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{HOW IT ALL STARTED}
Dennis Jewelry Company is a 3rd generation, family-owned and operated jewelry store. We have been serving San Antonio and the great state of Texas since 1936. George Dennis, Sr. began his apprenticeship in the jewelry industry at the age of 12. During his apprenticeship, he learned everything there was to know, from custom made items to hand engraving and all kinds of jewelry repairs.
This tradition continues today at our beautiful new store located at 281 North at Winding Way.
George Dennis, Jr., his daugher, Kim, and son, Jason, and a courteous staff will help you with all of your jewelry and watch needs. |
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If you don't know jewelry, know your jeweler.
Dennis Jewelry Company
Jewelers For Life.
Tradition is an important part of the jewelry business. This priceless trade has been passed down for generations.
"As far back as the Old Stone Age, people made jewelry. In their cave dwellings they fashioned amulets and necklaces of teeth and animal bones. Although some of these probably were worn as adornments, others may have been used to ward off perceived dangers and harmful spirits. By Babylonian times, people had learned to work with gold, and jewelry making had become a craft. The Sumerian jewelers had their workshops within the temple grounds. Jewelers in ancient Egypt developed jewelry enamels, or cloisonné, and produced magnificent gold and silver pieces. The Etruscans have never been equaled for their work in granulation—fusing tiny pellets of gold onto a metal surface to form a raised design.
The ancient Greeks worked chiefly in enamel and filigree—gold or silver wire shaped into lacelike openwork. Jewelers of the Roman Empire added gems to gold and silver pieces. Enameling and heavy design characterized the elaborate Byzantine jewelry.
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Among the ancient Hebrews, bracelets were the insignia of kings. The Bible frequently mentions jewelry. The design for the breastpiece of the high priest Aaron, for example, appears in Exodus (chapter 28, line 15); it was to have 12 gems—sardius (ruby), topaz, carbuncle, emerald, sapphire, diamond, jacinth, agate, amethyst, beryl, onyx, and jasper, all set in gold filigree.
Medieval nobles delighted in jeweled religious objects, and in robes and gloves sewn thick with gems. In the brilliant, florid days of the Renaissance, jewelry designs were made by such great artists as Dürer in Germany and Botticelli, Ghiberti, and Cellini in Italy.
Except in Japan, peoples of Asia have long loved jewelry and have worn a great deal of it. In the bazaars of India today artisans still make pieces from designs that may be 2,000 years old. The Chinese too display great skill and artistry, especially in the classical wedding headdresses. Jade is particularly prized. While the best-known type of jade is the brilliant green form, many people prefer the gem's more rare colors, such as white mottled with grass green or red spots and green flecked with gold."
"jewelry and gems." Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 10 Dec. 2006
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