Black Hills Gold 2 Leaves Silver Heart Toe Ring ~NEW! Start Price USD 32.99 Current Price USD 32.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 25, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Sioux Falls, South Dakota See more about 'Black Hills Gold 2 Leaves Silver Heart Toe Ring ~NEW!' Description            Please read the entire auction and visit our page for additional information about ourauctions and jewelry. If you have questions about an item, please email us before you bid. Up for auction is a cute, NEW, Black Hills Gold 2 Leaves On Silver Heart Toe RingCreated by Landstrom's Original Black Hills Gold Creations This toe ring is created with a classic Black Hills Golddesign of 12K green leaves and on sterling silver.A sterling silver heart adorns this toe ring. This toe ring is shipped in a gift box.Included is a certificate of authenticity andlifetime guaranty against defects and workmanship. Our Black Hills gold jewelry comes to you brand new, in the box with all certificates and cleaning instructions, straight from the factory. Most all of our Black Hills Gold, specifically rings and gemstone jewelry, is made to order - custom items. Many of them are cast and created as they are ordered. For this reason, we ask your patience as your beautiful item is created for you. Building jewelry takes about 7-8 days before the item can be shipped. ** If you would like to bid on or Buy It Now on a Black Hills Gold item and you need it fast or by a specific date, please contact us before bidding or clicking the Buy It Now button. We can advise you if the item is able to arrive in time for your special occasion or event. ** Click here for information about the various Black Hills Gold Jewelry products on our "ME" page. * You may also be interested in our other auction listings. * Please click here to browse through more of our auction listings. 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Please contact us immediately if there is any kind of problem with your item. We would like the opportunity to correct any problems BEFORE negative feedback is left. We also welcome your questions about our auctions. Customer satisfaction is a very important part of our business! * You may also be interested in our other auction listings. *Please click here to browse through more of our auction listings. Black Hills Gold Legend According to legend, the Black Hills Gold design was created by French goldsmith, Henri Lebeau. Many years ago, the young Frenchman designed and made jewelry in Paris. After he perfected his method, he came to America. During the 1870's Gold Rush, he decided to go to California and make his fortune. When he reached the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, he became lost. He wandered for days without food and water. Lebeau fell asleep and had a dream of a mountain stream with grapevines growing on the banks. Upon awakening, he walked over a rise and found the stream and grapevines just as he had dreamed and out of gratitude, he dedicated his life and talents to creating jewelry in the shapes of grape clusters and leaves fashioned in rose, green and yellow gold. The familiar design is almost the same today as it was a century ago. Today, each piece of Black Hills Gold Jewelry is manufactured through a series of up to 40 different steps and are necessary to capture the same dramatic detail. Each tiny leaf or swirl is made with infinite care. The perfection of detail requires that artists spend from one to eight hours creating a single piece. The exquisitely beautiful tri-color gold jewelry is custom made in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Legend also has it that good luck comes to all who wear Black Hills Gold Jewelry! About Landstrom's® Original Black Hills Gold Creations 1874 South Dakota Gold RushHoratio N. Ross, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, discovered gold along French Creek in the central Black Hills. 1876 Inspiration for the Black Hills Gold grape and leaf designs in three colors of gold is credited to a prospector/goldsmith named Henri LeBeau. These designs probably began in the mining towns of California during its Gold Rush days in 1849 and worked their way through the mining camps in Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Colorado. Henri LeBeau brought these designs from Montana to South Dakota in 1876, when he opened up a shop in Central City. Central City and Deadwood grew out of the Wild West era of prospectors, saloons and legendary figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. 1878 Henri LeBeau trains S.T. Butler, who starts a jewelry manufacturing store and produced Black Hills Gold jewelry with his son, George M. Butler in Deadwood. 1900's Clarence Thorpe, nephew of George - grandson to S.T. Butler, takes over business. 1919 Clarence Thrope sells his business to his brother, Frank Thorpe. Frank forms a partnership with Ed. "E.O." Lampinen under the name F.L. Thorpe Company. Frank and Ed dissolve their partnership and divide the original molds and dies between them. Frank continues F.L. Thorpe Co. Ed buys George Butler's tools and equipment and founds the Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company. 1944 Ivan Landstrom buys Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company from Lampinen and moves to Rapid City. Lampinen stays on staff to train employees in the traditional methods of creating Black Hills Gold Jewelry. 1981 Black Hills Gold jewelry features grape leaves, clusters and vines in tri-colored gold. By Federal mandate, this style of jewelry must be manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota in order to be described as "Black Hills Gold Jewelry". 1995 Landstrom's bought the F.L. Thorpe Company of Deadwood making Landstrom's the sole owner of all the original Black Hills Gold designs. 2006 Landstrom's passes on to Constance Landstrom Drew's daughter and son. Landstrom's continues to be dedicated to handcraftsmanship and to maintaining the highest standards in the Black Hills Gold industry. On Nov-18-06 at 22:38:12 PST, seller added the following information: Powered by eBay Turbo Lister On Aug-24-08 at 22:30:15 PDT, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!