Factors Which Determine The Valuation Of Antique Jewellery

Who does not love to collect and invest in antique jewellery? Antique jewellery is unique and distinctive and way more valuable than the contemporary jewellery found in the market. Not just that, the design you find in the antique jewellery, you won’t find that design today in the contemporary jewellery; moreover, it is quite difficult and sometimes impossible to even exactly replicate the design from the antique jewellery to the contemporary jewellery. Therefore, they are high in value and expensive. Some people collect antique jewellery as a hobby, whereas some people receive antique jewellery as a family heirloom from their ancestors. Therefore, apart from money, antique jewellery comes with emotional and sentimental value as well. In fact, the metals and the stones are more pure than the metals and stones used in making contemporary jewellery today. The designs in the antique jewellery are also unique and intricate as compared to the designs of contemporary jewellery. In other words, antique jewellery comes with a lot of superiority as compared to contemporary jewellery, that does not mean that contemporary jewellery has no value; however, due to age and memories of the bygone eras, antique jewellery comes with higher values. While evaluating your antique jewellery, it is always recommended to go for antique valuation.

In this article we shall be looking at some of the factors which determine the valuation of antique jewellery. To evaluate your antique jewellery, you need to take the help of a professional valuer having years of experience and knowledge in this field of valuation service. You can also take the help of companies like Prestige Valuations which can help you in different valuation services, such as jewellery valuation, watch valuation, handbag valuation and so on. Let us now have a look at some of the factors which determine the value of antique jewellery.

Age of the Jewellery and its Historical Significance

Age of the antique jewellery and its historical significance has an important role to play in determining its value. The older the jewellery is, the more value it contains. For instance, if the antique jewellery is 100 years old, then it definitely comes with a high potential value. Apart from that along with the age, if it comes with a historical significance, for instance, it belongs to a poplar historical era, or it belongs to a particular person from a royal or noble family, then definitely the value of the jewellery will be higher than the value when it was first purchased and higher than that of the contemporary jewellery pieces. We all know that each historical period comes with a distinctive and unique characteristics of its own and these characteristics can be seen in the design of the jewellery as well, therefore, according to the design of that historical period, the value of your antique jewellery will be high. Therefore, in certain situations, such as, in case of a death in the family, if you receive an antique jewellery as a family heirloom, then you need to go for the probate jewellery valuation to know the exact value of the jewellery.

The Condition of the Jewellery

Apart from the age and the historical period, the condition of the antique jewellery also determines its value. If the jewellery is in good condition, then the value of the jewellery will be higher than that of the current market value. However, if there is a wear and a tear, or if there is a missing stone, or if the jewellery has lost its shine and lustre or if there is any other potential damage, then the value of the jewellery may decrease and you may face a huge lose incase you are thinking of selling or exchanging it with other jewellery. To avoid this situation, it is better to repair the jewellery, before taking it for the valuation process. A well experienced and professional person can help you in getting your jewellery repaired and then when you take it to the valuation process, you will find its value higher than that of the current market value.

Materials and Craftsmanship

 Last but not the least craftsmanship and the materials used in designing the jewellery determine the value of the antique jewellery. The materials, such as the precious metals and the precious stones used in the jewellery determined its value, the more precious the metals and the stones are, the higher the value of the jewellery. Apart from that the more unique and intricate the designs are, the higher the value of the antique jewellery. Therefore, in any unwanted situation, such as, if you are ending your marriage, before equally distributing the jewellery in divorce settlement, make sure that you have evaluated and are aware of each and every piece of the jewellery that you have or have received.