Aesthetic Engineering Fine Jewels and Antiques

Specialists in Fine Pre-Georgian, Georgian, and Victorian Jewelry and Fine Arts! Est. 1987.
Exclusively on Ruby Lane. Member since August 2004 View Profile

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Today's Featured Items

$399 USD
SUPERB Chinese Translucent Celery Green Jadeite Bangle,..

$195 USD
CLASSIC Estate 36" Lapis Lazuli/14k Bead Necklace!

$875 USD
REDUCED ASTOUNDING 7 1/2" Georgian Paste-Set Magnifier,..

$1,950 USD
GREAT Oil Portrait of a Federal American Surgeon, Dr. ..

$225 USD
PRE-COLUMBIAN Textile Fragment, Framed, c.400 AD!

$925 USD
LUSCIOUS & Rare Scottish 15k/Citrine Brooch, c.1860!

$795 USD
IDENTIFIED American Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, ..

$455 USD
ANCIENT Egyptian Ivory Votive Bangle on Custom-Made ..

$180 USD
SPECIAL 1/4 Plate Studio Dag of Teenaged Beauty, ..

$1,895 USD
OLD MASTER Oil on Copper Miniature of a Lady, ca.1650!

$895 USD
MASTERPIECE Portrait Miniature on Ivory of a Judge, ..

$185 USD
SUPERB Studio 1/6 Plate Dag of a Fashionable Lady, ..

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About Aesthetic Engineering Fine Jewels and Antiques

Our Service Pledge To You:
Authenticity 100% Guaranteed. COAs are issued on any ancient items and jewels pre-dating 1600 AD.

About Us
Welcome to Aesthetic Engineering Fine Jewels and Antiques! I founded Aesthetic Engineering Antiques in 1987, long before the internet became the new worldwide marketplace for antiques. I began to specialize in antique jewelry in 1990, and became active in the internet market in 1997. My fine antique jewelry now accounts for 90% of my annual sales.

I hold a Master's Degree in Victorian Studies, and have collected and studied antiques independently and intensively for 20 years in the following areas: Early American furniture, ancient, late-Renaissance, Stuart, Georgian and Victorian jewelry, portrait Miniatures, Western world antiquities, historic costume, and decorative objects spanning six centuries. I am a specialist in pre-Georgian, Georgian and Victorian jewelery, ancient Western World jewelry, historic costume, and portrait miniatures dating from 1600-1850.

Often, I lecture at trade conferences, antiques shows, local museums, and universities. In July 2000, I was honored to deliver four lectures on Georgian and Victorian jewelry at the "21st Annual Antique Jewelry and Gemstone Conference," the world's largest and best-respected professional antique jewelry conference. I have since been a member of the conference lecturing faculty from 2002-2007. I will be back on the faculty in July, 2009. In 2004, I hosted "Atlanta's First Antique Jewelry Roadshow," and appeared in a related segment on FOX network's "Good Day Atlanta." I have also guest lectured at the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design on "The Context of Jewelry in Fashion: 1550-1750." (2004)

I am a member of ASJH (The American Society for Jewelry Historians), and I possess a very thorough library of reference materials and use them constantly. I also have an in-house lab for testing, and I am happy to provide jewelry authentication and valuation services. My motto is RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!! I love this business, and feel that every item that passes through my hands, for however brief a time, is special, and deserves to be examined and well understood. I also provide identification and valuation services for both collectors and dealers of antique jewelry.

Thank you for stopping by, and enjoy your shopping experience!

Methods of Accepted Payment: Paypal (preferred); US-based personal and business checks; domestic and international money orders made out in USD. Sorry; no wire transfers.

My Layaway Terms: Please note that all layaway payments are final and non-refundable.

All items priced over $200 are eligible for layaway. Terms are 30% down, with 60-180 days to pay the full balance depending on the price of the item. This includes any reduced or sale items priced over $200.

My Dealer-To-Dealer Discount Policy: Ruby Lane shop owners get a 10% discount on all items! Do not be shy. . . just ask, and please provide your shop name!