| There is virtually no difference between
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| | Style, material, the type of piece. For
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| costume jewelry and antique jewelry.
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| | example dress clips came in in the 1930s
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| Costume Jewelry dates back to the 1930s.
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| | and were out of style by the 1950s.
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| By the definition of antique that would
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| | Jewelry reflects styles, designs, colors
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| also make it antique jewelry. However,
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| | and stones of the era. For example from
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| most jewelry experts have come to agree
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| | 1910 to 1930 silver was the favorite
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| that antique jewelry predates the
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| | color for metal, so jewelry was found in
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| 1930s.Costume Jewelry came into being in
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| | platinum, white gold, silver or a base
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| the 1930s as a cheap disposable jewelry
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| | metal colored to look like silver. By
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| meant to be worn with a specific outfit,
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| | World War II, gold was popular again but
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| but not meant to be handed down through
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| | in short supply, since it was vital to
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| generations. It was intended to be
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| | the war effort. What gold was available
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| fashionable for a short period of time,
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| | was made into very thin sheets and
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| out date itself, and then be repurchased
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| | usually bonded to silver (called vermeil)
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| to fit with a new outfit purchase, or
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| | before being turned into jewelry. By the
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| with a new fashion style. It became
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| | 1930s rhinestones popularity was ever
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| available in large quantities during the
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| | increasing in Europe. It was not
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| 30s.Cheap jewelry also existed prior to
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| | available to the Americans until the
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| the 1930s. Paste or glass jewelry as far
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| | 1940s. As a result, many of the pieces
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| back as the 1700s. The rich had their
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| | from this period tend to feature lots of
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| fine jewelry duplicated for a variety of
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| | metal and a single stone or a small
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| reasons, using paste or glass stones. By
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| | cluster of tiny rhinestones.Today is
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| the mid 1800s with the growth of the
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| | certainly not much different from past
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| middle class there were now different
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| | times. We still have fine jewelry, semi
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| levels of jewelry being manufactured
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| | precious jewelry, and of course costume
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| using fine, semi-precious and base
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| | jewelry available to us. Costume jewelry
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| materials. Fine jewelry of gold,
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| | can add the finishing touch and show your
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| diamonds, fine gems such as emeralds and
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| | fashion sense. Costume Jewelry styles of
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| saphires continued to be made. Jewelry
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| | past years are now becoming very
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| from rolled gold, which is a thin layer
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| | fashionable and many are being
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| of gold attached to a base metal, entered
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| | reproduced. Even with costume jewelry
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| the market for the middle class. This
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| | there is a difference in quality. Many
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| jewelry was often set with semi-precious
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| | of the new pieces do not have the
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| gems such as amethyst, coral or pearls,
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| | vibrance in the stones or the weight of
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| and was much more affordable. And then
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| | the older pieces.Antique and vintage
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| there was jewelry that most anyone could
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| | costume jewelry are both fun to collect
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| afford, consisting of glass stones and
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| | and fun to wear. No longer is costume
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| base metals made to look like gold. All
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| | jewelry simply "collectable." It is "in
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| three types were intended to be passed
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| | style, and" "fashionable," and a
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| down to future generations.There are
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| | terrific conversation starter. Dress to
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| usually clues that can help one identify
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| | impress!
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| what era a piece of jewelry is from.
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