Warman's Jewelry Field Guide

Warman's Jewelry Field Guide
Author: Kathy Flood
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2011-03-16
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 144021882X

The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's Jewelry Field Guide 2nd Edition features more than 400 detailed color images and current values for some of the world's most stunning fine and costume jewelry. You'll also find: Key categories covering everything from funky fads to diamonds and pearls. A wide-ranging list of shopping resources. Essential factors to consider when determining values.

Warman's Jewelry

Warman's Jewelry
Author: Kathy Flood
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-07-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781440208010

The 4th edition of Warman's Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry price guide is for any jewelry lover interested in jadeite, pearls, diamonds, figurals, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, beads, rhinestones, avant-garde, designer, antique Victorian-Edwardian-Georgian, couture, plastics including Bakelite and Lucite, gold, and even more exceptional jewelry categories. The book features a fresh and fun redesign with more than 1,000 all-new images. Scholarly information and helpful hints guide the collector on an amusing journey through costume and fine jewelry from the 18th to 21st centuries. The easy-to-follow format allows collectors to quickly identify their jewelry, plus concise and informative intro shorts tell the readers specifically what to look for within categories. The book is an indispensable addition to any jewelry library. Learn about jewelry without the usual tedium of non-fiction for a read that goes fast from the first word to the closing paragraph. Plus, read short interviews with category specialists. All in all, you'll learn a lot without realizing you've been ... studying.

Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide

Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide
Author: Leigh Leshner
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2005-04-07
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780873499828

An illustrated price guide to mid-nineteenth century real and costume jewelry.

Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals

Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals
Author: Kathy Flood
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2007-09-26
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896895621

Figural jewelry, a fashion forward choice, and popular item featured at top auction houses, represents about 75% of the costume jewelry market.

Warman's Watches Field Guide

Warman's Watches Field Guide
Author: Reyne Haines
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440218862

With 100% new content and more than 400 gorgeous color photos, Warman's Watches Field Guide is the essential portable guide to one of the hottest collecting categories. This book covers more than 100 years of watches from more than 50 watch manufactures, including famous Swiss (Patek Phillipe, Cyma, Rolex, Omega, Breitling) and American (Bulova, Illinoins, Eligin, Hamilton) companies. Each listing from these companies, and others, features a detailed description and accurate pricing information, along with photos of near-mint versus the average watch, all of which will be aiding you in identifying and valuing their own collections.

Warman's Buttons Field Guide

Warman's Buttons Field Guide
Author: Jill Gorski
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2009-03-04
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896898080

For years, buttons have been more than a device that holds it all together. A popular category of collectible buttons are a staple (40,000 plus auctions) on eBay, and a topic discussed by sewing enthusiasts and crafters around the world. This new book bears all the color and attitudes of a favorite vintage button, with all the historical facts and realized pricing suitable for fans of the one thing that truly makes fashion functional.

Warman's Hummel Field Guide

Warman's Hummel Field Guide
Author: Heidi Ann von Recklinghausen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Hummel figurines
ISBN: 9781440229985

This is a quick and easy-to-use reference guide for pricing Hummel figurines. The text features valuable vintage Hummel figurines, prices, full descriptions, identification information and production status.

Warman's Jewelry

Warman's Jewelry
Author: Christie Romero
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-08-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780873493284

A Field Guide to American Jewelry &break;&break;What many consider to be the finest jewelry price guide, Warman's Jewelry, 2nd Edition, is bigger and better than ever, which means more listings and photographs of the most popular and collectible jewelry from the 19th and 20th centuries. A "field guide" to styles and types of antique, period and vintage collectible jewelry on the U.S. market today, this book is for anyone who owns old jewelry. &break;&break;Not only does Warman's Jewelry feature the most current prices, it gives fascinating, informative and valuable background information in these categories: &break;&break;Late Georgian, Early Victorian, Mid-Victorian and Late Victorian &break;Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Edwardian &break;Mid-Century Mexican Modernist &break;Native American, Mexican and Scandinavian &break;&break;No matter how they've acquired it, most people want to know the same basic things about a piece of jewelry: how old it is, where and how it was made, who made it, what it is made of, and what is it worth. As greater numbers of collectors have entered the field, there has been a growing need for more information about the many varieties of collectible jewelry being bought and sold today. Loaded with highly detailed listings and other pertinent information, Warman's Jewelry is a complete guide for beginners or experts.

Warman's Zippo Lighters Field Guide

Warman's Zippo Lighters Field Guide
Author: Robin Baumgartner
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2006-06-16
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896893627

Like Elvis, James Dean and Levis 501 jeans, Zippo lighters defined the meaning of cool for several generations. For readers familiar with the signature "click," the world's most dependable lighter is more than a tool for smoking. It has become one of the hottest collectibles in the world today. &break;&break;This pocket-size guide to the most dependable little lighter includes: &break;&break;Vintage Zippo advertisements sure to bring back memories of days gone by &break;&break;Current market prices and identification codes to help collectors inventory their collection &break;&break;More than 400 color photos that illustrate the character of each lighter &break;&break;This new addition to the wildly popular Warman's family of field guides is sure to be a hit with all generations of Zippo fans.

Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide

Warman's Antique Jewelry Field Guide
Author: Jeanenne Bell
Publisher: Krause Publications Incorporated
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780873495271

Head to the flea markets and antique stores equipped with the expert knowledge shared in this great new guide! Jewelry expert and author C. Jeanenne Bell offers collectors-on-the-go a quick resource for collecting jewelry. Features more than 5,000 detailed descriptions of rings, brooches, bracelets, and necklaces, covering early 19th to mid-20th centuries. Antique, Modern, and Costume jewelry listings include detailed descriptions and up-to-date prices -- providing collectors with the most valuable information right at their fingertips. A glossary of mustknow jewelry terms is included, as well as tips on collecting, and more than 500 photographs and illustrations. -- Perfect pocket size makes it easy to carry to flea markets and antique shows -- Covers Antique, Modern, and Costume jewelry -- Helpful tips for novice and experienced collectors alike