Identifying and appraising antique jewelry is a difficult task. Even a close examination by an expert can fail to identify replacement components or even fakes.
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What to look for when identifying antique jewelry
2010-11-10 08:22:18
Antique jewelry comes back to the fashion tide recently. It not only stands for your status but also shows your cultural connection. There are many kinds of antique jewelry such as antique necklace, antique bracelet, antique pendant and so on. Here I will tell you what to look for when identifying antique jewelry.
To determine if a piece of jewelry is an antique, it is first important to identify the materials used in composition of the piece. Early antique jewelry were made out of silver. However, white gold were used to make jewelry to appear on the market until the 1920's. Stone, mother-of-pearl, shell, coral, lava, tortoise shell and ivory were also used in the composition of early jewelry. When you want to identify an antique jewelry, the first thing you should do is to look at the back of the jewelry. General speaking, the back and underside of jewelry will often tell you more about the piece than the front. You can also determine if the jewelry is of high quality or not by the clasp and whether or not the clasp, catch or clip has a safety mechanism to avoid the piece falling off the wearer. Stones, pearls and embellishments should be set tightly rather than glued. So when you identify them you’d better look careful for re-gluing. Another rule, diamonds are usually not set in sterling silver, but set in pearls.
Above all is a brief introduction about what to look for when identifying antique jewelry. I hope what I said can help you when you buy antique jewelry.
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