Wednesday, August 27, 2014

A Must Read For Vintage Jewelry Collectors

Whether your a beginner collector or experienced, you will find value in this article.  Follow the link to their resource and you will find the next book I will be purchasing.

The information found here is just an appetizer.  The main course is sure to delight.  Check it out.  You won't be sorry!

"Antique and estate pieces of great value have been lost to the scrapper because neither seller, nor buyer, realized that the item had value beyond its metal weight."  I couldn't have said it better myself.  This comes from Skinner Auction House blog.  This article is an eye opener.  

Skinner has many links included that you will want to follow to get even more valuable information.  If you have jewelry that you need to be checked out, use this form

If you saw this piece of jewelry at a garage sale would you buy it?  Well that's where it was found for only $5.00.  Made from a single piece of wire including the pin part.  Awesome! 

 "Skinner subsequently handled the brooch’s authentication by the Calder Foundation, whose experts dated it to 1942. The brooch brought $33,000 at auction, well beyond its value as a few ounces of silver."