About
Zanathia Jewelry specializes in preserving rare antique accessories from eras gone by. We love to imagine the history & stories behind each historical piece as if they could talk. Our carefully curated jewelry collection includes a variety of well-crafted accessories that encourages historic preservation and sustainability.
Zanathia Jewelry was founded in 2017 by Tanzy Ward. She is an antique jewelry dealer, historical non-fiction book author, and historian dedicated to historic preservation. Tanzy Ward values cohesively integrating Decorative Arts & History Education multidisciplinary subjects to preserve ancestral material culture. Her work and volumes has been featured in various national publications, syndicated programs, and historical archival organizations. She created Zanathia Jewelry with the goal of specializing in the sales, education, and preservation of antique jewelry. She has a keen interest in preserving the material culture of Black Victorians, updating the narrative and accurate depiction of Black Americana memorabilia, and educating others on various antique jewelry periods and styles. Her educational alumni background includes Saint Leo University and the Asheford Institute of Antiques.
Her expertise and scholarship have been featured in various decorative arts and jewelry publications, including the National Jeweler & Worthwhile Magazines. Her second historical non-fiction book, ''Unsung Portraits: Anonymous Images of Black Victorians & Early 20th Century Ancestors'', was selected as a 2022 Contingent Book List Award for Historian Authors. Her passion and specialized focus on 19th Century Black Victorian material culture and heirlooms have presented her with the opportunity to be featured in critically acclaimed exhibits, including Yale University/Yale Divinity School's 2022 'Allegories, Renditions, & A Small Nation of Women'. She is actively dedicated to historic preservation projects and advocacy. Her fascination for history, education, and antiques has allowed her to share her unwavering passion with others. She seeks to educate and learn while pledging a life-long commitment to historic preservation, research, and the decorative arts.
Her expertise and scholarship have been featured in various decorative arts and jewelry publications, including the National Jeweler & Worthwhile Magazines. Her second historical non-fiction book, ''Unsung Portraits: Anonymous Images of Black Victorians & Early 20th Century Ancestors'', was selected as a 2022 Contingent Book List Award for Historian Authors. Her passion and specialized focus on 19th Century Black Victorian material culture and heirlooms have presented her with the opportunity to be featured in critically acclaimed exhibits, including Yale University/Yale Divinity School's 2022 'Allegories, Renditions, & A Small Nation of Women'. She is actively dedicated to historic preservation projects and advocacy. Her fascination for history, education, and antiques has allowed her to share her unwavering passion with others. She seeks to educate and learn while pledging a life-long commitment to historic preservation, research, and the decorative arts.
Zanathia Jewelry emphasizes preserving beautiful pieces of history and the cherished memories that are connected with it. Our way of preserving history includes carefully hand sourcing, researching, and providing unique jewelry that past generations wore with gentle love. Antique jewelry is rare, sentimental, well-made for longevity, and environmentally friendly to our planet. At Zanathia Jewelry, we strive to provide rare jewelry collectibles that will continuously be worn with enduring love. We hope you will discover a piece you love, that was once a family heirloom, and create new stories & cherished memories from the Zanathia jewelry collection!