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Amaze Her this Valentine's Day
Shreve, Crump & Low has over 215 years of experience making Valentine's Day dreams come true. This year is no different. We have curated a special collection of remarkable jewelry suited for this most romantic of occasions.
Please click here to see jewelry and gifts that will amaze her on February 14th.
Remember, we offer free shipping on all purchases and free overnight shipping on purchases over $250. In celebration of Valentine's Day, we are also pleased to include an exclusive Shreve, Crump & Low traveling jewelry box with online purchases over $1,000 made by February 10th.
Happy Valentine's Day from Shreve, Crump & Low!
Labels: Boston, Chestnut Hill, Diamonds, heart-shaped jewelry, jewelry box, Online, rubies, Sales + Promotions, Sapphires, Valentine's Day, What's New
Introducing the SC&L Watch Blog
We are pleased to announce that we have recently launched a blog for those of you interested in news and information about luxury watches. Here is an excerpt from a recent blog entry, below. We invite you to follow SC&L Watches on Tumblr at http://sclwatches.tumblr.com.
SC&L Watches blog excerpt:
A. Lange & Sohne SIHH New Release: Lange 1 Tourbillion Perpetual Calendar…a watch worth noting well. In a limited edition series of 100 in platinum, this watch has created two new patents alone in the watch making world. (click on photos for enlarged view)
The ever graceful Lange 1 team has worked in secret since 2008 to design, develop and produce this incredible timepiece. In classic German fashion this Lange 1 Perpetual Tourbillion doesn’t reveal the tourbillion mechanism on the dial of the watch, instead a modest inscription of “Tourbillion” at 12 ‘o’ clock indicates the high-complication. The equilibrium of the dial provides no further clues regarding the technical complexity and immense engineering effort behind the development of this horological magnum opus. However, if you were to flip the watch over a full-sapphire crystal caseback beautifully reveals the one rotation a minute tourbillion, centerset on a carefully hand engraved balance cock. This gentleman is what we like to call stealth wealth, the watch is so timelessly Lange: highly complicated, yet utterly refined and subtle.
Labels: A. Lange and Söhne, Boston, SIHH, watch blog, Watches
Nanis: Heart-themed jewelry from Italy
Shreve, Crump & Low is honored to carry the Nanis Collection of Fine
Jewelry, a creative expression of world-renowned designer Laura Bicego. The designer’s collections reflect different
inspirational moods, with her beautifully designed jewelry using graphic shapes
of hearts perfect for expressions of love for Valentine’s Day.
Nanis, from Vicenza, Italy, combines fine Italian designs with modern
practicality. Laura melds traditional, handcrafted gold working techniques with
an elegant and stylized flare. Today, Nanis is recognized internationally as
the symbol in fine Italian design.
Nanis is
known for making jewelry of perfect construction and guaranteed durability that
is elegant, sophisticated and timeless. All Nanis jewelry is hand-made using
18kt gold-either plain gold with alternating polished and engraved elements, or
gold jewelry pieces enriched by diamonds or natural color stones. Precise
engraving is completed by expert hands using an awl, which distinguishes Nanis
jewelry from others, due to its high aesthetic value.
Laura is a
second-generation jeweler who learned her craft from her father Giuseppe Bicego
at their family's manufacturing workshop in the serene Italian countryside of
Trissino, Vicenza. It is in this same town that Laura and husband Piero,
founded their own factory and jewelry design house.
Please click here to see some of the beautiful
pieces of Nanis jewelry in our collections.Labels: Boston, Featured Designer, Featured Vendor, gold jewelry, heart-shaped jewelry, Italian jewelry, Nanis, Online, Valentine's Day
Happy Chinese New Year!
In
celebration of Chinese New Year, we're showcasing the beautiful tablescape created by designer Eric Jacobs using pieces from our Mottahedeh Blue Canton
china collection. The most fashionable tables in the early American Republic
were set with blue and white "Canton"
ware, so called for the great Chinese trading port from which it came. Chinese
blue and white porcelain was in demand well into the 19th century and has been
part of the heritage of many American families. Blue Canton faithfully recaptures this centuries
old tradition and taste.
Please click here to see more examples of beautiful fine china. Labels: Blue Canton, Boston, Chinese New Year, Featured Vendor, Mottahedeh, Online
Garner acclaim with garnet jewelry - January's birthstone
Happy birthday to those of you born in January! One of the most popular forms of garnet - the January birthstone - is tsavorite. This is a beautiful green color and is named after the Tzavo region of Kenya where it is mainly found. Tsavorite is a relatively new gemstone, having only been discovered in the 1960s.
Please click here to see highlights of the garnet jewelry in our Boston store. Please click here to see highlights of the garnet jewelry in our Chestnut Hill store.
Labels: Birthstones, Boston, Chestnut Hill, garnets, Online
Tassel Earrings Talk of the Town
 
Julianne Moore's Bulgari emerald tassel earrings were the talk of the Golden Globes on Sunday evening. She wore a black strapless Chanel Couture Fall 2011 gown with subtle, ruffled layers, with her luxurious red hair swept over one shoulder to reveal her stunning earrings.
Ms. Moore is not the first actress to wear tassel earrings to the Golden Globes. In 2010, Kate Hudson looked equally glamorous in her Stephen Russell diamond and pearl tassel earrings. Our estate collection features 18 karat white gold vintage diamond and cultured pearl tassel earrings(shown above) that look remarkably like those worn by Ms. Hudson. Click here to learn more.
Labels: Bulgari, Emeralds, Jewelry And Celebrities, Julianne Moore, Kate Hudson, tassel earrings
The ultimate in luxury porcelain
Herend holds a rich history spanning many years, crossing many oceans and charming generation after generation to enjoy worldwide acclaim as the pinnacle in supreme porcelain, also known as “white gold.”
Now the largest porcelain manufactory in Europe, Herend was founded in 1826 to produce earthenware in the small Hungarian village for which it was named. At the time, Hungary was flooded with low-cost pottery, so competition was fierce. In 1839 a major turning point occurred when Mor Fischer became the Manufactory’s new owner. Taking Herend in an entirely new direction, visionary Fischer carved out the unique niche of producing dinnerware replacement pieces for Europe’s royal families to complement their valuable porcelain patterns from Germany and the Far East.
Fischer engineered a string of royal successes that quickly put Herend on the map and led to the next phase of Herend’s growth, when Manufactory artists began designing dinnerware patterns of their own. Queen Victoria’s 1851 purchase of a large set for Windsor Castle was a milestone, setting the stage for aristocrats throughout Europe to clamor for Herend in their estates.
The company’s foray into America came in 1853 with its medal-winning entry at the New York Exhibition of Industrial Arts, now commonly known as the World’s Fair. In the 1850s Herend added meticulously-crafted figurines to its creations, with folk figurines commanding center stage in the early years. Herend’s trademark fishnet pattern, which is widely recognized and prized as Herend’s signature design, started in 1858 when an artist intrigued with a Chinese plate’s fish scale design painted it onto a rooster figurine to imitate feathers.
Today, Herend is beloved world-wide as the ultimate in luxury porcelain. We are pleased to carry an extensive collection of Herend gifts and dinnerware. Please click here to see our fine china patterns. Please click here to see our Herend figurines. Labels: Boston, Herend, porcelain, Valentine's Day
When you own a Gurgling Cod®, you own a Boston icon!
 These whimsical fish-shaped jugs are available in three sizes - large measuring 10", small measuring 6.5" and a pair of minis measuring 3.5" and are available in four colors- white, green, blue and Nantucket coral (pictured here).
In 1964, we introduced our Gurgling Cod® pitcher at the request of Benjamin Dale Shreve (whose son, Richard, would be the last family member to run the company). The Gurgling Cods were modeled after a traditional English "glug jug". Turn one over and pour out water to hear this delightful sound.
What make Shreve, Crump & Low's cod pitchers unique are their anatomically correct fins, gills, and scales of a fish native to our very own waters. This is why a Gurgling Cod®, pitcher will forever remind one of New England, whether viewed at our stores or anywhere in the world. The Gurgling Cod®, is made exclusively for Shreve, Crump & Low and sold only in our stores or through our website. Labels: Boston, Chestnut Hill, Gurgling Cods, Nantucket, Online
Limited Edition Heritage Irish Crystal Bowl
Inspired by centuries of tradition, Heritage Irish Crystal is authentically mouth-blown and hand-cut in Waterford City, Ireland, a city steeped in the history of this fine art which dates back to 1783. Founded in 1990, Heritage marks another chapter in Waterford City’s long and proud association with the art of handmade, full lead crystal. Today, Heritage Irish Crystal is the only Irish crystal company still producing full lead crystal, authentically mouth-blown and hand-cut, in Ireland.
Knowing the fine quality of Heritage Irish Crystal, Shreve, Crump & Low commissioned them to make a limited edition crystal fruit bowl etched with an image of Boston’s beloved swan boats. Click here to purchase one or more of these unique bowls, measuring 7" in diameter.
Heritage Irish Crystal History
Joe Williams was born in Waterford City in 1944, three years prior to the revival of the crystal industry in the city which had flourished there since 1783. It became an industry famed throughout the world that would shape his working career for over half a century and see the birth of Heritage Irish Crystal.  In 1960, at the age of 15, Joe was employed as an apprentice glass-blower at Waterford Crystal. Excelling as a craftsman along with his passion for the industry Joe went on to enjoy a wonderful and varied career with Waterford Crystal. After almost 30 years, Joe held the position of General Manager of the Glass Blowing division at which time he took the brave decision to leave the corporate world and concentrate once again on the history of the craft that is authentic mouth-blown, hand-cut Irish crystal.
In 1990, Joe opened the doors to the crystal factory at Bilberry in Waterford City where Heritage was born. Heritage’s mission is to pursue excellence in the authentic craft of mouth-blown and hand-cut full lead crystal. It is their dedication and perfection of the age-old techniques brought to the city by their ancestors, which ensures the superior quality of their crystal. Full lead molten crystal expertly blown, with patterns cut deeply with precision combined with a unique polishing formula result in their antique- style quality with wonderful weight and a consistent diamond-like sparkle in each and every piece.
Click here to see the other fine pieces of Heritage Irish Crystal gifts in our collections. Click here to see examples of Heritage Irish Crystal barware and stemware in our collections. Labels: Boston, Crystal, Heritage Irish Crystal, Online, Swan boats, What's New
Shake it up with salt and pepper shakers by Thistle & Bee
A beautiful way to set your table is with these stunning sterling silver salt and pepper shakers from Thistle & Bee. We invite you to click on the images below to learn more about each of these stunning sets. Please click here to see other gifts and jewelry designed by Thistle & Bee.
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| Sterling Silver Swan Salt & Pepper Shaker with Spoon |
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| Sterling Silver Pagoda Salt & Pepper Shakers |
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| Sterling Silver Champagne Bucket & Cooler Salt & Pepper Set |
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| Sterling Silver Beehive and Honey Jar Salt & Pepper Shakers |
Labels: Boston, Featured Items, Featured Vendor, Online, salt and pepper, Sterling Silver, Thistle and Bee
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