As with antique furniture or fine artwork, a variety of factors help determine the value of antique jewelry. When it comes time to having your antique jewelry appraised and possibly sold, you want to ...

Finding beautiful antique rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets to sell for a profit gives you the thrill of handling jewelry with lots of history. Most antique jewelry was created at least 100 ...

After doing preliminary reading, it becomes easier to understand what to look for when examining an old piece in your collection. Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti is a ...

If you've got jewelry that's just not your style, selling it could actually pay off big time. Getting top dollar is all about understanding the best ways to sell jewelry, especially when you're ...

Before the 1900s, most jewelry was not widely available to the general public in the U.S. because it was made of precious metals and gems. This left an opening for beautiful low-cost costume jewelry ...

As anyone who has accumulated a collection of jewelry knows, there’s nothing like the detritus in drawers, boxes and overflowing jewelry boxes. Amid the diamonds and opals, the silver and gold (OK, if ...

While costume jewelry often gets short shrift compared to precious stones and metals, vintage jewelry sellers reap the benefits of this misconception. It turns out that there is much value to be found ...