Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide [Paperback]

C. Jeanenne Bell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003

Head to the flea markets and antique stores equipped with the expert knowledge shared in this great new guide!

Jewelry expert and author C. Jeanenne Bell offers collectors-on-the-go a quick resource for collecting jewelry. Features more than 5,000 detailed descriptions of rings, brooches, bracelets, and necklaces, covering early 19th to mid-20th centuries. Antique, Modern, and Costume jewelry listings include detailed descriptions and up-to-date prices -- providing collectors with the most valuable information right at their fingertips. A glossary of mustknow jewelry terms is included, as well as tips on collecting, and more than 500 photographs and illustrations.
-- Perfect pocket size makes it easy to carry to flea markets and antique shows
-- Covers Antique, Modern, and Costume jewelry
-- Helpful tips for novice and experienced collectors alike

Product Details

• Paperback: 509 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873495276
• ISBN-13: 978-0873495271
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,486,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Field Guide and Reference, August 4, 2005

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Animal Jewelry Maven "[e-mail]" (Kauai) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide (Paperback)

This is a fine little book and excellent value for the price. The text is readable and informative, and there are ample illustrations, albeit in black and white. The section on hallmarks alone should save the collector some expensive missteps.

This book contains a brief jewelry history form 1840 forward that is more accessible and useful than the more extensive coverage in other, historically focused books.

Includes illustrations and pricing (as of publication date, of course) for an astonishing range of antique and contemporary jewelry. A worthy reference for the collector and a book of interest to the jewelry maker or designer. If only the photos were in color, but that is perhaps too much to ask of a book in this price range and of this compact size. The size does make it something that you can easily slip into your bag for visits to the auction houses and antiques dealers.

2.0 out of 5 stars Warmans Antique Jewelry, December 11, 2010

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This review is from: Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide (Paperback)

This is a good book FOR someone who knows what the heck they are talking about! The drawn pictures are way too simple to understand on the mechanisms and the rest of the photos are nearly all in black and white which don't help one bit. Waste of my money, wish I had purchased a book with all color photos and actual pictures of the mechanisms. The dating section is once again.....too simplified to really "Date" a piece.