Summer’s here!

Now that summer’s here you want to look great in your holiday clothes. And what better way to look stylish than dressing up your look with a hot summer jewellery!

I have put together some of my favourite pictures I took during my travels to get you in the holiday mood. Don’t forget to check out our silver summer collection!

Key West, Florida, USA
Key West, Florida, USA
Malaga, Spain
Malaga, Spain
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Georgette silver ring collection
Georgette silver ring collection
Santa Marinella, Italy
Santa Marinella, Italy
Santa Marinella, Italy
Santa Marinella, Italy
SMALL TWIG Baltic Amber-Silver Earrings
SMALL TWIG Baltic Amber-Silver Earrings
Greece
Greece
Texas, USA
Texas, USA
Florida, USA
Florida, USA
YUMI Silver Chain Pendant with Sapphires
YUMI Silver Chain Pendant with Sapphires
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Scotland
Scotland
AMIRRA Silver Stud Earrings
AMIRRA Silver Stud Earrings
Paris, France
Paris, France
Death Valley, California, USA
Death Valley, California, USA

Quality matters!

Recently our hallmark application with the The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office has been approved and out sponsor’s mark has been registered for next 10 years.

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office is the oldest Assay Office in UK and has been hallmarking jewellery since 1300s when Edward I of England passed a law requiring any item made of silver, which was offered for sale to be at least of equal quality as that of the coin of the realm (silver currency). (see more on wikipedia).

Most of products are sold with manufacturer’s mark of my Father’s company and we will be transitioning slowly to our own – to build a foundation that hopefully will last for hundreds of years from now.

And we do it all because at Harry Fay quality matters!

Tutti silver ring included in Vogue Magazine

Vogue Jun14 Cover with Kate Upton
Vogue Jun14 Cover with Kate Upton
Our Tutti silver ring has been included in the Vogue’s Jewellery Collection feature in June 2014 issue. A gorgeous Kate Upton is covering this month’s issue of Vogue Magazine.

We love our Tutti ring – this traditional cluster style silver ring is just what you need for this Summer. The floral pattern is made by seven rubies surrounding a bigger one in the centre, sitting prominently in a sterling silver setting.

We are so proud to be in British Vogue’s Jewellery Collection feature that we want to celebrate it with 10% discount offer for all orders. Just enter the discount code ‘TUTTI’ at the checkout and it will be automatically added to your basket. But hurry up, this offer ends on 30th of June 2014!

As seen in Vogue, Tutti silver ring
As seen in Vogue, Tutti silver ring

Mystic Baltic Amber

Amber was always considered as a mystical stone and people were interested in how the amber was created. Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that it was a magical stone, due to the amber’s electrostatic power. In ancient time people were burred with amber amulets as a form of the protection in their afterlife. To early Christians, amber was a presence of God. Chinese believed that amber is a heart and soul of a tiger. When tiger dies, its soul reappears on earth as amber, looking exactly like its heart. That’s why amber is a symbol of tiger’s courage, dignity and prestige.

Unpolished Amber Stone
Unpolished Baltic Amber Stone

The Greek myth about Phaeton

This is a legend about love and such a strong grieve that created something beautiful out of it. According to Greek myth, Phaeton was the son of the nymph Clymene and Helios. One day he learned that he was a son of god and, as he wasn’t convinced about it, he decided to travel east to the magnificent palace of the Sun to meet his father. As a proof of his fatherhood, Helios promised to let him drive the gold chariot of the sun across the sky, even if he known that it was too risky for mortal to guide the horses through the journey.

Sun Seeker, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL
Helios, Sun Seeker, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL

All Helios doubts become true, when horses felt the chariot was lighter than normal and rushed out of their usual course, rapidly across the sky and then down close to the earth. When they almost reach the ground, chaos came and the earth started to burn and sea started to shrank up. Helios had to destroyed the cause of this complete disorder and thrown a thunderbolt on his son.

Phaeton felt straight to the river Eridanus and was greatly mourned by his sisters, the Heliades, so much, that they were turned into the poplar trees and their tears was dropping to the river and became amber.

A tale about beautiful goddess Jurate and mortal fisherman Kastytis

There are more legends about this beautiful stone, one of them is a Baltic story about pretty goddess Jurate who was ruling the sea and over every sea creatures, living underneath in her spectacular amber castle.

A young but poor fisherman Kastytis was living along Baltic sea coast, and often was catching lot of fish, disturbing the peace of the sea and Jurate’s castle. That made a princess furious and she decided to put a stop to it and to punish Kastytis. But once she saw him, she suddenly felt in love, finding this young fisherman very handsome and courageous. So she took him to her beautiful amber castle, where they had happy times together.

Their happiness was destroyed when Perkūnas, a thunder-god, found out that his immortal daughter lives with mere mortal, when she was promised as a wife to Patrimpas, a god of water. Perukunas was so furious, that he thrown a thunderbolt on the amber castle, breaking it in crumbs and killed Kastytis. As a punishment, Jurate was chained to a rock underwater. Every time she cries and wipes for Kastytis, small amber teardrops appear on the Baltic shores.

Amber stones from the beach of the Baltic Sea
Amber stones from the beach of the Baltic Sea

A mystical stone

Baltic Amber is believed to possess therapeutic and medicinal powers, providing a great pain relief. Its warm colour gives an unforgettable charm, and a relaxing scent when you warm it in your hands. Baltic Amber was used as a material for personal ornaments since Palaeolithic times, first as simple amulets and talismans worn for protection, and over the years it has become more sophisticated and beautiful form of jewellery.

LUCIDA Multicolour Baltic Amber Silver Earrings
LUCIDA Multicolour Baltic Amber Silver Earrings
THREE PETALS Baltic Amber Silver Pendant Necklace
THREE PETALS Baltic Amber Silver Pendant Necklace
AMARILLO Exclusive Bold Silver Amber Pendant Necklace
AMARILLO Exclusive Bold Silver Amber Pendant Necklace