Just happened across your videos and find them helpful to learn about jewelry. Have been sorting through my 90-year old mother's things left to me. Thanks for the information you pass on to others wanting to educate themselves!
The modern statement rectangle screw back earrings are Mid Century Copper Enamel Earrings made by artists in the 1960's. Some Copper enamel jewelry can sell for much more than you might think.
Rusty, after your presentation I am much more educated, and I see better when going to the flea market. I can spot what is valuable, and what is not. You are a real jewel!
Those square enamel screwback earrings look like they're from the 1950's or 60's.The pendant with the coral color center is glass, not resin. I have an old brooch with a blue one exactly like it!
Green glass with gold wire earrings could be sea glass. At my aquarium in Chicago in their gift shop I bought sea glass square earrings in silver about 15 years ago.
Ps. I repair nicer brooches and buy stones from Mr. Stones if I need a certain color/size or shape. I have saved some beautiful jewelry from the craft pile. Keep going cousin...😊
Hey Rusty I have a couple of old pieces with a purple stone that looks just like on the bracelet. They register a bit above a Amethyst, and are large light purple and almost fake looking. Thanks for your channel
As far as the Painting is concerned, where's the peoples legs?! LOVE the colors she used, and it is a very PLEASANT SCENE, but again, where's EVERYONES LEGS?!
Thank you for telling me about the policy with ebay on Ivory! I didn't know that! I did find out I could sell it if it was made before the ban on Ivory so I had thought about listing it now I know I can't. I have the tulips screw backs also mine are a little different though. But I can spot true Ivory by feeling it. It has a weight and feel unlike any other material used in jewelry! And thank you for the info on the texture of brooch backs the Swirls as you call it you'd mentioned in a older video it possibly being French if it has those swirls. I now look for those swirls ( I've only found one with those swirls though. You didn't mention French today though. I thank you I've learned a good bit from watching your videos 😊
Of course it could also be neodymium glass, which is also called alexandrite glass, which I believe is an even cheaper material than lab created alexandrite.
the flower design looks more like William Morris to me than art nouveau, which is usually a bit more delicate too and doesn't usually feature big chunky ol' faux stones like that. and those are definitely not citrines. natural citrine doesn't even look that color, when "citrine" looks like that it is 100% guaranteed heat-treated amethyst. natural citrine is a lot lighter and hazier and is very expensive.
I have a necklace, earrings that are Italian Creme Cameos in original case. Where can I take it to know the value of it. Probably came from 50's or earlier
Hi Rusty! Just a thought, you might want to start making it clear than "citrine" in jewelry like this is really just citrine-colored, like when we say gold toned, not actually gold. And even more than that it's good to know and make clear that even "real" citrine in most jewelry (and loose crystal pieces like at metaphysical shops) is actually still not real citrine, it is heat-treated amethyst. Real natural citrine has a lighter, smokier color and is actually quite expensive. So it should be extra obvious when it's just "citrine"-colored rhinestone. Most people don't even know what real citrine looks like. But it definitely does not look at all like those big rhinestones in that one big pendant!
The purple color change stone could still be lab created alexandrite if it changes from purple to blue in different light. The lab created stones are nowhere near as expensive as the natural ones.
Ivory - keep or gift. One day some technology will be developed that will allow identification of new/old easily and cheaply and laws will be relaxed. In the UK, there is the Anitques Rescue Centre, which exists to receive, as a gift, ivory you inherit, find in a house clearance etc that would otherwise have to be binned. Maybe they'll make money on it some day but that isn't the point, some wonderful antique pieces are being dumped in landfill just because they can't be sold so these people will preserve them, store them and hope for better days. Obviously it can't be posted internationally but maybe there's someone in the US doing similar, or willing to set it up.
One more comment I have wanted to make. Please stop saying that decorations or markings on the back of brooches and other jewelry indicates that it is cheap jewelry. It is Simply NOT True. Sometimes it is a nice way to finish it off nicely and sometimes it is the Makers Signature. Example 1928 Jewelry Company finishes the backs of their jewelry with a distinctive Swirl, it is their signature or their mark. I rarely run across jewelry with a finished back that is cheap, especially with Vintage Jewelry. A lot of Modern Fashion Jewelry is more likely to be cheaply made, not so with Vintage Jewelry. Yes, there are exceptions but not the rule.
I'm going to have to offer a bit of a counterpoint. First of all, he mainly said that it usually is not an older piece if it has those embellished backs and especially in the case of 1928 jewelry it's very true. And 1928 jewelry is also pretty cheap, not sure why you're quibbling so much with that. I have MANY times run across a brooch with a back like that and it was indeed pretty cheap. A lot of "vintage" jewelry that has backs like that is not really true vintage, and most 1928 jewelry is not really vintage because the company was founded late, in like 1968 or something, which means they have like 10-15 years worth of true vintage and the rest is what I call "semi-vintage". Rusty isn't saying anything that's not true, you're being a bit too absolute and getting a little carried away with the defense. He's right, and it actually really is enough of a rule to be a loose rule.
Love it Cousin!
Rusty, I look forward to your weekly videos because you are a positive, upbeat person. Keep it up.
Just happened across your videos and find them helpful to learn about jewelry. Have been sorting through my 90-year old mother's things left to me. Thanks for the information you pass on to others wanting to educate themselves!
Thanks for all the information. I learn a lot from you and you are currently my favorite UA-camr.
I love your approach to reselling. You are teaching me a lot. Thanks!
I love your approach to reselling and youtube! So fresh and interesting. You, your brother, and cousin are my favorite resellers!
5/28/23 9:16am what platform are you selling the Czechoslovakian jewelry? I collect Czech jewelry and love czech glass.
The "bracelet" at 21:00 looks more like an anklet
I love the garnet earrings. Do you sell on Etsy?
Another winner, Rusty! 😋
That color changing stone looks like Alexandrite. It was popular in the 1800s before they realized it was so rare.
The modern statement rectangle screw back earrings are Mid Century Copper Enamel Earrings made by artists in the 1960's. Some Copper enamel jewelry can sell for much more than you might think.
Rusty, after your presentation I am much more educated, and I see better when going to the flea market. I can spot what is valuable, and what is not. You are a real jewel!
Those square enamel screwback earrings look like they're from the 1950's or 60's.The pendant with the coral color center is glass, not resin. I have an old brooch with a blue one exactly like it!
That red mottled stone on the necklace around 10:45 looks like Peking glass maybe...
Your glasses crack me up
Green glass with gold wire earrings could be sea glass. At my aquarium in Chicago in their gift shop I bought sea glass square earrings in silver about 15 years ago.
Love the Victorian necklace and have never come across one like that. The stone in the bangle reminds me of tanzanite. TFS!
Ps. I repair nicer brooches and buy stones from Mr. Stones if I need a certain color/size or shape. I have saved some beautiful jewelry from the craft pile. Keep going cousin...😊
Hey Rusty I have a couple of old pieces with a purple stone that looks just like on the bracelet. They register a bit above a Amethyst, and are large light purple and almost fake looking. Thanks for your channel
Rusty, thank you for another educational video. That shape is called Marquise (Mar-KEYS) oval with points at each end.
As far as the Painting is concerned, where's the peoples legs?! LOVE the colors she used, and it is a very PLEASANT SCENE, but again, where's EVERYONES LEGS?!
are the red ear rings Bakelite? thanks for the info
They sure looked like bakealite. 😊
Thank you for telling me about the policy with ebay on Ivory! I didn't know that! I did find out I could sell it if it was made before the ban on Ivory so I had thought about listing it now I know I can't. I have the tulips screw backs also mine are a little different though. But I can spot true Ivory by feeling it. It has a weight and feel unlike any other material used in jewelry! And thank you for the info on the texture of brooch backs the Swirls as you call it you'd mentioned in a older video it possibly being French if it has those swirls. I now look for those swirls ( I've only found one with those swirls though. You didn't mention French today though. I thank you I've learned a good bit from watching your videos 😊
The naked doll with no arms is called a Frozen Charlotte.
That pink stone at 11:00 looks like it might be rhodochrosite. Check it out and let us know :)
Of course it could also be neodymium glass, which is also called alexandrite glass, which I believe is an even cheaper material than lab created alexandrite.
The large citrine piece at 13:00 looks like art nouveau. The flower design is what stands out. Very interesting piece.
the flower design looks more like William Morris to me than art nouveau, which is usually a bit more delicate too and doesn't usually feature big chunky ol' faux stones like that. and those are definitely not citrines. natural citrine doesn't even look that color, when "citrine" looks like that it is 100% guaranteed heat-treated amethyst. natural citrine is a lot lighter and hazier and is very expensive.
I have a necklace, earrings that are Italian Creme Cameos in original case. Where can I take it to know the value of it. Probably came from 50's or earlier
That piece looks like topaz, although the foil suggests maybe Baltic Amber.
which one?
Hi Rusty! Just a thought, you might want to start making it clear than "citrine" in jewelry like this is really just citrine-colored, like when we say gold toned, not actually gold. And even more than that it's good to know and make clear that even "real" citrine in most jewelry (and loose crystal pieces like at metaphysical shops) is actually still not real citrine, it is heat-treated amethyst. Real natural citrine has a lighter, smokier color and is actually quite expensive. So it should be extra obvious when it's just "citrine"-colored rhinestone. Most people don't even know what real citrine looks like. But it definitely does not look at all like those big rhinestones in that one big pendant!
The purple color change stone could still be lab created alexandrite if it changes from purple to blue in different light. The lab created stones are nowhere near as expensive as the natural ones.
The "painted" flower earrings early in the show should be described as enameled.
What's your seller name on ebay ?
Ivory - keep or gift. One day some technology will be developed that will allow identification of new/old easily and cheaply and laws will be relaxed. In the UK, there is the Anitques Rescue Centre, which exists to receive, as a gift, ivory you inherit, find in a house clearance etc that would otherwise have to be binned. Maybe they'll make money on it some day but that isn't the point, some wonderful antique pieces are being dumped in landfill just because they can't be sold so these people will preserve them, store them and hope for better days. Obviously it can't be posted internationally but maybe there's someone in the US doing similar, or willing to set it up.
That shape is not a harp, it's a lyre shape (liar)
Sorry, I have to be that person, but it is pronounced "cabo-shawn"....
Thanks. Mispronouncing things is just Rusty being himself. He means well…
One more comment I have wanted to make. Please stop saying that decorations or markings on the back of brooches and other jewelry indicates that it is cheap jewelry. It is Simply NOT True. Sometimes it is a nice way to finish it off nicely and sometimes it is the Makers Signature. Example 1928 Jewelry Company finishes the backs of their jewelry with a distinctive Swirl, it is their signature or their mark. I rarely run across jewelry with a finished back that is cheap, especially with Vintage Jewelry. A lot of Modern Fashion Jewelry is more likely to be cheaply made, not so with Vintage Jewelry. Yes, there are exceptions but not the rule.
I'm going to have to offer a bit of a counterpoint. First of all, he mainly said that it usually is not an older piece if it has those embellished backs and especially in the case of 1928 jewelry it's very true. And 1928 jewelry is also pretty cheap, not sure why you're quibbling so much with that. I have MANY times run across a brooch with a back like that and it was indeed pretty cheap. A lot of "vintage" jewelry that has backs like that is not really true vintage, and most 1928 jewelry is not really vintage because the company was founded late, in like 1968 or something, which means they have like 10-15 years worth of true vintage and the rest is what I call "semi-vintage". Rusty isn't saying anything that's not true, you're being a bit too absolute and getting a little carried away with the defense. He's right, and it actually really is enough of a rule to be a loose rule.