Antique jewellery

If you love to accessorise yourself with something uncommon, antique jewellery is for you. But you have to love the antique look against the modern look that is sometimes magnifying and sometimes minimalist.

The look too of antique accessories is more olden, it has a tinge of dust and mostly is not very shiny, but do not mistake it for being non-glorious, only those who know the value of it will pick it up and use it.

Grandchildren dislike the jewellery of their grandmother, they may want to dispose it off or pay less heed to it. But a discerned eye will know the value of the jewellery most have left aside.

In India many women have a palate for antique jewellery, especially ladies in their mid thirties to even older. As the young are more trend conscious which has bowled out antique jewellery. However there are few youngsters who have inherited jewellery from their ancestors and hence have an emotional bonding to it and also love it for its beauty. While there are some who have acquired the taste for it and go out to flaunt it.

Traditionally this kind of jewellery was worn on traditional wear like the sari or salwar khameez, but these days one can wear it on western outfits like denim, t-shirts and trendy dresses. It all depends on how you carry yourself.

If you love collecting antique jewellery, be ready to shell out a few dollars more. As they are not many in circulation, the price hike is obvious. So if you bump into an auction and hear the exorbitant prices, do not be surprised.

However if you are a smart buyer you can get a better deal, at places that are less peeped into. The obvious place one goes is the niche dealers, auction houses and exclusive boutiques. For cheaper deals go to garage sales, local sales and house shifting sales. The best place to look up is the newspaper, where people advertise their petty sales to dispose off what they do not want.

If you have a trained eye for the antique you will guess at once what the worth is. But when you do that do not let the buyer see your enthusiasm, else he will hike the price and give it to you at a double rate. So stay calm and buy it with perfect discretion.

If you appreciate mistakes, then you are in the right segment. If you do not, then get the jewellery checked from a dealer before you shell out even a pie. Learn the market; suddenly a seller may hike his price because someone else has done the same. Have patience, the prices will fall to the normal value. Don’t be too eager to own something too expensive, be it a charm bracelet or a pedigree necklace. Keep you cool, your turn to own it will come.

Sometimes antique jewellery turns out to be a good investment too. You hoard it for years and then sell it to an antique aficionado, and searching one is certainly not difficult with the number of antique lovers.