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Always Treasured is proud to offer vintage estate costume jewelry from famous designer costume jewelry names including items such as Weiss brooches, Eisenberg brooches, Lisner pins, Trifari pins, Monet costume jewelry, glass costume jewelry, silver costume jewelry and much more.

For porcelain collectors, Always Treasured offers a vast selection including famous names and styles. Browse the porcelain gallery for beautiful Nippon porcelain, Noritake porcelain, blue and white plates and dishes, gorgeous Haviland Limoges items, Royal Albert, Royal Vienna and much more.

Always Treasured also has a gallery full of vintage jewelry boxes and trinket boxes. These are perfect for the collector or make great gifts for any special occasion.

The vintage glass and glassware section is also popular and features a range of collectible glass items as well as more functional pieces. Always Treasured has just restocked this area with some beautiful vintage Fenton glass items.

Always Treasured just added a brand new gallery loaded with men’s vintage jewelry including vintage tie tacs, vintage tie bars and some superb vintage cufflinks. Always Treasured is loading this section up with items from our inventory every week.

Antique Jewelry is often referred to as Vintage Jewelry, this is the kind of jewelry that dates back a few dozens of years, or in some cases even hundreds of years, it is clear that the older the jewelry is the chances of it being worth more increases, this is not only due to the age, but also due to the techniques and craftsmanship that was practiced in the past.

Even today jewelry is considered to be a thing of wonder, each piece of antique jewelry is regarded as unusual, and unique, in many cases a real one of a kind. Antique jewelry is precious and rare and is often used to make someone feel very unique and special.

Today the market for antique jewelry is actually very large, from the corner shop to auction houses and internet sites, one must take care to get all of your investment’s worth. Many people out there are ready and willing to take advantage of a person’s naivety. Dealing with the amount of money required to invest in antique jewelry needs a bit of finesse. Anyone who is interested din getting into the antiques market must be willing to do some research and learn about the pieces he is interested in.

When purchasing a piece of antique jewelry you should be well informed and practiced in checking the jewelry to make sure that it is authentic and worth whatever price the seller is asking for. The seams of antique jewelry often say a lot about the condition of a piece. In fact, the very existence of a seam can tell you that the piece may have had a previous life. It is often the case that jewelers will cut a piece of jewelry out of an antique dress or other old accessories in order to make them easier to sell.

If you are done looking at the back, then you should check out the front for any missing stones. Buy one of those special magnifying glasses used to examine jewelry in order to spot small flaws in any repairs done in the jewelry.

You should also check out the overall design and style of the antique jewelry as this will give you a clue as to how old a piece actually is. This, of course, can give you an estimated value of the jewelry.

Of course, once you have found a piece of antique jewelry worth buying, you need to take good care of it. You need to regularly clean your jewelry and to keep it in a case where you can avoid the effects of weathering. Antique jewelry can be very delicate, so if you do not know the proper way to clean it, then have a professional do it for you.