cleaning up our modern collection and...

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Fresh Threads

By Nalin Singapuri

Welcome to the new Museum of Jewelry! We launched a new site in May of 2017. Its 2019 already - so welcome to our new-new site of course....

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Triangular Roman Earrings

By Nalin Singapuri

Hi everybody, I'm Nalin and my dad - Shashi Singapuri - designed and curated the historic reproduction collections for the Museum of Jewelry. Before the internet he would...

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