Author: Antoinette Leonard Matlins
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN: 0943763479
Size: 56.92 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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Book Description: To help you avoid the pitfalls and keep the magic, two internationally respected experts on buying gems and jewelry put their inside knowledge to work for you in this easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide. It is filled with practical advice and is designed to make it easy for you to have all the information you need to buy gems and jewelry with ...

Author: Antoinette Matlins
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401174636
Size: 28.50 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Book Description: to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out that most people buy "jewelry" and not "gemstones." Because the book offers so much practical advice and money-saving tips about buying jewelry, they urged me to change the title. So, in this edition The Complete Guide to Buying Gems has been changed to Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide. Consumer and professional response to the book has been very gratifying. Almost 14,000 hardcover copies are in circulation. We have received hundreds of letters, phone calls and in-person comments about the helpfulness and interesting information it provides. We thank you for encouraging us to make the book more widely available by bringing out this softcover edition. We have taken the opportunity of this softcover edition to update the price guides for diamonds and colored gemstones and, in light of the increase in both the popularity and price of pearls, to add a price guide for them in the "Guide to Popular Gems and Their Prices." Also, we want to take this opportunity to comment further on gem invest ment, taking into account major developments since the original manuscript was written in 1980.

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Publisher: Gemstone Press
ISBN: 0943763711
Size: 10.45 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Author: Antoinette Leonard Matlins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 47.12 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Author: Antoinette Leonard Matlins
Publisher: Gemstone Press
ISBN: 094376372X
Size: 28.44 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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Book Description: This book gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell or simply enjoy sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other coloured gemstones with confidence and knowledge. With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts and new ways to buy gems -- such as Internet auctions and TV shopping -- there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect coloured gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewellery confusing, intimidating, overwhelming and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance. This practical, comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide provides all the information you need in order to know what to look for, and what to look out for, including: What qualifies as a "gemstone"?; How to evaluate colour -- and its impact on price; Deciding between a natural gem and an enhanced gem . . . and new glass-gemstone compositions; Coloured gemstone synthesis and treatment; What to get in writing; How to get what you want within your budget; Price guides for popular gems, opals and synthetic stones; Important information about buying on the Internet; What to ask when buying the stone . . . and much more! Written by an "insider", this easy-to-read guide is the "unofficial coloured gemstone bible" for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

Author: Renee Newman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780929975306
Size: 14.21 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Book Description: The perfect pocket-sized companion for those travelling and thinking about purchasing jewellery or stones. Renee Newman, author of the highly respected gem and jewellery guides including 'Diamond Ring Buying Guide' and 'Gold and Platinum Jewelry Buying Guide', has written a concise buying guide covering gems, gold and platinum that's a perfect handy reference. Here is important information on how to select jewellers and appraisers; a chapter on notable gem sources and which countries are noted for specific gems; information on coral, ivory and amber; precautions one must take when buying from an unfamiliar source; and customs regulations, duties and how to use lab reports. This guide will become an indispensable resource that will be used time and time again.

Author: Antoinette Matlins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990415275
Size: 35.30 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Gems
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Book Description: This comprehensive guide, from gemstone expert and best-selling author Antoinette Matlins, is all you need to help you buy, collect, sell, care for or simply enjoy colored gemstones with confidence and knowledge. Easy to understand and practical, this updated and expanded edition explains what to look for and what to look out for!"

Author: Antoinette Matlins
Publisher: Gemstone Press
ISBN: 0943763738
Size: 36.62 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Book Description: Whether buying for personal pleasure or for investment, in today's market of Internet auctions, new diamond cuts, new colours, new treatments and new frauds buyers need a source of expert guidance. This comprehensive guide, from diamond expert and best-selling author Antoinette Matlins, is the unofficial bible for all diamond buyers who want to get the most for their money.

Author: Renée Newman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780929975252
Size: 67.93 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Precious stones
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Book Description: Thjis title teaches the reader how to evaluate, identify, select and care for gemstones

Author: Antoinette Matlins
Publisher: Gemstone Press
ISBN: 9781683361398
Size: 44.78 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Book Description: Everything you need to know before you buy--or sell--gems and jewelry at auction. A source of expert guidance to help you enter today's fastest-growing marketplace for gems and jewelry. This definitive guide to buying and selling at auction covers both the unique risks and opportunities to be found--how to make a profit on yesterday's treasures or find a valuable treasure of your own. Entertaining, informative and packed with tips from an "insider," this practical, easy-to-understand guide makes available--for the first time--detailed information on: What distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods How to buy and sell at auction: The rules of the game What you need to know before bidding on: - Diamonds - Colored gemstones - Pearls - Gold and platinum Design and style: Great jewelry periods and great jewelers Special concerns when buying and selling on Internet auction sites How to avoid the pitfalls when buying and selling at auction What auctions do guarantee, and how to protect yourself against what they don't ... and much more. With comprehensive price charts and auction results, as well as resource information on auction houses and websites, Jewelry & Gems at Auction is a book no potential auction buyer or seller can afford to be without.