Naine Antique Digest, December ,2000
This elementary handbook supplies the necessary knowledge and tools to uncover the mysteries of fine, costume, and Mexican jewelry.


"Old Stuff " Feb./March 2001
"---A most informative book giving the basics to help any colector or dealer---"


Book Description
It’s elementary, my dear Watson. This book helps any would-be Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries that shroud the jewelry world. C. Jeanenne Bell, one of the nation’s leading jewelry authorities, puts her 30 years of experience to work providing clues that help separate the old from the new, the gold from the gold-plated, the diamonds from the rhinestones and the junk from the jewels. Combining logic with step-by-step proven techniques, How to be a Jewelry Detective is the one book that will help make hunting for jewelry not only fun, but also profitable. - More than 300 illustrations and 160 photos - 32 pages of color - Comprehensive list of designers and marks - Invaluable clues about fine, costume and Mexican jewelry


About the Author
With 30 years experience , C. Jeanenne Bell is well known throughout the country as an expert in all phases of the jewelry business. Her national television apperances include Pax TV's "Treasures in Your Home", "The FX Collectable Show" on the Fox Network, Nostalgia TV, and "The Antiques Roadshow". She travels extensively through the United States ,Great Britian, Europoe and Asia, collectig and researching antique jewelry and its history. Her books include " Answers to questions about Old Jewelry,1840-1950" now in its 5th Edition and "The Collectors Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry".