A Smart Guide to Selling jewelry

What Is the Significance of Jewelry?

The shapes and decoration of jewelry were originally drawn from ancient traditions and held symbolic meanings based upon a culture’s ancient rituals. Jewelry was characterized by patterns that represented vegetables, animals, male and female anatomy, astrology and geometry. As time went on master jewelers would be commissioned to fashion gold, silver, bronze, rubies, garnets, beryl, diamonds, pearls and other precious stones into ornamentation for the ruling classes. They made pendants, headdresses, cuffs, earrings, necklaces and other luxuries for pharoses, kings, emirs, khans and other ranking nobility. Eventually jewelers would also design for the general population. However, to this day jewelry remains to be held as beacons of prestige and wealth.

Fun Facts about Jewelry:

• In Ancient China wearing jade jewelry meant you wore the essence of heaven and earth.
• The oldest piece of jewelry ever to be found is 100,000 year old beaded necklace made from nassarius shells.

Selling Jewelry:

There are some are important things to know before selling jewelry. It is definitely worth the time and effort to do a little research before you take your jewelry to a buyer. Knowing the current market price of precious metals or gemstones should be the top priority to get an idea of a piece’s value. Before selling jewelry it is always a good idea to get all the facts.

Important Things to Remember When Selling Jewelry:

• When selling jewelry it is often times difficult to get more than the market value of the gold, silver and platinum content and the value of the gemstones. Silver, gold and platinum jewelry are typically only worth their melt value. One exception to this rule is if the jewelry setting is antique or made by a famous designer. If neither of these is the case then it is safe to assume you will receive only the price of the precious metal content and value of the gemstones.

Before selling jewelry it is important to choose a dealer who will present you with an honest appraisal and can be relied upon to pay you what it is worth. Knowing what a buyer is looking for is one way to be assured of getting the best deal when selling jewelry.

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