Fine Antique Jewelry From a Trusted Source

Welcome to Your Jewelry Resource for antique jewelry.  Since their origins, humans have worn jewelry to adorn their bodies, to show their status, to commemorate a special occasion, to show membership in a certain group, or to show the wearer's faith.  Jewelry has been fashioned of everything from shells, feathers and beads to gold, silver and precious stones.

Most of the precious metal in antique jewelry is an alloy, a mixture of different metals, which for jewelry has to contain a certain minimum amount of gold or silver.  Before 1800 when Napoleon abolished the trade guilds, assay-masters were appointed by the guilds to control things made of precious metals to guarantee that the object was of the correct alloy.  The rules about precious metals vary depending on the country where it was made, where it was made for, or where it is located.  Pieces were stamped with identifying hallmarks.

Normally there will be between two and four hallmarks on an object.  These hallmarks could tell you year made, alloy, period made, maker, seller, assay-master, designer, country of origin, province or state or city of origin, city where hallmarked, weight, duty paid, importer, export from a country, jubilee year created, or reigning monarch.

Historically it was royalty who commissioned and set trends for fashions.  Also the church was a very important commissioner, especially of silver.  The famous jewelers such as Tiffany's, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Cartier still claim the fame they had in the first half of the 20th century as "haute jouallerie" to their rich customers.

Antique jewelry styles start with Gothic, before the 1600's, and proceed to the 20th century with Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Empire, Regency, Eclecticism, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco.

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Adin Jewelry is a fine jewelry company specializing in 19th century French antique jewelry, carrying a stock of at least 10,000 items with prices ranging between $300 and $1,000 although it does have pieces starting from $50 and going much higher than $1,000.  They also have Art Deco, Retro, religious and vintage collections, among others.

Their team of experts check every jewel and, where necessary, professionally restore the piece.  Adin also trades in precious metals and is a major buyer of second hand jewelry. They have their own repair and restoration studio and they have an experienced team of master goldsmiths and stone-setters.  Antiques come in mostly by way of their buying shops in Belgium and France and only the very best are selected for sale or restoring.  The rest are passed on to their precious metals department to be processed there.  This assures that the jewelry they sell as antiques is only what their experts consider to be fine examples of its type.

Use the wonderful search tool to find all types of one-of-a kind antique jewelry.  Located in Belgium, they ship to the US by FEDEX for $25.00 with $3.00 added for every extra item in the same parcel.  Import duties may be imposed on items that are not considered antique (100 years or older).

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