We have just acquired this gold Claddagh Ring made by Richard Joyce of Galway circa 1700 which is about the time of the origin of the Irish Claddagh ring. Claddagh was a fishing village on the Western edge of Galway city in Ireland. Richard Joyce was very young when he embarked on a voyage to […]
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Some of the world’s most famous diamonds are not as bright “in the flesh” as they may seem in photographs. A visit to the Tower of London to see the Star of Africa is slightly disappointing, as the high security means that the light is poor, and the diamond fails to sparkle as well as […]