Warman's Jewelry Field Guide by Kathy Flood

Author:Kathy Flood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Published: 2011-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Unsigned WHO'S YOUR DADDY?

The sad reality is costume jewelry without a DNA marker is, overall, less valuable. At the very least it cuts interest in a piece by a huge percentage among people who don't believe something is what it's said to be without “proof” in the form of a signature. But many fine examples bear no trace of provenance, either because an identification tag was removed long ago, because a signature has been obliterated or soldered over, because some designers or manufacturers did not consider it important to mark items destined for obsolescence, and countless other reasons.

Collectors should take time to learn the clues and attributes of specific jewelry-house products (including construction, findings, stone types, styles, etc.) so you know it when you see it. Remember, too, the conundrum of the unsigned works both ways: It's not only often a steal for the buyer, it's often a rare or beautiful bargain. Here are unsigned pieces that should never have been passed by just because they have no birth certificate.

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