The Secret Power of Silver People have known about the healing properties of silver since time immemorial. Historians claim that Alexander the Great ordered the creation of special barrels lined with a thin layer of silver for storing water during his long campaigns. The water in these barrels stayed fresh for a long time, and those who drank it had no fear…

The last decades of the 20th century became a time of astonishing rediscovery of the forgotten masterpieces of the Russian jeweler Carl Fabergé (1842-1920), which seemed to have vanished forever from sight. These discoveries occasionally occurred in the most unexpected places and circumstances. For instance, in 1990, during the renovation of an old house on…

At the very beginning of the saga "Blade of the Razor," the outstanding author Ivan Efremov describes an exciting event that took place in Petrograd in 1916 – an exhibition by the famous artist and jeweler, a master of Ural gemstones, Alexei Kozmich Denisov-Uralsky. In his words, he depicts the atmosphere that reigned in the cloakroom, where…

Since June 23, the buyer can find domestic jewelry made of silver without a sample in jewelry stores (clause 2 of Article 12.1 Federal Law No. 41-FZ of March 26, 1998 "On Precious Metals and Precious Stones"). However, this does not mean that he has become more vulnerable.