Like anything else, experience (and mistakes) will teach you what to look for when buying and selling anything collectible. We all had to start somewhere in this learning cycle. The following tips will help ensure your journey is as smooth as possible. As any thought leader of business coach would advise: be a student of …
Three Critical Factors in Buying & Selling Vintage Fine Jewelry Read More »
With the industrial revolution of the 19th Century arrived an age of expanded productivity and wealth. In the 20th Century, modern civilization benefited from a wide variety of material options and manufacturing techniques to offer a wide array of options for the consumer. Listed below are some of the more popular jewelry movements… Edwardian Era …
Prior to 1930, there was a wide variety in uses of the term “antique” between American, European, Asian and African traders. In the early 1900’s, an American could call a 1860’s civil war gun an antique while a European referred to 1500 year old Roman coins as antique… The 1930 US Tariff Act (Smoot-Hawley Tariff …
The origins of “Antique” and “Vintage” (20th Century modern use for jewelry) Read More »
While the two terms are sometimes used synonymously and with little distinction, vintage and vintage-inspired jewelry are often entirely different things. The confusion largely lies in the fact that there are many pieces are not described properly and the untrained eye can’t distinguish. Luckily the experts at Gems West are here to help. One important …
What is the difference between Vintage and Vintage-inspired? Read More »