Jewelry and Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling at the Auction House and on Internet Auction Sites

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  • ISBN-13: 9780943763293
  • Publisher: Gemstone Press
  • Publication date: 6/28/2002
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 1,116,738
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 8.92 (h) x 1.00 (d)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780943763293
  • Publisher: Gemstone Press
  • Publication date: 6/28/2002
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 1,116,738
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 8.92 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Price Guides vii
List of Special Charts and Tables vii
List of Color Photograph Sections vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part 1 Buying and Selling at Auction
1. The Allure of the Auction 3
2. The Traditional Auction House: How to Be a Successful Buyer or Seller 20
3. What to Expect at Internet Auctions 50
4. Opportunities Exist, but Not without Risk: What to Watch Out for When Buying or Selling at Auction 70
Part 2 Becoming Familiar with Gems
5. Getting Started 79
Part 3 Diamonds
6. What Is a Diamond? 93
7. Judging Cut and Its Effect on Beauty 95
8. Judging Color 104
9. Judging Clarity 111
10. Diamond Grading Reports: How to Read Them 118
11. Is It a Diamond or a Diamond Imposter? 136
12. How to Avoid Fraud and Misrepresentation When Buying Diamonds at Auction 143
13. Fancy-Color Diamonds 151
14. Understanding Diamond Prices and What to Bid 163
Part 4 Colored Gemstones and Pearls
15. The Allure of Colored Gemstones 175
16. Judging Quality in Colored Gemstones 178
17. Colored Gemstones at Auction: Natural, Treated, Synthetic, and Imitation 193
18. Understanding Colored Gemstone Prices and What to Bid 208
19. Choices in Colored Gemstones 213
20. Pearls 239
21. Gemstone Investment: Not for the Casual Investor 253
Part 5 Design and Style: Great Jewelry
22. Gold and Platinum: Timeless Choices 259
23. What's in a Name: Great Jewelry Periods and Great Jewelers 267
Part 6 Important Advice Before Buying or Selling at Auction
24. Important Questions to Ask Before Buying or Selling at Auction 281
25. How to Find a Reliable Gemologist-Appraiser--And Why You Need One 291
Appendix 295
Internationally Respected Laboratories Issuing Reports Used by Major Auction Houses 295
Online Auction Sites 296
A Selected List of Auction Houses 296
Where to Get Additional Information 298
Credits 301
Black and White Exhibits and Color Plates 301
Index 304
Price Guides
Retail Price Guide for Round Brilliant-Cut Diamonds 166
Retail Price Guide for Old-European Cut Diamonds 167
Retail Price Guide for Rose-Cut Diamonds 168
Retail Price Guide for Briolette-Cut Diamonds 168
A Sampling of Diamonds Sold at Auction 168
Retail Price Guide for Fancy-Color Diamonds 169
A Sampling of Fancy-Color Diamonds Sold at Auction 171
A Sampling of Colored Gemstones Sold at Auction 211
Top Twenty Natural Pearl Lots Sold at Auction 251
Special Charts and Tables
Sizes and Weights of Various Diamond Cuts 88
Diamond Color Grades 105
Commonly Used Diamond Color Grading Systems 106
Commonly Used Diamond Flaw (Clarity) Grading Systems 114
Comparison of Diamonds and Diamond Look-Alikes 142
Gemstones That Are Not Routinely Enhanced 209
How Treatments Affect Prices of Colored Gems 210
Gold Marks 261
How Alloys Affect Color 262
Color Photograph Sections
Fancy-Color Diamonds Offer a Rainbow of Choices
Popular Diamond Shapes ... Classic & New Shapes, Too (two pages)
Auctions Offer a Range of Diamond Ring Styles in All Qualities & Prices ... And a Wide Variety of Jewelry, Old & New (two pages)
A Warm Palette of Red and Pink Gemstones
Blue Gemstones Offer Heavenly Choices
Yellow and Orange Gems to Brighten the Day
Green Gems That Everyone Will Envy
Classic Shapes and Cutting Styles
Auctions--An Important Source of Natural Gemstones
Antique Jewels Sparkle at Auction ... And Collectors Find Great Period & Estate Pieces (two pages)
Auctions Highlight Master Jewelers (two pages)
Watches for a Discerning Clientele

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