Baltic amber earrings for just over £7, amber pendants under £20, large amber rings for £18 to £40, complete amber jewellery sets between £25 and £36; plus information on what’s new at the Polish Amber Mart and International Fair; the best amber jewellery wholesale deals; choosing handcrafted amber and silver jewellery by contemporary designers and where to shop online.
Polish Amber Jewellery For UK Buyers
Much of the best amber and silver jewellery crafted in Poland with top grade Baltic amber gemstone cabochons and beads are sold directly to UK clients through online shops that price their products in GBP and offer comfortable UK delivery options. One such shop is simply called Amber Jewellery, via jewellery-amber dot co dot uk. Although based in Warsaw, Poland, the items for sale are not the classic bead necklaces found in the Polish tourist markets, rather sleek and chic creations, often ingeniously blended with other semi-precious gemstones and set in solid sterling silver.
The other benefit to shopping from places that cater to the UK market is that items such as rings are offered in both US and UK sizes, making ordering much easier instead of having to consult size charts.
Because of the way in which the amber stones are carefully selected for color, translucence and unusual fossil inclusions, each piece is unique.
The items are all certified as genuine Baltic amber, even the more unusual translucent lemon yellow, pure white and green amber jewellery that isn’t the ordinary cognac or honey colored amber you imagine amber to be.
What is Amber Costume Jewellery?
When it comes to semiprecious gemstone pieces and affordable precious gems like amber, the line between costume jewellery and fine silver jewellery is murky because the finest genuine Baltic amber items set in solid silver may be as affordable as the cheapest faux or fashion jewellery items that are completely manmade. There are several factors that determine whether a piece is fashion jewellery or not.
- the quality, clarity, color and fossil inclusions of the individual stone
- the settings, the weight, the size and the overall design
- the craftsmanship involved in creating the jewellery – for example one of a kind designer items that are handcrafted will be more valuable than manufactured pieces
- the price of the jewellery sets, rings bracelets or amber earrings versus the price of a similar piece of costume jewelry with faux stones
- how the piece is viewed by the buyer – for example a collector may acquire a cheap amber cross but since it is a collectible style or shape or has an unusual color or shaped stone, it may be a collectible item instead of a piece of amber costume jewellery for wearing everyday
- how is the jewellery worn, for day or evening, and is it accenting formal attire or casual ensembles.
For example, if you purchase a designer collier necklace for formal eveningwear with near perfect translucent amber gemstones set in solid sterling silver, the item will by no means be considered cheap fashion jewellery, although the item we use as an example costs scarcely a little more than £30. It is so finely crafted and contains only precious metals and gems and therefore is “fine jewellery”.
However, for exactly the same price, there’s a large funky amber bracelet, which in fact has more amber than the necklace above, yet due to the design, the more casual nature of the piece and the fact that it will be easy to pair with jeans and Ts or daywear, and is not set in silver or with precious metals but strung together very simply, the item may well fall under fashion or costume amber jewellery. What’s the difference between the two pieces? In term of quality. Nothing. In terms of being genuine certified Baltic amber. None. In terms of being contemporary by design. They are both modern pieces. In terms of price. There is no difference.
That’s the problem with affordable gems, like topaz and amethyst and amber, sometimes garnets and peridot, even jade, coral and turquoise…although the gems and metals used in the settings may be entirely real, they are so cheap that they get categorized as merely fashionable accessories.
Baltic Amber Jewellery From Emerging Polish Designers
From September 9 to 11, 2010, the Polish international amber fair will be held in Gdansk sponsored by Amber Mart. Some of the previous designers who have been highlighted at the fair are the likes of Stanis?aw Ca?ka, Izabela Gutowska, and from Ostrowski Design.
These marvelous contemporary silver amber jewellery designers show their work through the Amber Mart and through specific outlets such as Gallery Gutowska and the famous Ostrowski-Design.PL.
The latter designer is renowned throughout the UK for exquisite amber and Swarovski crystal designs. There appears to be a UK representative for these innovative works by Ostrowski via a place called Earthsniffers Ltd. Jacek Ostrowski has a list of credits to his name throughout Poland, the rest of Europe and even Canada. His inspiration is derived from the use of geometric shapes that repeat themselves metrically, and the interpretations, crafted from sterling silver and fine Baltic amber gemstone pieces are warm yet sleekly modern, symmetrical yet interacting with the natural stone.
For some of the best, most unique contemporary creations buy Baltic amber jewellery direct from the source, and places like Amber Mart and the top designers have god connections with the UK and their online information and catalogues as well as websites with online buying options, are all offered in English. However, for some of the most innovative green amber jewellery pieces that are likely to find anywhere, we highly recommend the creations of by Ostrowski.
Suggestions for Polish Amber jewellery Wholesale Buying
If you wish to carry Baltic or Polish amber jewellery in your shop or store, then we suggest a place called Amber Apple.
There’s also a high end company called Kewa that offers silver polish amber jewellery that’s outstanding. Kewa has a lovely online showroom, but ordering must be done through email contact.
Amber Mart also has wholesale amber bead necklace and lots of amber and silver jewelry for good prices.
However for the items you see in the images we present, they can all be ordered through Amber Apple. The beads and amber cufflinks they have for sale are outstanding, all set in polished silver.
For more information on Amber Jewelry from around the world, details about the gemstone’s history, where deposits are found, where to shop for unusual and affordable pieces, and what styles are available online, please see our related topics.
We offer a guide not only to polish amber jewellery for those in the UK but also about the top amber and silver jewelry dealers in the US and even where to get antique and blue amber, as well as the amber teething necklaces to sooth baby’s aching gums.
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