Jeanenne Bell

Jewelry

Posted: 6.5.07

C. Jeanenne Bell, G.G., has more than 40 years' experience in all phases of the antique jewelry business. She is an avid collector and an active wholesaler and retailer, as well as an author of numerous books and magazine articles about jewelry.

Ms. Bell's early training in interior design and architectural history made her acutely aware of the part jewelry has played in reflecting architectural and period styles throughout history. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Asia, collecting and researching the history of jewelry and evaluating its geographical trends.

Ms. Bell earned her graduate gemologist designate from the Gemological Society of America. In 1984, she wrote one of the first appraisal study guides in the country about antique jewelry; it was written for Indiana University and the International Society of Appraisers. She has been a guest lecturer for organizations throughout the country and is president and founder of Jewelry Box Antiques, Inc., and A.D. Publishing.

Her books, which are available in bookstores around the world, include Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry 1884-1950 (now in its sixth edition); The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry; How to Be a Jewelry Detective; Jewelry Detective Resources; Wormans Antique Jewelry; Victorian Jewelry; and Collectors' Encyclopedia of Pendant and Pocket Watches. Ms. Bell is a member of the Society of Jewelry Historians (U.S.), the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, the Hairwork Society, the Alumni Association of the Gemological Institute of America, and the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers. Her national TV appearances include PAX TV's Treasures in Your Home, Fox TV's FX Collectibles, Nostalgia TV, CBS Saturday Early Show in New York, and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW on PBS.