As the antique jewelry is very rare to find these are usually kept at museums and only highly rich royal families can afford them.
You need to very careful and cautious while buying the antique jewelry as there are chances of you getting targeted by the fraud dealers. So, below are the tips that you can follow while buying antique jewelry and protect yourself from fraud dealers.
The most vital thing that you need to know is the difference between the vintage and antique pieces. Vintage jewelry are about thirty to seventy years old while antique jewelry are about hundreds and thousands of years old. The jewelry worn by your grand parents would come under the vintage jewelry. Antique jewelry is generally kept at museums as they are very rare. There are various kinds of antique pieces that are offered to us by the dealers and the customers usually prize pieces ranging from Victorian era (1837-1901) and the Art Deco period (1920-1930) of the early twentieth century.
It is difficult to identify the fraud jewelry as they are made up of elements and chemicals that make the pieces look absolutely similar to those of real antique jewelry. Therefore, in order to protect yourself from being deceived by the fraud jewelers you need to engage a professional independent appraiser of jewelry who can test the jewelry purchased by you for its authenticity. Make sure to take all the details of the piece like stone carats, quality etc in writing from the retailer so that if they do not match with the test details you can have the option to return the piece or renegotiate the price.
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