Vintage jewelry is much back in fashion, especially those with the animal or bird motif. But before you go outside your store nearest vintage for a piece or recognize savings local for a rare piece, here are a few points, shops that you must keep in mind:
1 First of all, the jewellery "vintage" may encompass a large period of time. Usually, it starts the period Georgian (1714-1837), and continues to 1950-1960. Therefore, the first thing you need to know while watching a vintage piece is what time it is.
2. If you are not particularly looking for for a piece of the period, but the interested in vintage jewelry in General, and then the first thing you must do is to check the clip of the play that you are examining. The clasps of different era differ considerably, and you can easily place a piece of jewelry in his time by examining the clip closely.
3. The next thing to look for is the condition of the piece of jewelry. Of course some elements, especially if they are of the Victorian era, or soon will have a "vintage" look, but those of the 1940s, 50 or 60's could well be almost perfect state. Things to see, is that, the parts should not have stones or pieces, chipped enamel, strass cloud or any other serious faults missing. Also avoid the parts showing a random replacement stones or repair sloppy work especially if they come at a good price.
4 Quality of vintage jewelry is something that you should never compromise on. A big thing on vintage jewelry, particularly those of the 19th century or earlier, is that they have been meticulously hand-made. If the piece of jewelry should be of this type of craft at a price of the order. A jewellery vintage good quality will be smooth veneer, sparkling stones, parameters of components and a good weight. It will not break due to normal wear and tear, but will become better over time.
5 When you purchase a vintage jewelry, make sure that you are comfortable with it. It should gel perfectly with your personality. If buying for someone else, don't forget, you know well before their taste in jewellery to Don their exhibit an expensive vintage; PIN rhinestone you found very attractive thus may not be in the eyes of your teenage niece.
6. A large thing on vintage jewelry is that they sometimes come with a story especially if they are made of precious stones and 19th or 18th century. Therefore, when you pay for such a piece, you should also know the history of this piece while checking his condition and crafts. Ask the dealer the everything about it and if you show it to someone who loves vintage jewelry, and then write in a piece of paper on which you can put in the box. If you remember the story because most often as a winning the attention of people in the party.
7 Last something that you should be aware of is that during different era, a another metal dominated the jewelry industry. Often, you can identify the era when he saw the metal used in the jewellery. For example, due to lack of metal base during the second world war, sterling silver has been substituted. Therefore a jewelry comes with a label of "1: 20 12 K Sterling", it is probably from 1942-45 and 1/5th of a 12 K gold jewellery."."
As for buying anything vintage, it takes an eye trained to identify a real boon. Then keep yourself updated to date with the right amount of research if you want to buy gorgeous vintage jewellery pieces.