M. Lowe & Co. offers free appraisals to customers, and in the heals of inviting Peter Shemonski, of the revered public television antique appraisal show, invites you to come to the store for a valuation of your heirlooms. Margo Lowe founded M. Lowe & Co. 23 years ago, and has extensive experience buying and selling antique and period jewelry. Bring in your heirloom to the store for an evaluation. We invite you to browse the extensive antique jewelry collection we have available including a wide spectrum of jewels including colored and rose-cut diamonds, sapphires, cameos, enameled and copper jewels.

Appraisal consultation by Public Television Expert

Join Peter Shemonsky G. G.

at M. Lowe & Co. for a free appraisal

January 23rd: 12 - 5pm - free, call for appointment

Peter Shemonsky G. G., a public television jewelry appraiser, has worked within the jewelry industry throughout his professional career in the retailing, design, manufacturing and auction venues.

He is the course writer and instructor for the ISA antique and period jewelry course, in addition to being an internationally recognized expert and lecturer on antique and period jewelry. We will welcome 3 pieces of jewelry per person and will provide verbal information regarding their period, gemstones and metal, overall condition and current fair market or retail value.

December desires Turquoise

Turquoise jewelry has been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs, over 6,000 years ago.

The birth stone for December is Turquoise, an ancient stone, still revered by many and enjoyed in the form of jewelry today.

For centuries, the most valuable turquoise came from Iran (Persia) but today some specimens mined in the southwestern United States compete with it.

Aristotle and Pliny both refer to turquoise.

Marco Polo even wrote about it.

Turquoise has always been considered a stone of life. The name "Persian Turquoise" is now generally used to refer to any turquoise stone that does not have the black or brown veining commonly found in turquoise mined in the United States.

Native American Indians had as many different words for turquoise as there were languages spoken.

Many of the words translated into English as the “sky stone” evoking the sky-blue shade of the stone most commonly found.