Since Roman times, games of chance have used gambling chips to keep track of wagers. Originally crude metal or clay disks, they slowly evolved into todays casino chips.

The heyday of counters existed i...

In nature gold has a deep yellow color.  This pure, or 24kt, gold is very soft and easily bent.   Because of this, it is not ideal for use in jewelry. To improve the durability of gold, it is mixed w...

When we found this spectacular example of a Byzantine histamenon gold coin we knew it deserved special attention. Working with our new designer Maritza Miranda (more on her in a future post!), we deci...

At Ferbers we like to use jewelry as a vehicle to explore far-off places and interesting cultures. One of our favorite collections is our Ethiopian Coptic Crosses. In the West we may not be very famil...

Most women would agree that you can't go wrong by giving jewelry. But, if you really want to score points there are a few things you should consider when deciding which piece of jewelry is perfect for...

What's your jewelry philosophy? Don't have one? Didn't know you needed one? We've been in the business for a long time, so we thought we'd share with you what it is about jewelry that still excites us...

The Ferber family is full of astronomy lovers, so it is no surprise that one of our favorite products is our meteorite jewelry. Many of our meteorite pendants are made from one of the most famous mete...

Chariot racing was the most popular sport in ancient Greece and Rome. It is hard to imagine that 2,000 years ago as many as 250,000 people would gather in the Circus Maximus in Rome to watch chariot r...

Some of the most beautiful jewels in the world are classified as organic gemstones. As the name implies, these gemstones come from living organisms, as opposed to minerals. The most common examples ar...