Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Pair of natural pearls, $3.3 million, Doyle Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A pair of natural pearls sold for $3.3 million at an Important Jewelry Auction held April 28 by Doyle New York in New York City. It was a new world auction record for a pair of natural […]
Tag Archives: Jewelry
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Jun
Jun
Buying and Selling at Auction Does Require Some Work The Antique Jewelry Marketplace by Edward Lewand Buying and selling at auction requires an understanding and knowledge of the process, the product you are selling and the effects the process has on people that causes them to bid up items to new highs; and then when […]
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The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles June 2014 issue features “In a New Light: French Impressionism Arrives in America: Shelburne Museum June 14 through September 1, 2014”, “René Lalique – Enchanted by Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass” by Kelley Jo Elliott (Curator), and “Jewelry 101: Buying and Selling at Auction Does require some work”. […]
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May
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Platinum and diamond ring, $14,160, Michaan’s Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A classically styled platinum and diamond ring, with the center old European cut stone weighing 3.20 carats surrounded by six old mine cut diamonds, sold for $14,160 at an Estates Auction held March 2 by […]
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Buying and Selling Jewelry On-line By Edward Lewand For the past year I have noticed more and more people are buying and selling on the internet. Even my wife sells jewelry and miscellaneous items, everything from shoes and small “interesting” things (that I would have thrown out). She sells these items not for a lot, […]
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Feb
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The Buy, the Sell, the Public So Much to Learn, So Much to Teach By Edward Lewand So as a dealer you go out to a call on an estate to purchase jewelry, china, etc. The family is there, the daughter, son and the mother. Just your luck one of them is wearing a t-shirt […]
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Selling Your Gold: What You Should Know Jewelry, Gold and Precious Metals by Edward Lewand As a professional independent appraiser, over the years people have come to me to sell their gold. During the consultation, I would sort out their gold into what should be sold for gold weight and what should be sold as […]
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Art Nouveau versus Arts & Crafts Jewelry – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – October 2004 by Elyse Zorn Karlin We usually hear about the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements in the decorative arts as two distinctly separate design movements, which occurred at approximately the same time. (The Arts and Crafts movement began […]
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Collecting Indian Art: Baskets, Beadwork, Carvings, Jewelry, Paintings, Pottery, Sculptures, and Textiles – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2002 This is the first in a series of feature articles on collecting American Indian arts and crafts by Dr. Gregory Schaaf. He is the Director of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures, […]