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Chanel Vintage
 CHANEL VINTAGE FRENCH SIGNATURE THICK CHAIN BELT NECKLACE US $1,350.00 
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 Chanel vintage CC logos clips earrings US $175.00
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 Authentic Vintage Chanel Pearl Like Bead Long Necklace US $3,000.00
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 CHANEL Vintage Multicolor Gem Charm GRIPOIX Double Gold Chain Long Necklace 80s US $2,650.00
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 Chanel vintage CC logos pendant bold long chain necklace US $625.00
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 CHANEL Classic Necklace VINTAGE EXLNT Gold x Faux Pearl Pendant CoCo CC US $329.00
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 AUTHENTIC VINTAGE Chanel CRYSTAL PEARL BAROQUE SAUTOIR NECKLACE STAMPED US $1,699.99
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 CHANEL Vintage Paris 1981 Opera Length Gripoix Off White Pink Pearl Necklace US $1,299.99
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 VINTAGE CHANEL 1989 18K SOLID YELLOW GOLD DIAMONDS WOMENS WATCH US $2,399.00
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 Authentic Chanel Vintage Gold tone chain necklace X354 Box US $975.00
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 AUTH CHANEL Vintage Gold Tone Chain Ruby Green Bead Necklace Earrings Set US $2,819.00
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 CHANEL Vintage Necklace mint wearable verstaile beauty US $649.00
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 CHANEL Earring VINTAGE clip on Marvelous detail MINT US $275.00
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 CHANEL Vintage Gold Quilted Logo Pin Brooch US $399.99
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 Vintage CHANEL Gripoix XL Wide Giant Bangle Bracelet Authentic 1980s in BOX US $1,388.00
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 100 AUTH CHANEL VINTAGE QUILTED PATTERN BRACELET US $420.00
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 100 AUTH CHANEL SAUTOIR GRIPOIX NECKLACE 84 LONG VINTAGE US $1,485.00
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 authentic vintage coco chanel clip on earrings classic cc logo season 28 design US $900.00
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 Vintage Sterling Silver Chanel Set CZ Wreath Circle Brooch XK439 US $31.99
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 Vintage Sterling Silver Chanel Set Wedding Band CZ Ring 105 Mens XJ023 US $31.99
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 KARL LAGERFELD KL for Chanel Vintage 500 First Issue LTD 500 PCS HARP Pin US $275.00
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 CHANEL Classic Necklace Vintage Gold CC Logo in Box EXLNT Pendant CoCo Auth US $599.00
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 Price Drop Vintage Chanel Rhinestone Iconic Woman Earrings US $350.00
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 VINTAGE CHANEL Brown 4 Strand Pearl Choker Necklace US $2,500.00
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 Vintage CHANEL Clip on Earrings US $350.00
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 Vintage Chanel Camelia Clip On Earrings US $595.00
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 Auth rare vintage CHANEL triple gold chain belt w cabochons 30 36 adj waist US $1,100.00
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 CHANEL AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BROOCH PIN WAY COOL NEVER WORN FROM 1994 US $999.00
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 Vintage Chanel clip earrings 1 square gold tone with pearls SIGNED US $250.00
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 CHANEL Vintage Gold Chain Lady Coco Medallion Choker Pendant Necklace US $999.99
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 DIVINE Vintage CHANEL Gold Tone Crystal Brooch Pendant in One Made in France US $644.99
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 71 the LONGEST COLLECTIBLE CHANELvintage 1980s SAUTOIR GRIPOIX necklaceMINT US $3,290.00
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 VINTAGE GOLD TONE IVORY COLOR ENAMEL LARGE CLIP EARRINGS SIGNED CHANEL US $443.00
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 Chanel vintage CC logos w red poured glass dangle pin brooch US $349.00
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 100 Authentic Vintage Chanel Green Red Gripoix Multistrand Bracelet US $950.00
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 100 AUTH CHANEL VINTAGE CC NECKLACE US $580.00
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 Price Drop 100 Authentic Vintage Chanel Gripoix Heart Pin Brooch US $850.00
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 Chanel vintage CC logos super size pin brooch US $185.00
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 AUTHENTIC CHANEL Vintage 1985 Crystal Brooch US $269.99
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 Auth Vintage Chanel Brooch Pin Camelia Bronze A469 US $360.00
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 CHANEL Vintage Gold Magnifying Glass Pendant Necklace 2006 US $999.99
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 Chanel vintage chanel texture CC logos w leather chain Bracelet US $350.00
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 CHANEL GOLD CHAIN NECKLACE PEARLS SIGNED PENDANT CHARM VINTAGE US $1,295.00
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 RARE Authentic Vintage CHANEL Gold Grey Pearl Clip Earrings US $349.95
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 Authentic Vintage CHANEL Iconic Black CC Logo Gold Clip Earrings Perfect size US $249.95
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 CHANEL EARRINGS GOLD CLIP ON SIGNED VINTAGE US $195.95
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My Favorite Three Picks for the Best Antique and Vintage Jewelry Price Guides and Authors
I have been collecting Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry for over three decades. Most of what I bought was from the Saturday and Sunday flea markets at the local drive-in theater and at a once a month massive open air antique market held in the mountains near where I grew up. I never paid much, a quarter here, a dime there and sometimes a few dollars however over the years until I really became a serious collector, I probably had no more than $500.00 in an amazing collection of over 2,500-3,000 pieces.
Over the years I have collected many types of jewelry. At first it was bracelets, then rings and when I got out of college and pursued my career as an interior designer, I found pins and earrings to be practical and suitable. In the mid-60’s to early 70’s I bought a lot of colorful and heavy “plastic” pieces and most were bracelets. I just loved the dull clunk they made when they hit against my desk… well I am sure you know where this is going… you’re right most were Bakelite. One in particular is a wonderful art deco black, red, orange, yellow and green fins clamper bracelet and it is like having a carnival on your arm. It fits great and feels sturdy andit brings me joy. It wasn’t until I received Harrice Simons-Miller 2002 third edition Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, that I realized the bracelet is called “Philadelphia” and has a market value of up to $5,000 making it the Holy Grail of Bakelite jewelry.
I also became quite passionate for the charm bracelets made in the 1960’s by Napier. At one point I had over 30 of them and I rarely wore them I just loved holding them. I had the colored fruit, the Asian theme, and my favorites was the marine theme with seashells and seahorses. Over the years I paid between $1.00 - $5.00 each for them and in early 2000, I sold them individually on eBay for $125.00 and up to 245.00 each. What a great return, right. Well yes but a day does not go by that I regret selling them. They gave me more happiness than the monies they brought.
As I became more sophisticated in my jewelry search I began to love all things Miriam Haskell, Eisenberg, Pennino and Boucher. All of these names seemed to come with a higher price but still affordable and all quite luxurious. Then there came Staret, McClelland-Barclay, Schreiner, Dujay, DeMario, Reja, Deja and Alfred Philippe and Alfred Spaney’s extra special pieces made for Crown Trifari. Needless to say I was smitten and would never turn back. After a while and as I was getting older, I started to understand the beauty of 19C Victorian and Art Nouveau and in particular the mourning pieces made during and after the Civil War. The Art Deco period pieces also caught my attention because of their architectural angled designs. Well enough about me…
Throughout the years it was truly guesswork as to what I should pay for a piece and then the harder part came when trying to find out how much a piece was worth. As a result I found that the public library had many jewelry price guides and I poured through them all for days on end and would pick out my next piece I was obsessing for. Through this research, I found three authors who stood out as being the best at giving the right information for just about anything you might need to know as an antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry collector or dealer.
The first is Jeanenne Bell. Jeanenne Bell has been on Antiques Roadshow as a jewelry appraiser and is one of America’s leading authorities on antique jewelry. She has written many books and the first book I bought of hers was “How to be a Jewelry Detective”. This book is filled to the brim with priceless information about the clues to solving jewelry mysteries. She gives easy to understand tips for testing materials, gem cuts, hardware and findings throughout the ages, marks and a whole lot more. I have recommended this book to literally 100’s of my buyers on eBay who may not be sure what gutta percha is, or is it ivory or bone and what is a briolette cut stone. She answers them all and she even has a small pocket size field guide to take along to the shops and flea markets.
My favorite book of hers is Collecting Victorian Jewelry which is a real treat for the eyes and is beautiful enough to be left out for others to peruse. In this book she shows an amazing range of incredible museum quality pieces of Costume and Fine jewelry. Each piece is a work of art and each has an easy to understand description and value assigned. She imparts the history associated with the Victorian era and who all of the main characters were. She enlightens the reader about this period in time that was all about romance, passion and heartache. Very good read and a very good aid to the serious period piece collector.
My next favorite author is Harrice Simons-Miller. I have two of her price guides, Costume Jewelry 2nd edition and Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry 3rd edition. What I love about her books is that she knows her stuff as it relates to costume jewelry dating from early Art Deco up to the present. Her books are very good for identifying the major players in the costume and fashion design industries. She really clarifies what each jewelry designer’s signature look is and her photographs and descriptions will give you an edge when you are out in the field. Her values are truly representative of retail in fine antique or jewelry boutiques and give the reader the parameters as to what to spend to get your jewelry collection “fix”. She has bought from me on eBay on a couple of occasions and each piece she purchased was always a little odd and unexpected, making me think she knew of or was creating a trend which others were yet aware.
My third favorite author is Roseann Ettinger. She has a series of price guides that are not only about jewelry but other vintage collectibles with a lot of concentration on fashion and the fifties. Her jewelry price guides include her “popular” series and include “Forties and Fifties Popular Jewelry”, “Popular Jewelry of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s” and my all time favorite of hers “1840-1940 Popular Jewelry” the revised 3rd edition. Her price guide covers jewelry pieces that you actually might come across and be able to own for not a lot of money. Unlike Bell and Simons-Miller who are showing museum quality and hard to find pieces, the pieces shown in Ettingers are really quite attainable and I have actually had many of her pieces that she has described. Her photographs are quite large making it easy to see the details of the pieces and she doesn’t dwell on the glitzier side of jewelry but the real down to earth stuff that most of our mothers and grandmothers would have worn.
There are many great costume jewelry price guides out there from Nancy Schiffer, Lillian Baker, Christie Romero for Warman’s, Cheri Simonds, Ronna Lee Atkins and more, but my first three will give the beginner or even well seasoned antique and vintage costume or fine jewelry collector or dealer a well rounded wealth of knowledge and pricing guidelines.
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About the Author: My name is Candace Daugherty and I live near Charleston, South Carolina. I am an entrepreneur and have worked as a retail design and marketing consultant with many internationally known retailers and fashion designers over the past 30 years. My true passion however is Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry. I have collected jewelry for over 35 years and own many incredibly fabulous book pieces as shown in the many of the jewelry price guides discussed above.
Since October 1, 2008, I along with three others have founded the first of its kind, an exclusive auction boutique for antique, vintage and new costume and fine jewelry. We started Vintagel Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com with three philosophies in mind. The first is to be a specialty boutique in an Auction Venue just for the collector and specialist of antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry. The second is to be the lowest cost auction or fixed price venue on the internet. And the third is to put the entire Virtual Gems Emporium community first with unbelievable customer service and fair equal treatment of all trading partners.
About the Author
My name is Candace Daugherty and I live near Charleston, South Carolina. Since Mid September -October 2008 I along with three others have founded the first of its kind, an exclusive auction boutique for antique, vintage and new costume and fine jewelry. We started Vintage Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com with three concepts in mind. One, a special boutique environment in an Auction Venue just for the collector and specialist of antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry. Two, to be the lowest cost auction or fixed price venue on the internet. And three to put the entire Vintage Gems Emporium community first with unbelievable customer service and fair equal treatment of all trading partners.