Is my Tiffany jewellery real or fake?

[tawal_192462]

A few years ago my husband had purchased some Tiffany jewellery for me from a co-worker.  She had the means and was a collector. I recall pouches and boxes but to be perfectly honest I had a few pieces he had purchased me as well and I don't know which was which. We moved twice since then and in my effort to purge I threw out the boxes. I had never intended on selling the jewellery as it's beautiful. The bangles never fit me and now that my daughter is old enough, she said she wouldn't wear bangles. I love the cuff bracelet but it no longer fits me. Our life circumstance has changed a lot and I'd just really like to sell it as it's not serving any purpose for me. I always thought the jewellery was real but while looking through the internet, I've learned there are many many fakes. Since I have no way to authenticate my jewellery (No Tiffany & Co. here) I was wondering if there are any experts here that might be able to weigh in? I don't want to attempt a sale if it is not authentic.  To me, the jewellery looks real. It's hefty, beautiful white silver and appears quality crafted. I don't see any roughness or visible joints. The hallmarks look real to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. 

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[femmefan1946]

There is a Jewelry Board on dotCOM which could be helpful.

Closer to home, while there won't be a Tiffany shop -- I don't think there are any in Canada-- why not take your pieces to the best jeweler in town and ask about an appraisal.

Most can give you a verbal appraisal, and often a cash offer, but you may prefer to pay for a formal "estate" appraisal, on their letterhead.

Choose a jeweler  who is a member of one of the gemological societies. Those actually have courses and examinations. I don't know enough about it to name any, sorry.

The verbal appraisal would be for the immediate cash value that day.

The written estate appraisal gives the value in a public auction - or an in-family auction where Jim gets the jewelry, Joan gets the books, and Johnny gets the fly fishing and gold equipment with the appraisals used so that everyone feels the split is fair-- and could be slightly higher than the immediate cash value.

The difference is basically time.

EBay is very strict about Tiffany jewelry. The company belongs to VeRO and is very protective of its brand. 

I hope this all works out for you.

Oh. Weigh the silver and compare the weight  against published bullion market price. There is no good reason to let nice pieces go for that unless you are in an emergency situation. And if you are many coin dealers also will buy jewelry for melt value.

[femmefan1946]

Errr--- golf equipment - Johnny always was a jock.

[kawartha-ephemera]

I've no comment regarding anything related to Tiffany or jewelry either for that matter. However if you're thinking of selling now is probably a good time to do so. I dropped by a public auction not long ago, there were quite a few Birk's sterling items that sold very, very well.  Silver has moved a lot higher this year.