During the 1930s and ‘40s it was considered junk jewelry. But today, as Pamela Wiggins Siegel explains, costume jewelry is loved by collectors as "sparkling treasures." Fun and affordable, costume jewelry offers an inexpensive means to make any fashion statement.

Various pieces of early and seldom-seen jewelry by master jewelry designer Georg Jensen changed hands at auction June 9-11, through Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Jewelry's role in history can be undervalued. Antique Trader contributor Dr. Anthony J. Cavo teams up with Nancy Schuring, of Devon Fine Jewelry, to examine the sustainability of Georgian period jewelry.

It’s not everyday a woman’s fashion accessory gets to pull double duty as a weapon, but according to advertisements in noted magazines such as Harpers Weekly, from the late 1890s to about 1920 that’s exactly how some manufacturers advertised their hatpins.

With so much vintage costume jewelry on the market, how do you determine what to buy for a good investment? Here's some rhinestone jewelry picking advice.

One Ruby Lane shop I come back to time and again is Allie's Antiques. The seldom-found items are usually in excellent condition and give me a serious case of "the wants."

Spring is here and the May Gold Rush vintage market at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds (also known as Graham Park) in Rochester, Minnesota, is setting the stage for spring picking May 10-12, 2019.

The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Spring Antiques, Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains a wide selection of material and will include everything from fine art and rare timepieces to miniature lighting and estate jewelry.