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Whether it's a gift for your sweetheart, a friend or for yourself because you survived 2020, our Valentines & Galentines Collection includes some of our favorite love charms and keepsakes.    We also have some beautiful new ornate Antique Button chokers in time for February! I've also added a small collection of Vintage Charms dating between 1850 and 1970.    

In Greek tradition, the Sphinx has the head of a Woman, the wings of a bird and the body of a Lioness. She is associated with the Hera's Riddle - the goddess guardian of the ancient Greek city of Thebes. Upon attempting to enter the great city, the Sphinx would ask the most famous riddle in history: "Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?" She devoured anyone who could not answer, suffering no fools. Famously, Oedipus solved the riddle with his answer: "Man—who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and...

Rethink the traditions behind Victorian Mourning Jewelry. 

We specialize in meaningful adornment. Each piece in our collection is a window back in time and reminds us that we are part of the great human journey. As an ethical brand we care deeply about how things are made. We invite you to find wonder in the ordinary.