Estate Jewelry

Where is the best place to sell estate jewelry and coins for the best return?

Jun 04, 2010 by Mark | Posted in Personal Finance

Of course we all know that gold is over $1000 per ounce, but if you go to a pawn shop you are only to get half of that if you are lucky. Where would you go to get the best return for the estate? Coins and jewelry both.

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Pawn shops use your gold as collateral against money paid to you, which you must return and then you get your gold back. Jewelry shops will give you hardly anything for it. I would suggest you use reputable estate jewelry buyers. If you are in or around

Estate Jewelry

Marsha Panuce showcases some beautiful pieces of estate jewlery from designers like Bulgari, Tiffany, Dior, and Harry Winston. Jewelry provided by ...

Estate Jewelry Highlights Sotheby's New York Sale

19.05.12

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York will be held on April 18 and is distinguished by signed jewels from prominent estate collections, as well as top quality gemstones. This sale also provides rare pieces from designers of the 20th century such as Cartier to Belperron and Flato, as well as Art Moderne jewels.

''This April, we are privileged to present a sale in which we have been entrusted with great jewels from the estate collections of several women whose philanthropy, social stature and style will long be remembered,” said Lisa Hubbard, Sotheby’s chairman, North & South America, international jewelry division. “The selection of signed and period jewels in particular offers a window into the lives of these women, each with their own taste but all having an eye for the very best. We are also delighted to present the Mughal carved emerald brooch by Cartier that is featured on the cover of our sale catalog  â€“ a successful marriage of East and West by the leading pioneer of Art Deco design.”

Source: Rapaport

Micromosaics were a hugely popular 19th century Grand Tour souvenir. They’re formed by vertically placing thousands of tiny, elongated colored glass threads (called tesserae) alongside one another so that only the ends of the threads are visible. The placement of the colors determines the image, and the most popular subjects included famous Italian monuments, animals, flowers, etc. Some of them can be pretty clunky-looking, but others — like this Prince Charles spaniel — are a marvel of fine detail. This one was created and signed by Francescangeli Agostino of Rome, and dates to around 1830.

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