How to Identify Antique Jewelry

Summary: When we see old jewelry, we would think it maybe antique jewelry. How to identify antique jewelry? This article will tell you some methods to do it.

Most of our antique jewelries come from our ancestors. They are precious and significant to us. And when you get or buy antique jewelry, you are afraid of being cheated, because average person can’t tell the antique jewelry from the old jewelry. So we should be careful and know how to identify antique jewelry when we buy it. Next, we will show you some tips about identifying the antique jewelry.

6 ways to identify the antique jewelry:

1. Look at the back of the jewelry. The back and underside of the antique jewelry can tell you more information than the front.

2. Look at the clasp of the jewelry. Some clasps are with important information that jewelry is not older than the twentieth century.

3. Examine the mark of the jewelry. The mark may show you the maker’s name or hallmark. And you can know whether the jewelry is antique or not from the mark.

4. Look the color if your jewelry is gold. The Victorian period’s gold jewelry often has a reddish tinge.

5. Check the material the jewelry is made of. It can help you to determine the date of the jewelry.

6. Look at the style of the jewelry. For example, the necklaces, bracelets and brooches were very popular from the 1870s to the 1950s.

There are many traps when buying antique jewelry. And now the antique jewelry is very precious and expensive. So we should be sure the piece is antique jewelry before we buy it. And hope the above information can help you to identify the antique jewelry.