A common, and sure, way to ruin the value of your collection of jewels is to store them improperly. Jewelry is made up of stones and metals of various hardnesses. When thrown together, they will easily...
Antique Jewelry Boxes, Caskets, Trinket Boxes 1900-1915.A brief history and identification lesson. Throughout history, jewelry boxes were constructed and designed by craftsmen, one box at a time. With the...
This is the second in a series on unusual gift containers. What do we fill the container with before we arrange the gifts? Some fillers are related to the intended contents. For example, in the earlier...
I made the mistake recently of bidding on several auctions that were listings from China. They were listed in Brittish pounds with a conversion to about $1.99 U.S. for both auctions. Before I realized it, I...