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Suffragettes power – for the last 100 years women in power!

The anniversary of 2018: 100 years ago the suffragette movement achieved its decisive success. The recognition of the suffrage for woman and the progress of equal rights in general coming along with it, was world-changing in 1918. Besides, circumstances that surround us nowadays are considered to be quite normal and ordinary, but are indeed the result of many years' protests, self-sacrificing efforts and indefatigable organisation. Already in the outgoing 19th century groups of women formed to protest against their barred...

Fascinating garnet jewellery in January – positive prospects with RHEINFRANK!

The New Year decorates itself with red. Shortly after the turn of the year, the world though rotates around the same axis. Nevertheless, the fascination of the new, forthcoming year is always extremely and exceptionally stimulating. Now at this point, we will, on a monthly basis, draw your attention to natal stones, also called lucky stones. We start with the natal stone of January: the garnet. Late born Capricorns, as well as the January Aquarius’s will be pleased about the...

Vouchers for antique jewelry at RHEINFRANK – the perfect gift!

Welcome to the fascinating world of old jewelry! In the newly furnished shop of RHEINFRANK Antique & Vintage Jewelry Berlin you can buy antique jewelry from 3 centuries in a very relaxed atmosphere and let yourself be completely inspired. You can also view and purchase a representative and exciting part of our range in the large RHEINFRANK online shop. More than 1,800 antique and vintage pieces of jewelry are waiting to be discovered by you online. In our air-conditioned shop...

Antique Jewellery Berlin – discover the most beautiful Christmas gifts now!

Welcome to the newly furnished shop of RHEINFRANK Antique & Vintage Jewellery in Berlin! In October 2017 we renewed our large showcases in the shop as well as all window display cases at Linienstraße 44. Accordingly to the timeless beauty and exclusivity of old jewellery, our sales room shines so brilliantly and equally relaxed as never before. After extensive renovations and the inclusion of the world famous Cire Trudon scented candles in our range, we have now completed the appearance...

Old Jewellery is our passion

Old jewellery, in particular antique jewellery manufactured before 1950, is our passion. Portable and modern taste corresponding antique jewellery origins from the time between 1750 and 1950. By definition antique jewellery is at least 50 years old – by this we as a trader understand the artistic jewellery production up to the end of the Art déco epoch at the end of the 1940s. During two centuries goldsmiths and jewellers perpetuated the technical and cultural progress of its respective epoch for...

Discover Jet Jewellery at RHEINFRANK Antique & Vintage Jewellery Berlin

The best way to describe Victorian jewellery with one word is "soulful". It describes love and memory, with its representing symbols such as heart and hands, snakes and knots. The strict rules of the Victorian period of mourning as of 1861, asked the fact, that the pieces of jewellery should be black in the first year of grief. However, the trendy ladies of the society made this jewellery universally valid and it was worn continuously, whether grief or not. In the...

René Lalique introduced horn introduced horn in the circle of high-quality jewellery

René Lalique, the big master of Art nouveau (in Germany known as Jugendstil ), introduced horn in the circle of high-quality jewellery. His internationally known contemporaries Georges Pierre and Elizabeth Bonté have designed  also horn-rimmed jewellery at the same time and have decisively contributed to the fact that jewellery, sculpture and fashion met and melted with each other. The way women dressed themselves was subjected to a revolutionary change about 1900. The liberation from the corset and carrying light, fluent materials...

Cufflinks are probably the most versatile pieces of jewellery available

Cufflinks are probably the most versatile pieces of jewellery available. Not only for men with style and good taste, but in every respect. An unmatched variety of the used materials, stylistic means and motives, as well as every conceivable form characterize this category. Anyone who searches cufflinks and finds with us antique and vintage cufflinks, can draw from unlimited resources. The heyday begins about 1920, at the end of art nouveau and the beginning of art déco, where cufflinks became...

Antique engagement rings – the timeless passion!

Currently we experience the romantic Renaissance of the engagement ring. This development is especially for young people the climax on reflecting the honest and remaining values in life. Even more: it is a unprecedented declaration of love to love. An antique engagement ring corresponds to the today's desire for individuality and esteem the most. Pieces of jewellery with history are very popular in the new spirit of the time (zeitgeist) and are at least 50 years old. The antique engagement ring...

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