Download or read book Answers To Questions About Old Jewelry written by C. Jeanenne Bell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make smart sense of today's dynamic world of collectible jewelry when you rely on the answers to key questions about vintage jewelry covered in this new full-color edition of the jewelry collector's classic must-have. Authoritative details, such as maker's marks, outlined in this guide help collectors and dealers identify, date and assess everything from brooches and pins and pendants, rings and lockets of the mid-1800s through the 1950s. This new color edition also includes coverage of Modernist jewelry; as well as an expanded section devoted to Mexican jewelry, a market where many pieces are selling for thousands of dollars each.