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Gold-Tone Vintage Costume Jewelry: Buy It or Leave it?

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For instance, sometimes you’ll find Victorian designs made of materials like pinchbeck or rolled gold. You can learn more about how to recognize pinchbeck, rolled gold, and a bevy of other materials used during the Victorian era by reading all about them in the Worthpoint Dictionary. Others, however, you’d still be wise to avoid.

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How Japonisme Shaped Modern Art

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“All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art” Vincent van Gogh Known as Sakoku, Japan’s long period of isolation changed with the arrival of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and with it welcomed imports of photography and printing techniques from the West. This new trade channel flooded Japanese arts into Western society.

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Costume Jewelry Collecting: Mistakes That Drive Collectors Crazy

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Some companies used the same construction techniques and materials on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, these pieces are often mislabeled, even though it is rare for authentic Ciner jewelry to leave the factory without a mark. Let’s tak e Ciner’s animal bangle bracelets as an example. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Both collectors and curators are sharpening their eye for the material and physical aspects of both emerging and established talents. The Triumph of Texture and Material: Textiles, Encaustic, and Ceramics Sheila Hicks – Macro Broderie Tapestry. Sold for $75,000 USD via Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. February 2025).

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3 Earmarks of “High-End” Costume Jewelry

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High-end authentic poured glass brooch attributed to Dior. Quality Materials Since we’re talking costume jewelry here, the basic materials are plated base metal and glass. Authentic Gripoix glass and poured glass (terms also way overused by costume jewelry sellers) are materials that almost always indicate high-end jewelry.

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The Ups and Downs of Collecting Celluloid Jewelry

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Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950. Some celluloid was made to imitate natural materials like ivory or horn. Lines and striations were added to make it look more authentic. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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Collections Manager, Fort Monroe Authority

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The Manager oversees all activities related to the care and documentation of the museum´s objects consisting of textiles, metal, and other materials, as well as a vast collection of printed materials contained in the archives. Packs and ships objects and documents. Contributes to budgetary and narrative project reports.