Everything You Need To Know About Buying, Selling, & Maintaining Vintage Jewelry

Collecting vintage jewelry is not merely a collection but an investment as well.  Most of these precious antiques have values attached to them for being a collector’s item.  However, one should know how to make sure that they know what they are paying for.

There are pieces that are not made of the best materials.  However, due to their age contributing to its historical value, antique jewelry collections should be seen as an investment and not just a mere collection.

So if you are on adventure to find a rare piece, then it would help to know the marks on genuine pieces to easily spot an authentic old jewelry from a replica.  Note that these markings add value to your collection. One mark that is worth looking out for in vintage jewelry maker is Ann-Vien.  This mark is extremely rare as it dates its manufacturing back to the 1950s.  Not a lot of information is available about this mark since it was not popularly circulated in the market.

Another rare find would be a Bartek maker mark around the same period.  They are considered a rarity since not a lot of pieces were marketed at the time.  However, their designs are distinctively different from others. Another designer who is popularly searched by collectors is Boucher which is now a brand name of its own.  Boucher marks started in the 1930’s when his designs are being marketed under Marboux brand.  He later on moved to Cartier in the 1970’s.  Boucher vintage costume jewelry are limited and very extraordinary since they are usually numbered making it highly desirable to all collectors.

Earlier marks on vintage and antique jewelry from the 1900’s that is highly sought include Lisner from Lucite jewelry and Monet marks from the early 1920’s.  Monet works from Monocraft were made of low end materials but are now considered as the high-valued collectibles.

Christian Dior also has their share of vintage jewelry lot when they began producing pieces in the early 1940’s.  With the popularity of the brand itself plus the collectible added value makes the Christian Dior old jewelry as one of the most in demand among collectors which ultimately further increases its price.

Of all the brands, the most popular mark for dress clips among all vintage jewelry were called Duettes produced by Coro up until 1975.  The brand used for the more expensive pieces was Corocraft while Coro mark can be seen on the other collectibles. In the antique jewelry brooches, Trifari mark from Italy is most desired by collectors.

The market has continually patronized this brand and up until 2008, these pieces can demand a significant amount for its price.  All Trifari marked jewelries are high end pieces and could be a very good investment when collected. There are several more vintage jewelry markings that are highly collectible.

When on a prowl for these treasures, you need to extra meticulous as these markings can be so small and placed in hidden areas.  This means that a thorough inspection would be required to ensure that you are getting your money’s worth as opposed to a simple piece of vintage costume jewelry.