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I have been collecting Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry for over three decades. Most of what I bought was from the Saturday and Sunday flea markets at the local drive-in theater and at a once a month massive open air antique market held in the mountains near where I grew up. I never paid much, a quarter here, a dime there and sometimes a few dollars however over the years until I really became a serious collector, I probably had no more than $500.00 in an amazing collection of over 2,500-3,000 pieces. 

Over the years I have collected many types of jewelry. At first it was bracelets, then rings and when I got out of college and pursued my career as an interior designer, I found pins and earrings to be practical and suitable. In the mid-60’s to early 70’s I bought a lot of colorful and heavy “plastic” pieces and most were bracelets. I just loved the dull clunk they made when they hit against my desk… well I am sure you know where this is going… you’re right most were Bakelite. One in particular is a wonderful art deco black, red, orange, yellow and green fins clamper bracelet and it is like having a carnival on your arm. It fits great and feels sturdy andit brings me joy. It wasn’t until I received Harrice Simons-Miller 2002 third edition Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, that I realized the bracelet is called “Philadelphia” and has a market value of up to $5,000 making it the Holy Grail of Bakelite jewelry.

I also became quite passionate for the charm bracelets made in the 1960’s by Napier. At one point I had over 30 of them and I rarely wore them I just loved holding them. I had the colored fruit, the Asian theme, and my favorites was the marine theme with seashells and seahorses. Over the years I paid between $1.00 – $5.00 each for them and in early 2000, I sold them individually on eBay for $125.00 and up to 245.00 each. What a great return, right. Well yes but a day does not go by that I regret selling them. They gave me more happiness than the monies they brought.

As I became more sophisticated in my jewelry search I began to love all things Miriam Haskell, Eisenberg, Pennino and Boucher. All of these names seemed to come with a higher price but still affordable and all quite luxurious. Then there came Staret, McClelland-Barclay, Schreiner, Dujay, DeMario, Reja, Deja and Alfred Philippe and Alfred Spaney’s extra special pieces made for Crown Trifari. Needless to say I was smitten and would never turn back. After a while and as I was getting older, I started to understand the beauty of 19C Victorian and Art Nouveau and in particular the mourning pieces made during and after the Civil War. The Art Deco period pieces also caught my attention because of their architectural angled designs. Well enough about me… 

Throughout the years it was truly guesswork as to what I should pay for a piece and then the harder part came when trying to find out how much a piece was worth. As a result I found that the public library had many jewelry price guides and I poured through them all for days on end and would pick out my next piece I was obsessing for. Through this research, I found three authors who stood out as being the best at giving the right information for just about anything you might need to know as an antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry collector or dealer.

The first is Jeanenne Bell. Jeanenne Bell has been on Antiques Roadshow as a jewelry appraiser and is one of America’s leading authorities on antique jewelry. She has written many books and the first book I bought of hers was “How to be a Jewelry Detective”. This book is filled to the brim with priceless information about the clues to solving jewelry mysteries. She gives easy to understand tips for testing materials, gem cuts, hardware and findings throughout the ages, marks and a whole lot more. I have recommended this book to literally 100’s of my buyers on eBay who may not be sure what gutta percha is, or is it ivory or bone and what is a briolette cut stone. She answers them all and she even has a small pocket size field guide to take along to the shops and flea markets.

My favorite book of hers is Collecting Victorian Jewelry which is a real treat for the eyes and is beautiful enough to be left out for others to peruse. In this book she shows an amazing range of incredible museum quality pieces of Costume and Fine jewelry. Each piece is a work of art and each has an easy to understand description and value assigned. She imparts the history associated with the Victorian era and who all of the main characters were. She enlightens the reader about this period in time that was all about romance, passion and heartache. Very good read and a very good aid to the serious period piece collector.

My next favorite author is Harrice Simons-Miller. I have two of her price guides, Costume Jewelry 2nd edition and Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry 3rd edition. What I love about her books is that she knows her stuff as it relates to costume jewelry dating from early Art Deco up to the present. Her books are very good for identifying the major players in the costume and fashion design industries. She really clarifies what each jewelry designer’s signature look is and her photographs and descriptions will give you an edge when you are out in the field. Her values are truly representative of retail in fine antique or jewelry boutiques and give the reader the parameters as to what to spend to get your jewelry collection “fix”. She has bought from me on eBay on a couple of occasions and each piece she purchased was always a little odd and unexpected, making me think she knew of or was creating a trend which others were yet aware.

My third favorite author is Roseann Ettinger. She has a series of price guides that are not only about jewelry but other vintage collectibles with a lot of concentration on fashion and the fifties. Her jewelry price guides include her “popular” series and include “Forties and Fifties Popular Jewelry”, “Popular Jewelry of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s” and my all time favorite of hers “1840-1940 Popular Jewelry” the revised 3rd edition. Her price guide covers jewelry pieces that you actually might come across and be able to own for not a lot of money. Unlike Bell and Simons-Miller who are showing museum quality and hard to find pieces, the pieces shown in Ettingers are really quite attainable and I have actually had many of her pieces that she has described. Her photographs are quite large making it easy to see the details of the pieces and she doesn’t dwell on the glitzier side of jewelry but the real down to earth stuff that most of our mothers and grandmothers would have worn.

There are many great costume jewelry price guides out there from Nancy Schiffer, Lillian Baker, Christie Romero for Warman’s, Cheri Simonds, Ronna Lee Atkins and more, but my first three will give the beginner or even well seasoned antique and vintage costume or fine jewelry collector or dealer a well rounded wealth of knowledge and pricing guidelines.

For even more super jewelry tips and great jewelry to buy, visit Vintage Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com. Registration is free and easy.

About the Author: My name is Candace Daugherty and I live near Charleston, South Carolina. I am an entrepreneur and have worked as a retail design and marketing consultant with many internationally known retailers and fashion designers over the past 30 years. My true passion however is Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry. I have collected jewelry for over 35 years and own many incredibly fabulous book pieces as shown in the many of the jewelry price guides discussed above.

Since October 1, 2008,  I along with three others have founded the first of its kind, an exclusive auction boutique for antique, vintage and new costume and fine jewelry. We started Vintagel Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com with three philosophies in mind. The first is to be a specialty boutique in an Auction Venue just for the collector and specialist of antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry. The second is to be the lowest cost auction or fixed price venue on the internet. And the third is to put the entire Virtual Gems Emporium community first with unbelievable customer service and fair equal treatment of all trading partners.

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For Tibetans, jewelry is a part of everyday life as well as a reflection of their religious beliefs. Tibetan jewelry often represents deities or ritual items, such as dorjes or mantras.

Silver is one of a precious metal with relative low price and are used widely in Tibet jewelry, at the sametime Tibetan people also believe that the shines and colors emitted by silver possessed the capacity of avoiding disaters.

Tibet jewelry used 925 purity silver commonly, for the reason that the 925 silver has a more higher rigidity than 100% pure silver and difficult to deform, more importantly, it is showing a gloss more rich in quality, while the 100% purity silver is too soft to used in Tibet jewelry. And 925 silver are often called “pure silver” in business practices.

- Traditionly Tibet Silver Jewelry

Traditionly Tibetan jewelry is a white copper-made imitation silver jewelry with a small quantity of silver added in, and this kind tibet silver jewelry is very similar to the texture of silver jewelry, furthermore has a more anti-brasive capacity than silver, because this kind of silver material has a certain extensibility, exquisite Kasi products could be produced by using this kind of material.

- General Tibet Silver Jewelry

 

 

In fact, Tibet jewelry itself is a business term, initially people called white copper mixed with a little silver as Tibet silver, later called all white copper jewelry as Tibet silver jewelry, businessman nowadays called those jewelry products made of aluminum-alloy as Tibet silver. In fact, the traditional Tibetan jewelry are never use aluminum-alloy materials. In recent years as Tibet jewelry culture become popular, a large number of fashion Tibet jewelry imitated with traditional Tibetan jewelry style appeared in market, which often use low-price tin-aluminum alloy materials. Tibet jewelry made of such a kind of material are beyond authentic, but for their ultra-low prices they are still very welcomed by ordinary consumers.

 

 

 

Jewelry has traditionally been an important part of Tibetan daily dress. It is believed, jewels put people in touch with deities, and protect them from the many hazards of life in their rugged and treacherous land. Himalayan jewelry is often oversized and heavy, with elaborate surface design and an exuberance of color.

 

The value of Tibet jewelry was historically determined by the intensity of color and size of the components, rather than the value in gems or precious metals. Tibetan jewelry collection offers a diverse group of jewelry, ranging from necklaces, bracelets and rings to earrings, there are various beautiful pieces of jewelry that’s perfect for everyone.

For Tibetans, jewelry is a part of everyday life as well as a reflection of their religious beliefs. Tibetan jewelry often represents deities or ritual items, such as dorjes or mantras.

Silver is one of a precious metal with relative low price and are used widely in Tibet jewelry, at the sametime Tibetan people also believe that the shines and colors emitted by silver possessed the capacity of avoiding disaters.

Tibet jewelry used 925 purity silver commonly, for the reason that the 925 silver has a more higher rigidity than 100% pure silver and difficult to deform, more importantly, it is showing a gloss more rich in quality, while the 100% purity silver is too soft to used in Tibet jewelry. And 925 silver are often called “pure silver” in business practices.

- Traditionly Tibet Silver Jewelry

Traditionly Tibetan jewelry is a white copper-made imitation silver jewelry with a small quantity of silver added in, and this kind tibet silver jewelry is very similar to the texture of silver jewelry, furthermore has a more anti-brasive capacity than silver, because this kind of silver material has a certain extensibility, exquisite Kasi products could be produced by using this kind of material.

- General Tibet Silver Jewelry

 

 

In fact, Tibet jewelry itself is a business term, initially people called white copper mixed with a little silver as Tibet silver, later called all white copper jewelry as Tibet silver jewelry, businessman nowadays called those jewelry products made of aluminum-alloy as Tibet silver. In fact, the traditional Tibetan jewelry are never use aluminum-alloy materials. In recent years as Tibet jewelry culture become popular, a large number of fashion Tibet jewelry imitated with traditional Tibetan jewelry style appeared in market, which often use low-price tin-aluminum alloy materials. Tibet jewelry made of such a kind of material are beyond authentic, but for their ultra-low prices they are still very welcomed by ordinary consumers.

 

 

 

Jewelry has traditionally been an important part of Tibetan daily dress. It is believed, jewels put people in touch with deities, and protect them from the many hazards of life in their rugged and treacherous land. Himalayan jewelry is often oversized and heavy, with elaborate surface design and an exuberance of color.

 

The value of Tibet jewelry was historically determined by the intensity of color and size of the components, rather than the value in gems or precious metals. Tibetan jewelry collection offers a diverse group of jewelry, ranging from necklaces, bracelets and rings to earrings, there are various beautiful pieces of jewelry that’s perfect for everyone.

There was once a period when watches were considered as timepieces only. Replica watches had not yet been introduced and people were happy with the simple watches they used to wear. There was just no need for replica watches since most of the watches were simple and affordable. During those days most of the watches were simple timepieces and most of them were affordable. Yes, there were some watches that had their body crafted of gold, but then this alone was not sufficient for people to go out and purchase them. Gold was not so costly, nor were the watches made out of them. In recent times there has been a surge of replica watches in the market. The new generation professionals have enough money power to enjoy the good things in life.

However, not all of them have the financial capacity to go in for brand names like Rolex, Cartier, and Omega etc. These professionals have now found hope with these affordable replica watches. There are two main advantages of going in for these replica watches. Firstly one does not have to pay an astronomical price for them and secondly, these replica watches are available for most of the leading and costly brand names. People love to flaunt themselves and love to show off, especially in the company of girls. The best way to show off your class is by wearing replica watches. Can you imagine the impression you will make on your friends and colleagues if you are wearing Cartier replica watches in the morning and Piaget replica watches in the evening

By wearing replica watches you can be assured that you will always be one notch above the rest and that means having a greater chance of securing your boss attention or watching the chick of the party approaching you. With an increase in salary and the subsequent increase in purchasing power, there are many people who can purchase the original stuff, yet most of them prefer to purchase replica watches. There are certain reasons why these people wear replica watches when they can well afford the real one. These people are interested in having the best of both worlds. They do want to wear some of the best timepieces ever crafted and yet they do not want to pay the astronomical prices of these watches. This is the main reason they go in for replica watches.

By wearing replica watches they can give in to their desires and yet not burn too much money. The discerning user goes in for replica watches because they want to sport only the best. They cannot afford the prices of the real ones. Have you ever seen any leading star or sports personality wearing standard brands? They do not! They choose watches like Rolex and Cartier since it is a status symbol. Ordinary mortals have no option apart from going in for replica watches. If you want to replicate the lifestyles of the rich & famous, the easiest way is to don replica watches of famous brands like Rolex. Those who are concerned about the looks and quality of these replica watches need not be worried.

While one cannot expect real diamonds and other costly stones in these replica watches, one can be rest assured that the looks of these replica watches are a virtual image of the real ones. It would take an expert to differentiate between the real watches and the replica watches. These replica watches are clever depictions of all the models of the leading brands like Rolex, Piaget etc. While these replica watches do not cost too much, to the general observer, they look just like the costly, highly priced ones that just the rich and influential wear. These are the main reasons for the increasing demands of these replica watches. One will be amazed at the details that these replica watches contain.

Even the logos of the manufacturers are detailed carefully in these replica watches. Thanks to these replica watches, even people who are not financially well off can now afford to wear those leading brands. The prices of these replica watches are down to the earth. It is not surprising to see that people are purchasing 2-3 different models of these replica watches. People have a habit of showing themselves off and these replica watches helps them in achieving their dreams. Being low priced one can gift these replica watches to their friends and relatives. There are many shoppers who purchase a good number of replica watches when they had intended to purchase just one.

They had never imagined that these replica watches would be available at such cheap prices. Just imagine wearing different replica watches for each different day of the week. One might even wear a Cartier replica watches during the morning and omega replica watches in the evening. These replica watches are available for all leading brands. Whenever a new model comes out, you can be rest assured that there will be replica watches for them in a few weeks. Wearing replica watches allows you to move about the street freely. Nobody will feel the pinch if their replica watches are stolen. After all anyone can afford these replica watches.

These replica watches are available for a miniscule price of the real ones. There is just no reason why the fashion conscious can deny wearing these replica watches. Check out the latest replica watches today. Wear replica watches of the brand that you prefer. If you have not yet gone in for replica watches you have yourself to blame. With prices of replica watches being so cheap anyone can afford to purchase several replica watches. If you have not purchased replica watches do so today and while you are at it, purchase some of these replica watches for your kids too. At such cheap prices you just cannot deny presenting these timepieces even to your foes. Check out all the leading models today.

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