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Kenneth Cole

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I seem to recall a (very) old thread in which D gave some great advice about buying vintage/estate jewelry on ebay (fine jewelry, not costume). But I can't seem to find it.

Can anyone point me to that thread, or does anyone have any thoughts/experience they can share?

TIA!


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this one is on buying diamonds on ebay http://stylethread.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=44784&p=3&topicID=11213471

what were you looking to buy? I have tricks I use depending on what it is I'm looking for.


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I'm looking for a sapphire ring. Just generally trying to gauge how I can assess the quality of the stone, and if there are any special rules for assessing sellers of jewelry (anything different than regular sellers). I would love any tips. Thanks!

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are you looking for a new or antique/vintage ring? white or yellow gold? style? with diamonds? would you consider buying a stone and setting separately? sellers of new jewelry and sellers of vintage jewelry have different criteria I look for. I'm very leery of new jewelry sellers on ebay...

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as for sapphire's the lighter cornflower or kashmir velvety blue are the most valuable. sapphires can be almost black, and the darker they are, usually the less valuable and attractive.

I'm a fan of vintage. I find the stones and construction tend to be of a higher quality, and the styling either more traditional or unique.  Read the feedback carefully to see if they're a good seller.  If the feedback is anything less than 100%, I'll check the seller out more closely.

again, sellers of new jewelry I'm very cautious of. read their feedback for similar items and make your best judgement.

when i search for jewelry, I put in my keywords like, sapphire ring, then sort those results for vintage/antique, then sort again for "fine."  Be careful about antique reproductions too - typically lesser quality than a genuine vintage piece.

here's some I like:

I love wearing bold men's deco rings -- I think it's a cool look...
http://cgi.ebay.com/MENS-ANTIQUE-VINTAGE-RING-BLUE-SAPPHIRE-10K-YELLOW-GOLD-/130443777468?pt=Vintage_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item1e5f0e15bc
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this one is very pretty and classic, and it appears that the lighting is dark, so it might be more of a medium blue.  you can always ask the seller for pics with brighter lighting:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Art-Deco-Sapphire-Diamonds-18K-Ring-/230362806823?pt=Vintage_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item35a2b17a27
Click on me!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-RETRO-04ct-DIAMOND-24ct-SAPPHIRE-18K-RING-1940-/160408573071?pt=Vintage_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item255918948f



some of the vintage, less expensive pieces are spinel or glass, so be cautious of that too.  here is one that I believe to be synthetic:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-WHITE-GOLD-FILIGREE-SAPPHIRE-RING-DECO-1920S-/300482347204?pt=Vintage_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item45f624c0c4
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NM. I PM'd you. smile


-- Edited by Miss Mabel on Saturday 23rd of October 2010 02:33:20 PM

-- Edited by Miss Mabel on Saturday 23rd of October 2010 02:38:55 PM

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