| g something that used to belong to your great | | | | buying a piece of history. In fact, there is much |
| grandmother is a big honor. If you are one of those | | | | antique jewelry that is not really made of expensive |
| lucky people whom your Great grandma Fiona | | | | materials but would fetch in a good value at auction |
| happened to leave her antique jewelry, you should | | | | because of the history that surrounds it. |
| try to preserve this antique jewelry in its original | | | | Storing Your Antique Jewelry |
| form. Altering the design of the antique jewelry to | | | | One of the best ways to preserve your antique |
| get that more modern look is definitely a no-no. | | | | jewelry is to store it properly. If the jewelry happens |
| If you want something that looks hip and modern, | | | | to be made of some expensive gems, it would be a |
| buy another set of jewelries and leave the antique | | | | good idea to rent a safety deposit box and store |
| jewelry of great Grandma Fiona alone. Once you | | | | the jewelry there. You can just take it out if you |
| tamper the original design of an antique jewelry, it will | | | | need it and then return it after. |
| never be the same again. | | | | You should always be very careful when it comes to |
| Besides, if passing that piece of antique jewelry from | | | | antique jewelries especially if it is a family heirloom. |
| generation to generation is part of the long honored | | | | Do not take chances by just putting the jewelry |
| family tradition, you should never attempt to break | | | | together with your other stuff because you could |
| that tradition by altering the original form of the | | | | lose this valuable piece. |
| heirloom. Aside from destroying the original beauty of | | | | If the antique jewelry is made of some expensive |
| the jewelry when you attempt to tamper with it, the | | | | metals like silver or gold that would often lose its |
| value of the antique jewelry will tend to diminish | | | | natural shine after sometime, you should see to it |
| because of the alteration. | | | | that you polish the jewelry regularly to maintain its |
| Note that antiques often become more valuable | | | | quality. Do not expose the jewelry to some harsh |
| because of its original design and the history that | | | | conditions because this could cause some damage on |
| goes with their designs. A lot of people would put | | | | the jewelry. Store the jewelry in an area where the |
| some extra value on antique jewelry because it is like | | | | temperature is relatively stable. |