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Jewelry
Educational Resources
There is so much to learn about antique and vintage costume jewelry. Here you
will find links to such sites, all with information which many collectors and
sellers have found quite valuable throughout the years.
| Vintage & Antique Costume Jewelry General Education | ||
| Jewellery in Costume and Fashion History From Ancient Egypt to 21st Century~ |
Illusion
Jewels Researching Costume Jewelry History~Designers~Marks |
Jarrett's
Jade Giant Compendium of Designer Info ~for Jewelry + ~Fashion~Perfumes~Textiles~ |
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Jewelry
Ring Mall Blog Packed with links to info on antique & vintage costume jewelry. |
The History of Jewelry Origins of Jewellery Design Ilustrated guide to jewelry from the dawn of man through Egyptian through Art Deco. |
Jewelry
Whatz It? Loaded with hard-to-find info on Vintage Jewelry ~ Illustrated. |
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1960's Jewelry, '60s Jewellery
Read about the swinging '60s jewelry scene, including Hip, Mod, Boho & more! |
Center
for Jewelry Studies
From Christie Romero, who gave us Warman's, the Antique & Vintage Jewelry Collector's Bible. |
Collecting
Costume Jewelry Advice for collectors. Many articles, practical tips |
| Delizza
& Elster Juliana Jewelry Education Web Site Get your D&E jewelry verified, see our albums, get your album linked. |
The
Dog Jewelry Museum
Photos and facts about vintage dog jewelry, including makers, availability. |
Smithsonian
Jewelry Search See ancient and antique classics to understand design types |
| Cameos
Collector's E-mail List Members post information and inquiries relating directly to the subject of evaluating CAMEOS. |
Collecting
Miriam Haskell Jewelry E-mail Group Learn about Miriam Haskell Jewelry. Learn how to tell if an unsigned piece is Haskell. Get your Haskell jewelry or suspected Haskell jewelry verified FREE. |
Sentimental
Jewelry A wonderful blog full of facts. Large, excellent pictures of sentimental jewelry from Georgian through Victorian eras. |
| Enchanted Learning Illustrated Jewelry Glossary | Julia
Carroll's Collectible Jewelry Condition Tips For collectors about condition and what repairs are acceptable, and what are not. A MUST not only for collectors and investors, but also for sellers. |
Vintage Costume
Jewelry Owl Pendants Info & images of several hundred owl pendants sorted by rarity, signature, variations and more. Great site! |
| Jewelry
Symbolism Historical symbolism in jewelry; will help you choose a gift or ID your jewels! |
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Vintage Jewelry Materials |
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| Silver
Mystery Marks Pages of Questions, Answer, & images of marks. |
Is
it Silver? SilverForum Article Series Sheryl Gross Shatz, Certified Gemologist |
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks Hallmarks & Maker's Marks |
| Eureka
I Found It Metal Identification Page Zinc Iron Pot Metal Bronze Brass |
History
of Chrome Plating From the Ask a Scientist Chemistry Archive, of all places! Includes a couple of links. |
What
is Attracted to Magnets? In depth; covers both metals & some minerals. |
| Ganoksin
Cloisonné Primer History of cloisonné technique Other pages detail enameling techniques used in antique & vintage jewels |
Genuine
Amber Information How to tell if you've got amber rather than plastic+ |
Gemstones
Listed by Color
Explore the site and find many galleries filled with good images of precious & semi-precious gems. Also, check out Mineral Gallery |
| Jewels
Gemstone Collection Help with Gemstone ID. Shows semi precious stones in the raw. Images are bright can be enlarged . |
What
is Saphiret Glass? Complete with large Photos of Czech Saphiret jewelry. |
Barbara
Sigel's Free Online Gemology Course. Examines precious and semi precious stones, shows good pix and explains gemstone terms. |
| Mother
of Pearl What it is, where it's from & more. Illustrated article by R.V. Dietrich |
Janet
Gaynor's About Ivory Page Learn the difference between animal, vegetable ivories,bone. Info on how to clean vintage and antique ivory. |
Minerology
Database The largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet. |
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Vintage Designer Jewelry Advertisements |
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Jewelry Ads Image event by Eclectic Vintage - Costume Jewelry & Collectibles |
Anne's
Gems Avon Jewelry Ads Enjoy this one-of-a-kind educational resource of Avon jewels from 1965 to 1979.Links to Avon designer galleries. |
Morning
Glory Trifari Ads Four pages of ads ranging from 1940s to 1970s. |
| House
of Francheska Vintage Jewelry Ads ~There are just loads of them, many we do not ordinarily see~ |
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Jewelry Patent Information |
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| U.S. Patent Office Full Text & Image Database Got those pesky numbers on the backs of your jewels? Just type them into the database and find out patent dates, who filed them, and more! |
New
Jewelry Patent Site A labor of love by Jan Cox and Bob Brown, this patent site starts with the earliest US patents for jewelry designs and findings to be accompanied by pictures of the actual jewels whenever possible. |
Huge
Jewelry Patent Site A labor of love courtesy of Katz Jewelers. All the patents you could ever want by designer or assignor. It will take you weeks to peruse this. |
| Jewelry
Patent Project Huge Site with patents + other jewelry info. Registration is FREE. |
Coro
Design Patents
Many photos, original designs, and origins of Coro Jewelry |
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Vintage Jewelry Fakes Education |
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| Fakelite
Web Site An entire web site dedicated to teaching collectors how to avoid the fake stuff, the fakes now out there, and how to be a Fakelite Detective. |
Fake
Miriam Haskell Jewelry vs. Genuine Haskell.
Expert Cathy Gordon's images prepared for a Paypal dispute concerning fake Haskell. |
Viga
Boland's Vintage Jewelry Blogger Covers Schiaparelli & Miriam Haskell Fakes plus thoughts on other designer costume jewelry |
| Vintage
Costume Jewelry Fakes Alert A news page for the latest online fake antique & designer jewelry |
Gail's
Bakelite Guide How to spot "Fakelite," and an in-depth guide to buying real vintage bakelite. |
Bobye's
Reproductions
of Vintage Costume Jewelry
Quality reproductions of high-end jewels of Eisenburg, Coro, Boucher & more. |
| How
to Spot Fake Weiss There's more fake Weiss than genuine out there. Easy to learn image format. |
Index
of Fakes So mysterious--just raw image links on the Radixnet Internet Service site that you can't find from the home page. Just click on the image links. |
CUR.IO
Fake Weiss! ...and other vintage stuff. Carrie Pollack's Blog |
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Is
it Real or Is it Fake? |
Fake
Hatpins Fake "antique" hatpins are a lucrative business run rampant on eBay. If you collect hatpins, read this! |
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Vintage Jewelry Individual Designer Galleries |
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| The
Many Faces of Selro Acknowledged expert Kathy Davis shows Asian face & other jewels by Selro & Selini, signed & unsigned, sharing her expertise. |
Dan
Day's Sarah Coventry Image Event Collection
Photos you can click to see very nice large ones. Pieces and sets, including names. |
Delizza
& Elster D&E Juliana Jewelry Education Gallery Click on desired jewelry category, and guess what Frank DeLizza has verified. |
| Little
Nemo Gallery An extensive collection of Little Nemo jewelry. Shows fronts, backs. Signed LN, L/N, LN25, LN/25 LN50 |
Sherman
Jewelry Blog All about Sherman Jewelry, Signed & Unsigned |
Kattslair
Vintage HAR Jewelry Incredible gallery of jewels designed by HAR by type: Asian faces, florals, dragons, creatures & much more! |
| Bobye's Jewel Creations Catalog Pages | ||
| All
About Chanel History and discussion of Chanel jewelry with good images. |
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| Kattslair
Vintage ART(c) Jewelry Gallery One-page gallery of gorgeous jewels signed ART. Shows the great diversity of ART jewelry. |
Unsigned
Miriam Haskell Gallery Cathy Gordon's fabulous photos of unsigned Haskell. Unsigned Haskell Clips & Pins Miriam Haskell Findings |
More great Galleries by Cathy Gordon, co-author of Miriam Haskell Jewelry Haskell Clips & Pinbacks Haskell Necklace Clasps |
| Eclectic Vintage Research Information and Resources A treasure trove of info for jewelry collectors. Included is D&E (aka Juliana), Florenza, Forbidden Fruit, Grapes, Sea Life, Kenneth Lane, Pansy Collection +++ |
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Miscellaneous Vintage Jewelry Education |
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Yahoo Group Jewelry Book Reviews. Read before you buy that book~ |
Milky
Way Jewels Resources Links to vintage jewelry info not found elsewhere~Chanel, Walter Lampl, Nielloware, damascene, gemstones, enameling & more |
1924
Article: How to Wear Jewelry Not only entertaining, but also jewelry wearing principles that are relevant today. |
Keywords: Vintage Jewelry Education, Antique Jewellery
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