Sunday 19 January 2014

Thursday 9 January 2014

:VINTAGE COSTUME JEWLERY:

What is it worth?

Before you can find out what a piece of jewellery is worth, you need to find out what it is. This can be as simple as turning it over and finding a maker's mark or complicated as in "hours of research". First thing first: Examine your jewellery for a maker's mark. Look on the back or on the clasp. Thoroughly examine every inch of the piece. If you see a maker's mark, start your research! Not finding a maker's mark doesn't mean it's not valuable, on the contrary; many fine pieces of jewellery were never marked. It does mean you will need to put in a little more effort in research