Is My Bracelet Real Or Costume Jewelry When I consider a question, the answer is straight up and honest based on information from the question. This one presents a dilemma of sorts! The markings are what should be there for 18k gold. The only thing suspect there is the double marks, including both 18k and 750. This is not a critical point but most Italian jewelry is only marked with one or the other mark. Sure, some exceptions occur and when ...

So what actually makes vintage costume jewelry unique and potentially valuable? Even when talking about the collectible costume pieces, all of the jewelry is mass-produced using cheaper materials than used to make the finer jewelry. Mass-produced and made from inexpensive materials, costume or fashion jewelry was essentially the cheap but gorgeous alternative to fine jewelry. In spite of their humble origins, the vintage pieces produced in factories using semi-precious materials are now considered collectibles worth well beyond their original price. If ...