Vintage Costume Jewelry for Sale
View our vast selection of the best vintage costume jewelry on the net. Find vintage brooches, necklaces, chokers, earrings, rings, men's vintage jewelry and antique jewelry right here.Vintage jewelry is not only beautiful, but highly collectible and many famous names, including those from the early to mid 20th century are very valuable. Collecting vintage jewelry, whether fine or costume is not just for collectors, but for anyone looking for a gorgeous piece of jewelry that has a bit of history to it. Vintage costume jewelry is especially pretty for a bridal gift. A sparkling rhinestone brooch or other jewelry piece can match perfectly with just about any wedding dress and provide that little extra pizazz a bride wants to have. Vintage jewelry can be your something old. something new, something borrowed OR something blue!
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There are tens of thousands of vintage costume jewelry collectors out there, always looking for that perfect piece to add to their collections. Buying this type of jewelry in a lot can be a smart decision. Often, you can get many beautiful pieces for a few dollars each when you buy in vintage costume jewelry lots and bulk at auctions or estate sales. Next time you are at a garage sale, don't pass up the jewelry table! You just might find a real collectible gem!
Vintage jewelry is also a tremendous value, since new jewelry pieces are always marked up, especially if you buy from a famous name jewelry store. The mark ups are gigantic and anything that includes a diamond is especially marked up, so the main diamond companies can keep the prices up by controlling the market. When you buy vintage, you avoid all this. You get a high quality, beautiful piece, that is almost always made much better than new pieces, and you don't pay a fortune! It's a win-win for collectors. Some famous brand name makers of costume jewelry have a great following and many collectors, therefore they are not going to go out of style any time soon. Sure, the market goes up and down, but vintage jewelry, whether fine or costume is ALWAYS a solid investment.
About Vintage Costume Jewelry
There are many places to learn more about vintage costume jewelry, collecting it, valuation, famous makers, collector values, cleaning it, storing it and more. Here are some of the best links for collectors:
Antiques Research Guide - Contains loads of useful information for valuation, identification and research of jewelry and antiques in general.
About - This site offers a directory of resources for vintage jewelry enthusiasts.
Jewelry Ring - Yahoo email group dedicated to jewelry collecting.