{"id":57814,"date":"2025-01-30T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/antique-2\/jewelry-collection-story-nia-of-gemcorps-gem-gossip\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T13:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:35:57","slug":"jewelry-collection-story-nia-of-gemcorps-gem-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=57814","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry Collection Story \u2013 Nia of @GemCorps – Gem Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Today\u2019s Jewelry Collection Story comes from Nia of @GemCorps<\/strong> \u2013 Nia is based out of California and although she\u2019s loved jewelry since she was very young, 2015 would be the official date her jewelry career started. She has amazing style and loves the stories behind the jewels just as much as the jewels themselves. Many jewelry enthusiasts know her for her \u201cSweet CHAIRiot\u201d<\/strong><\/a> pendant which features a gold folding chair with an even bigger meaning behind it. So excited to share Nia\u2019s jewels and story:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been collecting jewelry since my girlhood; vintage jewelry since teenagehood; and I started picking up antique pieces in my early twenties when I was a luxury goods and fine jewelry publicist.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The @gemcorps profile reads \u201cstaunch centenarian,\u201d so I\u2019m drawn to the Belle Epoque era which encompasses my favorite fine jewelry design periods: Victorian, Art Nouveau and Edwardian. The quirkiness, the nature themes, the delicately laced filigree and sentimental motifs of buckles and lockets, just sing to me. I also collect horseshoes, opal and moonstone jewelry, and one can never have too many owls. Finding an exquisite Art Nouveau bat would just make my year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cJewelry represents many of the qualities that I value most in this life, which are the natural world, creativity\/design and storytelling. The fine stuff wouldn\u2019t be so fine without us collaborating with the earth\u2019s gifts, so there\u2019s a beautiful marriage of humans using and being inspired by natural resources to create these very personal objets d\u2019 art. Fascinating! That being said, I prefer the pieces that have lived a few lives and therefore don\u2019t require further devastation of the Mother Planet,\u00a0including the impact on indigenous communities. With multi-lineage jewelry\u2014antique, vintage and estate\u2014- my passion for storytelling and story-learning is stimulated as well. Where are the raw materials from? Who created it and how? What\u2019s the human lineage of the piece? Researching these questions is something that I delight in. Also the ceremonial significance of jewelry has been very powerful throughout our existence.\u00a0 Love, pride, rites of passage, protective properties, celebration\u2014they all come through. Certainly as I select my jewelry wardrobe, I think about what fortification I need that day, and if it happens to go with the rest of the outfit\u2014great! It\u2019s such a timeless pursuit and I\u2019m grateful to be able to express myself through jewelry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cA certain social media app is one of my primary sources for treasure hunting and then I mostly buy from small, independent dealers. When I travel, it is ON! I have very fond memories of getting lost in the centuries old neighborhoods of Fes and Barcelona; spending hours in antiques shops coast-to-coast; and combing the aisles of fairs and gem shows. I can hunt tirelessly. It\u2019s scary. I\u2019m my father\u2019s daughter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cDo I have any pieces with a special\u00a0story behind them? They all do. That\u2019s why I do this! There\u2019s a unique conversion ring that I call The Cardinal. At Marin French Market, I purchased\u00a0an exquisite Edwardian stick pin made of platinum, diamonds and calibre sapphires. My intention was\u00a0to turn it into a ring, with\u00a0the head having the capability to sit both North-South and East-West. My jeweler came up with a semi-fixed mechanical piece mounted at the back of the head with a tiny rod and affixed to the Art Deco band via a housing. After some wear, the soldering failed, so I recently had it fixed and another jeweler\u00a0improved upon the initial design. It\u2019s fabulous mash-up of eras and styles.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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\u201cMabel Celia Guinn Ashe, our Grandma, was often seen layering beautiful, long gold necklaces with lockets, a Nefertiti pendant, a MOM charm, rings and bangles\u2014even in her housecoat!\u00a0 \u201cGma\u201d gave me my first pair of pearl studs and my first nice watch, a Benrus. Gold bracelet and necklace, Grandma. Mother-of-pearl pendants, Grandma.\u00a0Mabel believed in spending her hard earned money on things that held some value and would stand up to time. Today I wear her mid-century\u00a0modern onyx and gold ring and her Longines Wittnauer timepiece. They\u2019re the only two pieces in my collection that truly are irreplaceable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

You can follow Nia here \u2014> @GemCorps<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n