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How to Identify Rock Crystal in Fine and Faux Jewelry

WorthPoint

The jewelry in the set was sparkly enough to satisfy my inner magpie, and in perfect condition, so I took it home to learn more about it. Furthermore, rock crystal will indicate as quartz when tested with a gem tester, but measuring the coolness is a good field test to keep in mind.

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How to Authenticate Jewelry Accurately & Cleaning Techniques

Jerry's Antiques and Estates

Techniques for Testing Silver Vintage Jewelry Various methods can be used to determine whether silver jewelry is real or not. The magnet test is one of the most common methods. Nevertheless, this test result isn’t final because there might be non-magnetic metals in silver-plated things.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

Invaluable

The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.

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Chief Conservator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

WCG

Opened in 2010, the Goode Center is one of the largest conservation facilities in the southeast and is outfitted with advanced analytical and examination capabilities including hyperspectral and infrared imaging, scanning and portable x-ray fluorescence, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopy, microfade testing, and computed x-radiography.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

The concept of "unity" also is helpful - does the form, the material, the detail of this object fit within the period, or the artisan? Identifying the materials which makeup an object is important and can be challenging. Certain materials, such as gold, are recognized as being inherently more valuable than others, such as tin.

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The Ups and Downs of Collecting Celluloid Jewelry

WorthPoint

Once these materials were processed into malleable materials, they were pressure molded, or blow-molded, into consumer goods until around 1950. Some celluloid was made to imitate natural materials like ivory or horn. Jewelry and hair combs were both made using these materials.

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Project Assistant Conservator positions in Objects Conservation and Paintings Conservation

WCG

Opened in 2010, the Goode Center is one of the largest conservation facilities in the southeast and is outfitted with advanced analytical and examination capabilities including hyperspectral and infrared imaging, scanning and portable x-ray fluorescence, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopy, microfade testing, and computed x-radiography.