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Dewey Decimal Number: 739.27075 EAN: 9780966686708 ISBN: 0966686705 Label: Ashland Investments Manufacturer: Ashland Investments Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 265 Publication Date: 1999-05 Publisher: Ashland Investments Studio: Ashland Investments Sales Rank: 1370957 Related Items: Editorial Review: Product Description: A true "complete" guide, this book will list prices for antique jewelry items in over 700 categories with an additional 1000 pieces represented by high quality photographs. The values listed are all current and each section will feature many helpful tips and information for the collector or buyer. Special articles dealing with jewelry periods, diamonds, colored gemstones, enamels and watches are also featured in this book. The presentations are well organized and easy to follow. A full glossary and index is also included. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Complete Price Guide to Antique JewelryAlthough the book has good photos, many of the items are not represented correctly. Many items are listed in more than 1 place with different prices or descriptions. A bit more editing and homework would have been worthwhile for this book. Prices are in many instances good, in others not realistic- either too high or too low. It seems that personal taste and preferences play a big role with the authors. OK to look at the pictures, don't bother with the text. Rating:  - Complete Price Guide To Antique JewelryPhotographs and descriptions done very well. Prices not based in reality. I am an appraiser of antique and period jewelry and wish I could pay these prices. Rating:  - This book works for me---and I collect antique jewlery!The Price Guide to Antique Jewelry is a very well done book for the beginner, the expert and everyone in between. The information is easy to understand, while the pricing information gives the reader a good feel for the real price levels you should expect to pay for antique jewelry, NOT "steals" at garage or estate sales. Determining values of pieces can be very difficult for people not "in the business". This book does a great job at giving the reader solid, dependable ... Read More Rating: - DON'T BUY - NOT WORTH YOUR TIME OR $!I was VERY disappointed with this book! Their prices do not reflect real life, too high on some things, too low on others. This is more than just a regional thing. A good portion of the book is used to plug their own business, offering "internet resell packages", that are so high priced they won't make you a dime, and huge "WANTED! " pages of items they are looking for. The majorty of the pics are B&W, and can be hard to use as a guide, particularly in the cameos, you can't see the faces at all! There ... Read More Rating:  - Superb guide to antique jewelry-- written in plain English !Will be of great interest to appraisers, bank trust officers, auction devotees, garage & estate sale enthusiasts, pawnbrokers, as well as collectors of all types of antique jewelry. Pricing is up-to-the-minute; all photographs are clear and detailed. This is a reference book that's actually a pleasure to use.... I recommend it without hesitation ! Browse for similar items by category:
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