Lori Mesa Antiques & Fine Jewelry has been a family business for over three generations. In 1930 William Morris began selling jewelry from his small candy shop located on Wabash Avenue. As his collection gained notoriety in Chicago William decided to expand his jewelry trade into a full time boutique with the opening of The Old Jewelry Shop on Michigan Avenue in 1950. William, a student of the School of Art Institute of Chicago, had been a lifelong collector and admirer of antiques and fine jewelry prior to opening the family business. Following in her grandfather William's footsteps, Lori Mesa renamed the family business Lori Mesa Antiques and Fine Jewelry and relocated from Chicago and Highland Park to the Western suburbs. You can now find us situated in a century old beautiful Grand Victorian ‘Painted Lady’ in picturesque downtown St. Charles Illinois in the Fox River Valley. We specialize in fine antique and estate jewelry from the Georgian, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco and Retro Moderne periods. We also have a Graduate Gemologist on staff. Please contact us and experience the elegance of antique and estate jewelry.