Bags of costume jewellery can bag a small fortune!

David Andersen

Your jewellery could be worth a lot more than you think, as our expert valuer Vivienne reports.

It could be rewarding to be well informed about your jewellery, as all of the  items illustrated on these pages were found in bags of costume jewellery in different houses.  This is a new, exciting and developing market, as until very recently, jewellery from much of the 20th century was described as dated and old fashioned but is now selling for high prices in the right auctions…