Antiquities Giftshop celebrates 20 years of internet business

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Antiquities Giftshop celebrates 20 years of internet business
Antiquities Giftshop, which has been in existence for almost 20 years, is offering authentic ancient jewellery which has been brought back to life for its customers to wear and enjoy now, as in antiquity.

- Did you know that you can wear the very same piece of jewellery as a Roman, a Medieval person, a Celt, Druid or viking?

- and in almost the same original condition?

Despite what conventional collectors and archaeologists believe, the customers of Antiquities Giftshop prove that professionally cleaned ancient jewellery is desirable in modern day. The Company professionally cleans Roman, Medieval, Celtic, Viking and Saxon jewellery to bring it back to its original lustre. The pieces can be bronze, copper, silver or gold. The cleaning process is gentle and the dents, nicks and scratches which make each piece unique remain. These little imperfections are what give each item its own story - its life history. A spokesman for the Company explained that the cleaning process takes several days and several methods are employed during this period. These depend on the type of metal to be cleaned, its condition, its age, and if there are any other components to be taken into account.

The Company displays many of the pieces with their patina before cleaning, so their true authenticity can be seen. There are before cleaning pictures and after cleaning with the majority of the antiquities. If a piece of ancient jewellery or an antiquity is deemed unsafe to clean, e.g. cleaning would it then the item is simply not cleaned. Some pieces of jewelry still have enamel or gilt remaining on the surface. Cleaning would undoubtedly damage the item.

It is true that collectors require their authentic ancient jewellery uncleaned, and that this has always been the norm. But there are many many pieces of ancient jewelry and, whilst some pieces should retain their patina, there are sufficient that some can and should be cleaned.

The Company knows that many of its customers want to be able to wear these historic pieces in their original lustre. A spokesman from Antiquities Giftshop stated that they get great delight and it is their passion to bring this ancient jewellery back to life. They believe that customers do not want to wear rings, bracelets, earrings, pendants that have a green patina, or that have earth still clinging to them. They want to wear them in all their true splendour.

The skilled craftsmen of the time spent many hours creating these individual pieces and it is now a joy to see them in their original lustre adorning the arms, fingers, ears of modern day human. These items such as Roman rings, Celtic pendants, medieval bracelets, viking necklaces make unique, meaningful and individual gifts and presents for men, women and children. The history of each item is given on the website where possible. So when a gift is made the connection to history can be seen, felt and absorbed in a fascinating piece of ancient antiquity or artefact.