ANTIQUE APPRAISAL: JEWELRY APPRAISAL

The collector of jewelry should become familiar with and be able to identify the various metals and gems most often found in jewelry. A trained jewelry appraisal expert at EmailAppraisals.com will generally distinguish between different types of stones and point out why there is an inherent importance.

The jewelry appraisal should also make reference to the impact on value due to the design of the item. Some pieces of jewelry made have been produced with a lack of concern for whether the stones enhance the item, or because of the color or size become an impediment to the value.

The jewelry appraisal will usually give weight to where an item was produced. Most nineteenth century jewelry of higher quality was produced in Europe and Asia, but some pieces from that era produced in the Attleboro and Falls River areas of Massachusetts were of very good quality and today are valued highly in a jewelry appraisal.

In costume jewelry, the design is usually more important that the actual material content. Items such as chains, brooches, earrings and lockets should be included in a jewelry appraisal; whereas, bracelets have been so widely available over the years that the value is generally low and it may not be necessary to include them, except for extraordinary items, in an jewelry appraisal.

Appraisers at EmailAppraisals.com, with over 40 year’s experience, are trained to identify the various carat weights of gold, and also to recognize the differences between gold-filled or gold-plated and solid gold. This information is important in a jewelry appraisal because it greatly affects value.