Answers To Questions About Old Jewelry (PagePerfect NOOK Book)

by C Jeanenne Bell

Overview

Make smart sense of today's dynamic world of collectible jewelry when you rely on the answers to key questions about vintage jewelry covered in this new full-color edition of the jewelry collector's classic must-have. Authoritative details, such as maker's marks, outlined in this guide help collectors and dealers identify, date and assess everything from brooches and pins and pendants, rings and lockets of the mid-1800s through the 1950s. This new color edition also includes coverage of Modernist jewelry; as well as an expanded section devoted to Mexican jewelry, a market where many pieces are selling for thousands of dollars each.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440221477
Publisher:	F+W Media
Publication date:	12/09/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
File size:	57 MB
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About the Author

C. Jeanenne Bell travels the country helping people learn about the treasures in their jewelry boxes, which includes appraisals on PBS' 'Antiques Roadshow.' Her professional affiliations include membership in the American Society of Jewelry Historians, Alumni Association of the Gemology Institute of America, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, and Alumni Association of Sotheby's Institute, London. In addition to previous editions of this book, Bell also authored Collecting Victorian Jewelry: Identification and Price Guide and How to Be a Jewelry Detective.