Collector Costume Guide Jewelry

This book is based on the author's informative and interesting news column that has run in antique publications across the country since 1997. These articles are presented here, along with photographs of hundreds of pieces of vintage costume jewelry with descriptions, designer names, and current collector values. A section on costume jewelry on the Internet is also included, which profiles in detail, the best costume jewelery sites on the web, including biographies of each dealer and a synopsis of what makes the sites special. There are also hints for those wishing to sell their jewelry at auction. There are even vintage costume jewelry advertisements to add pizazz to the book. Finally, an informative section on where to buy replacement stones, how to restring beads and pearls, how to repair costume jewelry, and how to join vintage costume jewelry clubs rounds out the book. 2004 values.

A catalog of more than 1,500 collectible pieces features tips on purchasing costume jewelry, a guide to desireable prices, and a detailed history of costume jewelry from ancient times to the present day.

Costume jewelry - Costume jewelry is jewelry that is made of less valuable materials, including base metals, glass, plastic, and synthetic stones, in place of more valuable materials such as precious metals and gems. These items are usually, but not always, inexpensive, and often flashy.

Comic book price guide - Comic book price guides are generally monthly or yearly publications which detail the changes in the resale value of a comic over a period of time. Each collector will have his or her own preferece regarding which authority to follow, but popular and respected guides currently include The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, Comics Buyer's Guide magazine, the Comics Buyer's Guide Standard Catalog of Comic Books, and Human Computingâ€™s ComicBase, an inventory/databasing software program.

Fashion jewelry - Fashion Jewelry (British: Fashion Jewellery), once known as "paste" - named after the theatrical jewels that were "pasted" onto costumes - and later as "Costume jewelry" because of it's theatrical roots - by the 1960s the term was coined to represent a wide category of earrings, bracelets, pendants, ring}rings and other similar accessories that were made of lesser value materials than traditional or "real" jewelry like gold, silver or diamonds.

Pennino Brothers Jewelry - Pennino Brothers Jewelry was founded by Oreste Pennino in 1926 or 1927 in New York City. This costume jewelry displays fine workmanship, with the highest quality rhinestones set in sterling silver or thick gold plating.

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