Jewelry markings

Gold & silver markings

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Why Vintage Jewelry Marks are Important Maybe you’ve just acquired some vintage jewelry from a family member or friend. Or you found some nice vintage jewelry at a yard or garage sale or at the thrift

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Let’s take a closer look at how you can learn to identify 750 gold, 585 gold and other similar markings and uncover what they really mean.

As I mentioned last week, I’ve been doing a bit of fine jewelry shopping, and learning some kooky things about gold along the way. Here are...

Hallmarking. What is it and why do it? To be sold as Silver or any other precious metal, all finished items must undergo tests carried out by the assay office. There are four Assay offices in the UK (London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh) and each undertakes tests to ascertain the precise metal content of the items delivered to it to ensure they comply with the law. The Sterling Silver standard requires all of the metal making up an item to contain 925 parts pure Silver to the 1000…

If you're researching a vintage costume jewelry mark, check out this illustrated gallery for a photo of the mark and information on the designer or manufacturer.

Fine jewelry is stamped or engraved with a variety of markings to indicate the materials with which it is made and its purity. To the average person, these mysterious markings can seem like a foreign language. Knowing how to interpret them can be helpful; they tell you what type of jewelry you have ...