By: Rudy Silva
Submitted: 2010-04-15 19:11:36 | Word Count: 568
Estate jewelry buyers are interested in several types of jewelry. It could be vintage or antique. All estate jewelry can range between inexpensive to extremely costly. While many people think that vintage and antique are similar, they are actually different.
The antique jewelry is as old as 100 years or more. Experts would like to say that anything that was created starting in 1920s and earlier is already an antique. Vintage jewelry is created in 1920s to 1980s.
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Estate jewelry is pre-owned, whether the previous owner is still living does not matter. Stores selling estate jewelry may have many collections to satiate the enthusiast’s cravings for such merchandise.
Estate jewelry buyers are interested in diamond jewelry. The diamond jewelry can be loose diamonds, engagement ring, diamond earrings, diamond bracelets, diamond necklaces and diamond rings. The diamond rings can be personalized or wedding diamonds.
Besides this, jewelry stores and private individuals are interested in buying gold jewelry of all types and origins. There are jewelry made of gold from China, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy and Brazil.
Estate jewelry stores are buying Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston and Cartier jewelry. Platinum jewelry is also among the jewelry that estate jewelry buyers are interested in.
Fine watches, dental gold, scrap gold and gemstone jewelry. And silver jewelry can be seen on auction sites and on jewelry stores. They have outstanding value based on how old the jewelry is, and on what value the metal and precious stone have.
The antique estate jewelry is really the bestseller in most jewelry shops. Besides having a striking appearance, many stores prefer having precious stones such as sapphire, rubies, and diamonds in their estate jewelry section.
The Georgian jewelry is made between 1714 and 1837. Mostly, it is handmade and very rare. The designs associated with it are leaves and birds, and the jewelry includes precious stones.
After Georgian, the Victorian romantic jewelry was famous in 1850s. Jewelry made from this era was mostly solemn and sports grave designs, mainly because of the death of Queen Victoria’s husband. Because of this, the jewelry is known to be mourning type. It features heavy and dark stones such as Jet, Onyx, Amethyst and Gamet. Estate jewelry buyers are particularly looking for such precious piece.
Also from this period, the jewelry became especially creative as there were colorful designs. This jewelry had shells, colorful gemstones, and mosaics. During the late Victorian era, the jewelers experimented on diamonds, bright gemstones like peridot, sapphire and spinel. It featured star, crescent designs, and hat pins.
In industrial revolution, arts and crafts jewelry had resumed to being simple in creating patterns for jewelry, which were intricately handmade. Even so, the creations of this era were impressive. In this day, estate jewelry buyers look for and search for these pieces.
In 1895, French jeweler Rene Jules Lalique and some jewelers in America paved the way for Art Nouveau, featuring natural designs like butterflies and flowers. Estate jewelry buyers follow standard operating procedure in appraising and assaying your estate jewelry whether antique or vintage.
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