Antique and Collectible Jewellery
of the Future
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| Have you ever seen retro bakelite and lucite/acrylic
jewellery
selling for hundreds of pounds and thought: "Crikey, I can buy
brand new silver or gold jewellery less than that!" |
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| In the 1920's bakelite jewellery became very popular by those
affected by the great depression because they were cheap to buy and
came in a variety of colours. Yet you can expect to pay
between £50 - £250 for one bangle. |
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| If you are looking to start your own collection of jewellery
which will be future classics, where do you start? Here are
some tips to recognise vintage jewellery of the future. |
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Brand Name Vintage Jewellery
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| Not all vintage jewellery bought today is branded, but the most
expensive items are. If you ever watch the Antiques Road Show,
you will sure to have seen jewellery by a certain designer.
The experts first start to talk about what the jewellery is made of.
Doesn't start off promising, glass stones rather than diamonds....
Then you hear the 'F' word: Faberge. Prices quoted can
be thousands of pounds. Quick, someone fetch a bucket of cold
water! |
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Jewellery Brand Names Today
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| At Shake it Baby, we sell some jewellery which you should definitely
add to your shopping list. Here are some we have selected:- |
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How Long Before my Jewellery is Vintage?
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| This is very difficult to answer precisely. It could take
20 years. Jewellery and fashions of the 80s is already
becoming collectable. Make sure you buy some thing very much
of 'today' so that people 20 years from now know what era it is
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| A purchase you make today may not turn out to be as lucrative as
buying Faberge, but is should certainly be a good investment.
So if your feeling guilty about spending money on jewellery, think
of it this way. You can't wear stocks and shares round your
neck, can you now?!
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