Chinese Jewelry
Chinese jewelry Question: I collect old Chinese jewelry from 300 years old up to the 1960s.
Chinese Jade: Power and Delicacy in a Majestic Art (Arts of China)
Price: $12.95
It’s my understanding that China marked their jewelry ‘China’ for a certain period, then ‘Made in China’.
Do you know when the ‘China’ period was?
Thanks so much!
Answer: G’day Jan and many thanks for your query.
This is a classic case of ‘You’ knowing more than the so called ‘Expert.’
Why?
Because you have a passion for your subject and have narrowed down your research, far greater than any Trader or Dealer can ever do.
So in this case - if you don’t know - You need to start getting queries out to all the special blogs and websites and forums which deal in jewelry.
The China verses Made in China are really nothing to do with the Chinese Hallmark anyway, but is simply an identifying mark as to origin. The China Hallmarks closely copied the British Hallmark, which would not have ‘England’ or ‘Made in Britain’ stamped on their items either.
You might also like to add this query to our Jewelry Forum where there are more ‘Experts’ to help you.
http://www.online-jewelry-appraisals.net/jewelry-forum/
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Hope this helps…
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March 21st, 2008 at 7:00 am
Hello! I just found your most interesting site and wonder if you might point me in a direction by which I might research a very unusual handmade piece of tribal (?) jewelry. I inherited this piece after my Father died. My dad served as a Lt. in the Navy in WW2 in the Pacific and the Aleutians. He returned with an ornate and substantial necklace, allready quite old , from the war. It is constructed of panels , which would have been linked but due to its age were no longer, which end in a deep V piece which would be the necklace front.
It almost looks like an Egyptian piece and is a bit collar like. It is made of a goldish metal , not too heavy , into which are inlaid small round colored glass (?) beads; each in their own setting of sorts. I have researched jewelry at my library but haven’t either found the proper country of origin or jewelry type and have no idea where to begin to hunt for it’s value or what this manner of jewelry might be called.
I would be most greatful if you had any tips for me regarding either what jewelry of this type is called or where I might begin better research.
Thank You!
My best,
Martha Kirkland Cuthbert