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Karen’s Jewelers hosts Estate Show on Friday, Saturday

Posted at 10:16 am April 19, 2016
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

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Karen’s Jewelers in Oak Ridge wil host an Estate Show on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, 2016. (Submitted photo)

An Elvis Presley fan who hung around the gates of Graceland in Memphis from the 1950s to the 1970s was lucky enough to meet the rock ‘n roll star and receive a gift from him of gold-plated “EP” initial lapel pins.

Elvis’ lapel pins and other estate, vintage, and celebrity-owned jewelry will be on display at Karen’s Jewelers on Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23.

The Estate Jewelry Show and Sale will be from 3-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Karen’s Jewelers, 1120 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. The show will feature jewelry from bygone eras and celebrity jewelry with stories to tell.

Among the treasures will be vintage engagement rings, pearls, cameos, diamonds, gold, signed pieces, gems in exotic colors, platinum and filigree designs gathered from estates around the world, according to Martha Hart of Karen’s Jewelers.

Rings, bracelets, earrings, brooches, pendants, and necklaces are among hundreds of pieces that will be on display. A wide selection of colors of gems and karats of gold will be included. Jewelry reflecting the beauty and craftsmanship from Art Nouveau, Belle Époque, Edwardian, Art Deco, and Retro eras through the late 20th century will be featured at the event.

Elvis wore his “EP” initials in the mid-1950s, a letter of authenticity states, and gave them to the fan, Julia Mason, who collected all kinds of Elvis memorabilia. Decades later, when she was elderly, she sold the initials to a collector.

“She wants (Elvis’) treasures to go to a good home and collector who will love and cherish things like she did,” Mason’s sister wrote the collector.

Jewelry is considered estate jewelry if it is previously owned, though not always from an estate, according to Hart. Such jewelry may not always be antique jewelry, which is at least 100 years old. Many one-of-a-kind selections of older jewelry, often hand-made by master craftsmen, will be shown during the event. Unless a piece is a rare collector’s item, a savings can be passed along to customers on many pieces of older jewelry that were probably acquired at prices below today’s market, Hart said.

For more information about the event, to request that a specific gem or jewelry from a specific period be available, or to request an appointment the day of the show and sale, contact Karen’s Jewelers at (865) 483-6717. Also, see the website at www.karensjewelers.com.

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Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: celebrity-owned jewelry, Estate Jewelry Show, Estate Jewelry Show and Sale, Karen's Jewelers, Martha Hart

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