Hank Friedman
The Antique Jeweler
Hank Friedman
The Antique Jeweler
Hank FRiedman
I Am The Antique Jeweler
I buy and sell antique and estate jewelry as well as vintage and antique silver. I buy and broker personal collections and inherited jewelry and silver.
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Fine Timepieces
I also specialize in fine wristwatches and pocket watches. They do not need to be running. I am also looking for uncased movements, watch parts, tools and advertising
Get The Best Return
Paying premiums for good names like Tiffany, Cartier, Georg Jensen, Fabergè and many others. Also period jewelry and silver, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Retro and Moderne. Patek Philippe & Rolex watches. No obligation to buy or sell and no charge for an appointment
Hank Friedman
Forty Years in Business
Forty Years in Business
Forty Years in Business
Buying and Selling Antique and Estate Jewelry since 1976. Over 40 years of experience. Second generation estate jeweler.
Experienced and Diverse
Forty Years in Business
Forty Years in Business
Author, lecturer, writer and teacher at College of Marin in Kentfield, California. GIA Diamond Certified, charter member Jewelers Trade Network, Polygon Group, American Society of Jewelry Historians.
Home and Family
Forty Years in Business
Home and Family
My wife Deborah and I have lived in Marin County just North of San Francisco for over 30 years. We love to hike our beautiful area and to travel to new places.
take my workshop
What Is Your Gold, Silver & Jewelry Worth?
If you have inherited jewelry, silver or coins, if you love to treasure hunt, want to add to your income, have some jewelry to sell or are just curious about how precious metals are evaluated, please join us. Learn the secrets of the trade, including how to identify jewelry made of precious metals, determine its value, and sell it in the right place for maximum return. Learn how to read karat marks and hallmarks and identify items of historical or antique value.
Learn to Use the Tools of the Trade
Learn to use the tools of the jewelers' trade, including the magnifier called the "jeweler's loupe", the weight scale and testing equipment.
The Workshop
The workshop "What Is My Gold, Silver & Jewelry Worth?" is a four hour course based on my textbook "The Urban Gold Miner". I have been teaching this workshop at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California just north of San Francisco since 2009. I also will teach private groups.
Next Workshop
The next workshop "What Is My Gold, Silver & Jewelry Worth" will be at the College of Marin when they allow us back. Hope to see you then.
Hank Friedman
Urban Gold Miner
$25.00
Learn to identify and evaluate gold, silver and platinum. Identify hallmarks and learn the tricks of the jewelry trade plus much more. 70 pages. Required for my course at College of Marin. If you take the course. Sales tax is included.
10 Power Jeweler's Loupe
$12.95
10 Power (10X) professional jeweler's loupe. Triplet lens 21mmm across. This is the best 10X loupe you will find at this price level. If you are taking my class in identifying gold, silver & platinum, this is an excellent choice Sales tax is included.
antique jewelry & Silver
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Very special and unique sterling silver Native American squash blossom necklace. Made by a Navajo silversmith within the Tommy Singer family of his signature turquoise and coral chip inlay peyote birds or water birds. Experts' opinion to be a family piece as it bears no signature.. 23" long, the naja (horse shoe pendant) is 2¼" tall. A unique piece by one of the masters of the art.
SOLD
Antique Gold Lidded Box
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Fabulous 18K gold handmade lidded vanity box adorned with an ivory cameo set in rose cut diamonds. Austria-Hungary 19th Century. Unique.
SOLD
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Bracelet
Rare Sterling Singer Squash Blossom Necklace
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Bracelet
Lady's Art Deco platinum diamond bracelet with sapphire accents. A full 7" long. Approximately 5.4 total carats of fine white diamonds of a European Brilliant cut. Exquisite eample of a formal bracelet from the 1920s.
SOLD
Pre-Civil War Coin Silver Teapot
Pre-Civil War Coin Silver Teapot
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Bracelet
Museum quality pre-Civil War coin silver teapot made for Jones, Ball & Poor of Boston from an original design by John Woodward and Charles Grossjean circa 1851. Woodward & Grossjean moved to New York City in 1852 and made the same design for Tiffany & Co. Originally from a set of four depicting the four seasons. 7½" tall. This teapot is pictured in several books about silver inclusing Richard Osterberg's "Silver Hollowware" and Charles & Mary Carpenter's "Tiffany Silver". The term "coin silver" means 90% silver made from US silver coins. Unique and outstanding American silver.
SOLD
Patek Philippe Calatrava
Pre-Civil War Coin Silver Teapot
Belle Epoch Sapphire Diamond Ring
Patek Philippe 18K gold "Calatrava" gent's wristwatch. Single sunk porcelain dial with Roman numerals and Breguet hands. Subsidiary second hand. Hobnail bezel. Circa 2005. Original box and paper work.
SOLD
Belle Epoch Sapphire Diamond Ring
Pre-Civil War Coin Silver Teapot
Belle Epoch Sapphire Diamond Ring
Sapphire and diamond ring from the Belle Epoch circa 1910. Burmese untreated natural sapphire and Old European cut diamonds. Size 6½.
SOLD