Gem Pursuit: An Antique Jewellery Podcast

This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day.

It's the final episode in the series and it's a little bit different because it's all about the jewellery of today. Matty and Alyce start off by going through some of their favourite (usually antique inspired!) engagement rings from recent years before staring into the Gem Pursuit crystal ball to predict the future of the jewellery industry...

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day.

Known in the trade as the repro era, the 1980s was when the antique jewellery trade really took off for the first time as items from the Victorian period were turning 100. Matty and Alyce also talk dodgy mullets, crazy make-up and how these trends impacted on the jewellery of the time.

Jewellery Icons of the 1980s are Brooke Shields and Princess Diana.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day.

This episode is all about the 1970s. A major paradigm shift in society sees a kind of individualism take over from the revolutionary collectivism of the 60s and we discuss how this new found move towards self-expression impacted the fashion trends and jewellery of the time.

Jewellery Icons of the 1970s are Elizabeth Taylor and Maria Felix.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. We have arrived in the swinging sixties, a decade of sweeping social change and political unrest, when an entire generation of young people all over the world broke free from society's norms and went their own way. We discover how this counter-cultural revolution impacted the jewellery from the time.

Jewellery Icons of the 1960s are Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Sean Connery.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. We've passed the half way point on our journey and we've arrived in the 1950s. This decade saw the birth of the baby boomers, the beginnings of the Cold War and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, not to mention some incredible jewellery, dominated by diamonds.

Jewellery Icons of the 1950s are Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. In this episode, Matthew and Alyce discuss the turbulent but hugely significant decade that was the 1940s. Dominated by the Second World War, this was a time of great sacrifice and suffering, and this had a major impact on the fashions and jewellery of the time.

Jewellery Icons of the 1940s are Rita Hayworth and Hedy Lamarr.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. In this episode, Matthew and Alyce discuss the extravagant and exuberant Art Deco period. Such a fun period of history to talk about, especially when it comes to jewellery.

Jewellery Icons of the Art Deco period are Aimée de Heeren and Wallis Simpson.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. In this episode, Matthew and Alyce discuss the Edwardian era, the last period named after its reigning monarch. This period of relative peace, prosperity and stability in Europe combined with some major advancements in technology to have a huge impact on the jewellery of the day and it also saw the emergence of platinum for the first time.

Selected Jewellery Icons of the Edwardian period are the Cartier brothers and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. In this episode, Matthew and Alyce chat about the three stages of the very long and very influential Victorian period. So much of the jewellery at this time had little hidden messages and romantic personal touches while natural motifs were extremely popular.

Every week, Matty and Alyce pick their favourite jewellery icons from the period and this week's icons are Queen Victoria and Empress Eugénie de Montijo.

Producer: Ross Hannon

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This 10-part series is a journey in "Jewellery Through the Ages" beginning in the Georgian era and going all the way up to modern day. In this episode, Matthew and Alyce chat about the Georgian period, placing the jewellery and styles in their cultural and historical contexts while as always providing expert insights into the trade today such as why Georgian period jewellery is so incredibly rare nowadays and why cleaning it should really be left to the professionals.

Every week, Matty and Alyce pick their favourite jewellery icons from the period and this week's icons are Georgina Cavendish and Marie Antoinette.

Producer: Ross Hannon

www.courtville.ie