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Chains are worn by both men and women and are always in fashion. They are available in hundreds of styles, thicknesses, and types. Chains can be short to be worn as bracelets, longer choker length necklaces...
Every serious vintage costume jewelry collector has come across a piece or two that is signed "11 W 30 ST INC" and has thought, "What an odd company name!" Not many jewelry books reveal much information about...
Choosing an Antique Cameo What is a cameo? They are miniature sculptures, usually mounted as jewelry, but sometimes decorating boxes, buckles or other accessories. Cameos are gemstones carved in relief,...
Twenty-Five Facts about Cameos A cameo consists of two layers: a raised figure/scene and a background.The oldest known cameo, found in Alexandria (Egypt), dates to the 3rd century B.C. and was carved from...
I can't find genuine Accutron batteries. What do I do? Original Accutron batteries are no longer available. Sometimes a jeweler will find a few NOS, but generally you must use replacements. Original...
Antique Porcelain Pottery Shards from China Chinese porcelain pottery shards have become very popular as wearable art and as collectibles. There are many places to buy them on-line including ebay. Shards...
There are basically two types of portrait miniature buyers: people who buy for decorative value, and serious collectors (and, of course, dealers who cater to both types of buyers). If you are looking for...
What is micro mosaic vintage jewelry? This is a special form of the mosaic arts that utilizes unusually small mosaic components, called tesserae, to fashion extraordinarily complex and detailed patterns or...
Enamel on sterling silver charms are a wonderful way to add punches of color and whimsical accents to bracelets of mostly silver charms. Worn en masse on a charm bracelet, they create a virtual rainbow on the...