For jewellery to be classed as an antique, it needs to be at least one hundred years old. If you want it to stay in your family for the next hundred years, you will need to take excellent care of it.
Failing to take care of your jewellery can lead to it getting damaged. You will also need to clean it more regularly.
Below are some tips to follow that can help you take care of your jewellery and ensure it is in excellent condition for the next generation to enjoy.
Store Your Antique Jewellery Out Of Direct Sunlight
You will want to avoid leaving your jewellery in direct sunlight, as this can damage it. The heat and sunlight can tarnish metals and make them lose their shine, and sunlight can also damage natural pearls.
Rather than leaving your jewellery on your dressing table, you will want to have somewhere to store it that does not leave it exposed to direct sunlight.
As tempted as you may be to showcase the jewellery you have, keep it clear of your dressing table and get yourself a quality jewellery box.
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Buy Yourself A Jewellery Box
It is worth investing in a quality jewellery box to store your jewellery, which will help keep it safe. You can even consider buying an antique jewellery box to match with it.
Many companies sell different variations, such as those you can get from the trusted dealer Kalmar Antiques in Sydney.
The jewellery box will help keep the dust and sunlight from your jewellery and help keep it in excellent condition, so it is always ready to be worn.
You will need to ensure that there is enough space in your jewellery box, and depending on how much jewellery you have, you may need to get more than one.
Store Your Jewellery Items Separately
Whether you purchase a jewellery box or not, whatever you store your jewellery in, you will need to keep each item separate from the others.
It can help to stop necklaces and bracelets from getting tangled together and help prevent excessive wear.
It does not only go for antique jewellery, but any jewellery that you have. It is an excellent idea to invest in little felt pouches for each piece of jewellery you own, so you can keep it safe and stop it from getting damaged.
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Get Into The Habit Of Storing Jewellery When Not Wearing It
You will want to get yourself into the habit of storing your jewellery correctly when you are no longer wearing it.
As such, it means when you take your jewellery off, you put it straight inside the container you are using to store it, whether that is a jewellery box or not.
You will also want to keep your jewellery and jewellery box away from your cosmetics, so the jewellery does not get covered in your creams, lotions, and perfumes and potentially damage them.
Ensure that you have a cool and dry place to keep your jewellery and jewellery box, and you can help ensure that they remain in excellent condition for a long time to come.
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Jewel box also keep them so neatly, free from tangles. I love the concept too
Wow. Even though I have no antique jewellery, this was an informative read. Anything we want to preserve needs careful storing.
Thanks for the tips. I just there away so many artificial and other jewellery because they got dusty waiting for the pandemic to pass through. LOL
Yes, I store my all jewellery in a box so it last long. Nice post.
I have few antique jewwllery, thanks for sharing these tips to keep them safely!!
This is very useful. Storing each piece separately is a great tip. Some of my jewelry is over 50 years old and looks as good as new.
This is helpful post . It is very important to store jewelry properly
you seem to be pro at storing antique jewellery. Best way to store it. Vl try it out.
Great pointers for storing antique jewellery.
Useful points for jewellery lovers.
Reminded me how my grandmas used to carefully wrap their jewelry to pass on to next generations. So much to learn from this post, thanks.
Some great tips! I always keep the jewelry in separate boxes when not in use!
Great tips!!!! I’ll follow as suggested 🙂 thank you
These are excellent tips. I completely agree about the felt pouches. My mom has jewelry that dates 7-8 decades and still retain their shine. Another golden rule is to avoid perfume directly on the piece.
Small pouches definitely help a lot. This nade an interesting read
These are useful tips. Yes, if we dont wear antique jewellery often, we forget about it and it could be lying in the bank lockers for years. I think it should be removed at regualar intervals and maintained.
I think you have shared great tips to keep antique jewellery in the best condition to pass on it to the next generation.
I have a box full of jewelry and I often face tangling issue. These are really great tips to keep our jewelry in good condition.
Storing it separately is the key while maintaining the jewellery , good to know more tips on it.
I don’t have a hundred year old jewelry but these are great tips for keeping jewelry looking great.
A really unique and useful post