Jewelry
Applefire Jewelry
Our Gallery Collection offers a way for anyone to own accessories which incorporate paper and parchment fragments that are literally 300 to 500 years old! This is the only collection in the world offering authentic, wearable pieces, which date from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, at affordable prices. Our designs use various combinations of sterling silver, semi-precious stones and high quality handcrafted pewter, and are inspired by a time when Gallantry and Chivalry ruled the day. Each Gallery piece comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, a fact sheet to help you explain and share the uniqueness of your piece, a gift box, and a bibliography so you can learn more about early printing.
Our Timeless Keepsakes Collection pieces use fragments that are 150 to 200 years old from the Victorian Era. Our most popular Keepsakes pieces incorporate bits from genuine editions of well known 19th century authors. Other pieces feature Bible
and hymnal parts and include a mustard seed.
Some of the most popular requests from our customers have been 19th century American authors. Every piece is unique and authentic and there is truly none other like it.
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Necklaces
Sterling Silver & 2 Gemstones. Enclosed fragment is enclosed incunabula from 1491 Bible. Note red rubrication. Extra ordinary conversation piece!
Medieval Pendant. Antique gold plate, with 4 eye catching period cabochons and 24" rope chain. Comes with 15th-16th century Bible fragment.
Sterling silver figaro chain. Three gemstones and sterling silver Celtic festoon. Unique glass vial contains 16th century Bible fragment plus mustard seed.
Earrings
Sterling silver post earring. Celtic design. Contains incunabula fragment of the Nuremberg chronicle. Printed in 1493 it's history of the world is often looked upon as the latest look at the medieval world before knowledge of the "New World" was widely disseminated.
Medieval Pendant. Antique gold plate, with 4 eye catching period cabochons and 24" rope chain. Comes with 15th-16th century Bible fragment.
Sterling silver ear wire & gemstone. Genuine fragment from Luther's German Bible printed 1798.
Pins
Library Pin-Hand antique sterling silver pin, shown with 1798 German Bible fragment. Biblia-Das ist. Die Sanke Heilige. Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments. (From title page) Nice Bold Imprints.
Unique two tone brooch pin with the 15th century incunabula fragment set in hand cut glass and mounted on an antiqued brass placard. Most show hand rubricated accents.
"Lady Bookbinder" Stitching a book on a 17th century sewing frame. Russian black lacquer ware pin.