{"id":943,"date":"2018-01-29T19:40:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/?p=943"},"modified":"2018-02-25T22:42:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T22:42:58","slug":"definition-industry-standard-terms-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/style-shakedown\/definition-industry-standard-terms-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Standard Definition of Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em>\u201cThe beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Socrates (470 \u2013 399 B.C.)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Definition of Industry Standard Terms\/Glossary<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Antique:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to US law, and most accurately, throughout the antiques industry, the term refers to objects <strong>created<\/strong> 100+years ago. Used to describe the age of an item, rather than it&#8217;s appearance, style, or condition. Items from eras nearing, but not quite 100 years, like those created during the Art Deco Era (1925-1939) are more accurately referred to as &#8220;vintage,&#8221; or\u00a0 &#8220;near-antique.&#8221; An approximation of age, where date is likely, but unknown with absolute certainty, is expressed by using the term &#8220;circa,&#8221; see below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf an item is not definitively date-able to 100 or more years in age, it should not be directly referred to as an antique.&#8221; RubyLane\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe value of an antique depends upon its authenticity, beauty, age, rarity and condition.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.rauantiques.com\/glossary<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/determine-the-age-of-an-antique-14934925 years old <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>EXCEPTIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Automobiles: <\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Antique Automobile Club of America defines an\u00a0<\/span>antique car as over 25 years of age.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Aircraft:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Antique aircraft is defined as constructed by the original <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manufacturer (or licensee) on or prior to August 31, 1945.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prices should be commensurate to age, originality, and then condition. A modern reproduction (even if it is 20yrs old, and in great condition) will not hold anywhere near the value of an antique piece, even if that antique is, itself, the reproduction of an even earlier piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0and http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/12887\/what-makes-something-antique<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Antiquated, as in technology: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No longer produced or used; out of date. May or may not appear \u201cold-fashioned,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depending upon when and how it was manufactured.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology that is antiquated, but not necessarily \u201cantique\u201d or 100+years old\u201c&#8230;.\u201dnot usable in current technology environments. In other words, it is obsolete&#8230; \u201cAntique software\u201d is different from \u201clegacy software\u201d in that it is completely outdated and has been phased out, whereas \u201clegacy software\u201d is still in use but lacks the modern\/current features of newer systems.\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24054\/antique-software\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24054\/antique-software<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>As is:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A phrase often used by antique dealers to make clear to potential buyers that an object is damaged and is being sold &#8220;as is,&#8221; without any guarantee or warranty.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>NOTE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better eCommerce practices indicate that stating \u201cAs Is,\u201d yet disclosing damage, engenders increased trust, and better reviews, repeat customers, and thus, higher sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Assaying: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process in which a piece is examined and tested to determine the amount of precious metal contained. This examination is conducted at a legally appointed assayer&#8217;s office to insure compliance with legal standards and the piece is officially stamped or hallmarked upon completion. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u201cTesting\u201d metals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The process of using varied scientific methods to assess the purity and values of fine\/noble metals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Attribution:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Item is verifiably identified as by a specific maker.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot be reliably identified, then a specific maker&#8217;s name should not be used anywhere <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as if it is a certainty<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If no specific identification is included in the title or category, it is reasonable to state, \u201cMaker unknown, Bertoia style,\u201d a possible maker, or pattern, within the item description.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>eCommerce best practices:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The title or category field for the item should match the description. If there is any doubt to the maker, it should be clearly indicated, from the title forward. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>STOREFRONT EXAMPLE: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Title: \u00a0\u201cFor Sale, Bertoia Chair\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Description: \u201cDon\u2019t know who the maker it, but it sure looks like it might be&#8221; (or a similar admission). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Base Metals:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Base metals are common, less expensive metals. They are sometimes mixed with (alloyed) or thinly coated on(plated) fine metals to alter durability, color and strength. Base metals include (but not limited to) copper, zinc, nickel, and aluminum, steel, tungsten, bronze, iron, titanium, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Circa:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Latin word meaning &#8220;about&#8221; or &#8220;around.&#8221; It is used in reference to dates when the exact age of something <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot be known but can be approximated. It is often abbreviated as &#8220;c.&#8221; or &#8220;ca.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\" role=\"note\">\u00a0&#8220;Approximately&#8221; in several European languages (and as a\u00a0loanword\u00a0in English), usually in reference to a date.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circa#cite_note-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0<i>Circa<\/i>\u00a0is widely used in historical writing when the dates of events are not accurately known. When used in date ranges,\u00a0<i>circa<\/i>\u00a0is applied before each approximate date, while dates without\u00a0<i>circa<\/i>\u00a0immediately preceding them are generally assumed to be known with certainty. Circa should only be used for dates in the past. (Wikipedia)<\/div>\n<div class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" role=\"note\">For example:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>1732\u20131799 or 1732\u201399: both years are known precisely.<\/li>\n<li>c.\u20091732\u00a0\u2013 1799: only the end year is known accurately; the start year is approximate.<\/li>\n<li>1732 \u2013 c.\u20091799: only the start year is known accurately; the end year is approximate.<\/li>\n<li>c.\u20091732\u00a0\u2013 c.\u20091799: both years are approximate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Classic\/The Classics:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A work of art (including the Decorative Arts, Literature, Music) of recognized and established value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>The \u201cClassics\u201d (In Interior Design &amp; Decor, and Fashion): <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those pieces that meet the above criteria, have been found to work well in within many styles, and that have repeatedly outlasted changing trends. Usually guaged over 50+ years. They are the source material for continual reinterpretation, reinvention, and reproduction. Examples include: Mies Van Der Rohe\u2019s Barcelona seating, Chanel\u2019s Little Black Dress, The Eames Lounge Chair, Saarinen\u2019s Tulip tables, to name just a few<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>C<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ollectibles:<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A noun. Not necessarily an age term. \u201cItems range from extremely valuable objects that are almost as old <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as antiques, to simple things that may hold only nominal value to the person who gathered them into a collection&#8230;Items made from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/defining-art-deco-style-149329\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art Deco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> period forward are considered to be collectibles. A few examples of older collectibles include Depression glass, 1930s shoes, and Gone with the Wind memorabilia.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newer collectibles include a huge range of genres <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from vintage branded merchandise, like Coca-Cola memorabilia, Coach handbags, \u00a0early Star Wars <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">merchandise, Dr. Who paraphernalia, to brand new, contemporary Funko Pops figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Limited Edition Collectibles:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLimited edition collectibles are (often reissued, or) newly marketed items, made in limited quantities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Collectable:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An adjective, which describes whether the item is &#8216;able to be collected.&#8217; For <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">example, it is unlikely that molecules will ever become easily &#8220;collectable&#8221; enough to become \u201ccollectibles.\u201d <\/span>https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/what-is-a-collectible-149348<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Costume Jewelry:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry made from less costly materials such as plastics, w<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ood, and less expensive base metals, including aluminum, Alpaca silver, copper, pig metal The stones <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used in this type of fashionable jewelry are usually <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Paste\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pastes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Cubic_Zirconia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cubic zirconias<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lower quality semi-precious gems, and other replacement stones. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Curating:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To cull, sift, refine, edit, to select purposefully, manage a collection, an inventory.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content&#8230;\u201deCommerce increasingly uses this term to mean a\u201cpersonalized shopping experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we mean when we say \u201ccurating\u201d on the internet is more like being a really top-notch editor. That is, <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">someone who is good at picking things out of the endless internet ether and organizing them into something else&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mam.org\/2012\/06\/15\/what-does-it-mean-to-curate\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/blog.mam.org\/2012\/06\/15\/what-does-it-mean-to-curate\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/curate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/curate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/04\/fashion\/04curate.html<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-everyone-else\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-e<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-everyone-else\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">veryone-else\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/enterprise\/the-future-of-ecommerce#8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/enterprise\/the-future-of-ecommerce#8<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Era\/Period\/Stylistic Era:<\/span> \u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: the Victorian Era, Renaissance Era, Gothic Revival Period<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Styling indicative of a certain time period such as Victorian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/defining-art-deco-style-149329\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art Deco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/the-arts-and-crafts-movement-148817\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arts &amp; Crafts movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid-Century Modern, also referred to as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/charles-and-ray-eames-furniture-values-148842\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eames-era<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> design.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/determine-the-age-of-an-antique-149349\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/determine-the-age-of-an-antique-149349<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Revival Eras: (as in Gothic Revival, or Renaissance Revival)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Renaissance Revival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (sometimes referred to as &#8220;Neo-<\/span><b>Renaissance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;) Stylistic subsets within larger Stylistic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eras, from the late 1700s through the larger Victorian Era.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A movement or style in architecture and the\u00a0<\/span>decorative arts in the 19th and early 20th centuries, \u201cinspired by the designs of Renaissance Europe and\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">characterized by ornate decoration featuring an eclectic combination of motifs; frequently attributive.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/renaissance_revival\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/renaissance_revival<\/span><\/a><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>NOTE: Other outstanding timelines and resources on Eras<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/ (jewelry)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stedmunds.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Design-Movements-Timeline.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.stedmunds.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Design-Movements-Timeline.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaulsf.com\/2013\/07\/24\/victorian-edwardian-architecture-in-san-francisco\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.dpaulsf.com\/2013\/07\/24\/victorian-edwardian-architecture-in-san-francisco\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0(great visual <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reference of Victorian architectural Revival style elements, which translate to decorative art stylistic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elements)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Estate:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the property, real or personal, owned by a person.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May or may not include property and items, bought or inherited, from a bankruptcy or deceased person\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assets.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/estate#cKZguJs8WjxvDA71.99\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/estate#cKZguJs8WjxvDA71.99<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Estate Jewelry: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously owned \u201cjewelry, usually of good quality*, bought and sold from an estate.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some use the term to refer to any jewelry bought secondhand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>NOTE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Estate jewelry can consist of costume and fine, whole and incomplete, hand-crafted and machine made, famous maker and anonymous. \u00a0It spans the lot. But the term \u201cEstate Jewelry\u201d is widely understood to mean it has been culled for the better costume and fine pieces.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Fake:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAn object made or sold with the intent of misleading or deceiving the buyer into believing the object is authentic.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Fine(ness): <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is proportion, expressed in parts per thousand, of the purity of the pre,cious metal used. Fine (precious, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noble) metals include gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium and silver.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold, fineness, or purity, measured in karats which is 1000 parts pure gold\/parts alloy:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>375<\/b><b>: 37.5% gold, or 9K.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the US, the minimum standard for gold is 10K. Many other countries allow this to be marketed as gold and it\u2019s been used from jewelry to dental purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>417<\/b><b>: 41.7% gold, or 10K gold.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Very commonly used in jewelry in the US and very strong. Great for jewelry for those who work industrious jobs who need something that will hold up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>585<\/b><b>: 58.5% gold, or 14K gold.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Good, strong gold but with a bit more gold than 10K.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>750<\/b><b>: 75.0% gold, or 18K gold.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Much more pure than 14K, still has good strength with a wonderful balance in purity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>916<\/b><b>: 91.6% gold, or 22K gold.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is probably the softest and most pure gold that you would want to have for a piece of jewelry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>999<\/b><b>: 99.9% gold, or 24K gold.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the purest that you can buy, and although purity can be up to six nines fine, or 999.999, it\u2019s highly rare to find it so pure. Such fineness in gold was last refined in the 1950\u2019s by The Perth Mint in Australia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Fine Jewelry:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry created with at least 6% \u00a0fine\/noble metals. Gemstones may be precious or semiprecious, artifacts, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lab treated\/created or natural.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Iconic:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar to &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=classic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; iconic is generally restricted to more recent, highly original, influential, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=unique\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unique<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, works <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=art\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, artists, or performers. As such they are now well-established and widely celebrated in popular culture.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example:&#8221;Oedipus Rex&#8221; is a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=classic\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but the original &#8220;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Planet%20of%20the%20Apes\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planet of the Apes<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; is <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=truly\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">truly<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> iconic.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=iconic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=iconic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>KeyWord Spam\/Keyword Stuffing:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Title, Category, or Description wording that contains words or wording unrelated to the particular,\u00a0<\/span>individual item for sale, in order to catch shopper attention, or raise SEO ratings. Considered a poor business practice.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Example: <\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This item looks like Fiesta, but it&#8217;s really Harlequin.&#8221; (Fiesta is keyword spam)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This item isn&#8217;t Fiesta or Harlequin&#8221; (both Fiesta and Harlequin are keyword spam)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I also sell Majolica, Franciscan, Fire King,&#8230;&#8221; (all of these keywords are spam and not related to the item)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Category &#8220;Glassware: Bowls: Plates: Cups&#8221; (an item can&#8217;t be a bowl, a plate, and a cup).\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruby Lane.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Avoiding keyword spam in titles and categories is especially important because <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">search engines use these two fields to show the most relevant items first. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=definition+keyword+spam&amp;oq=definition+keyword+spa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=definition+keyword+spam&amp;oq=definition+keyword+spa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.7779j1j8&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>\u201cModern\u201d vs \u201cContemporary,\u201d Stylistic Era):<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Modern, or Modernist:\u00a0<\/b> R<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">efers to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a set, defined design style<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that was created during the Modernist Movement, between the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1920\u2032s \u2013 1950\u2032s. It doesn&#8217;t change, it is a defined style. \u00a0The Contemporary Style became popular in the 1970s and was originally a blend of styles before it became recognizable on its own. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/contemporary-bedroom-design-ideas-350639\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contemporary design<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> did borrow a few elements from Modernism and Postmodernism, but it also gathered ideas from many other styles such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/decorating-in-the-art-deco-style-452455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art Deco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Deconstructivism, Futurism and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern, Contemporary (used as general adjectives):\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">current, or recently designed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and usually still obtainable on the market.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New:<\/span> <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condition term. The signs of wear will vary from genre to genre, however, these terms, while\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(used here, for clothing\/textiles) are generally applicable to all:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0<b>New, In<\/b><b>\u00a0the Box<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the original packing, with original inserts, and paperwork. May or may not have been opened, which should be disclosed, if discernible. Box may or may not have damage, which should be disclosed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>New, Without tags<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: (from eBay)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This item will be in New Condition &#8212; Hasn&#8217;t been worn except <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for trying it on. \u00a0If I&#8217;m uncertain about an item, what I look for is still having that starchy feel that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clothes have. \u00a0If it has buttons, that the button holes are still tight, and that all the seams are crisp and straight. \u00a0This is considered Brand New.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Like New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This item is also in New Condition, may have been laundered. ..err on the side of caution if uncertain about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a piece. \u00a0If I can&#8217;t tell for sure that a piece hasn&#8217;t been worn, I&#8217;ll call it Like New. \u00a0Also, Like New <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can mean that it has been worn, but there are no signs of wear. \u00a0Signs of wear include any\u00a0<\/span>roughness in the fabric in typical wear areas like underarms or inseam. \u00a0The tags will all be bright\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and new looking as will buttons and the seams will be tight. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Very Gently Used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I label an item Very Gently Used, it means I can tell that it has been worn, but just barely. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, there generally isn&#8217;t much difference between Very Gently Used and Like New. \u00a0With a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very Gently Used piece, I can tell it has been worn &#8212; the snaps will snap more easily than a New <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">piece and the seams will show that they have been laundered. \u00a0The piece will still be in Excellent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Gently Used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Gently Used item will show some wear like, some slight fading if it is denim, the seams inside\u00a0<\/span>will no longer be flat because of being washed. \u00a0The buttons will button more easily as will the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">snaps. \u00a0However, the item will still be in Excellent condition. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/gds\/What-is-the-difference-Like-New-Gently-Used-Vintage-\/100000000021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/gds\/What-is-the-difference-Like-New-Gently-Used-Vintage-\/100000000021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">77980\/g.html<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>New Old Stock\/New Old Inventory:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leftover, unsold, obsolete inventory, that was manufactured long ago but never used.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bsolete equipment, or original parts (components) for obsolete equipment, that have never been sold at retail.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_old_stock#cite_note-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[1]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThe term refers to merchandise being offered for sale which was<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> manufactured long ago but that has never been used.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Such merchandise may not be produced anymore, and the new old stock may represent the only current market source of a particular item.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although not an officially recognized accounting term, it is in common use in the auction and retail industries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For example, owners of antique vehicles seek NOS parts from specialized vendors that are needed to keep their automobiles, motorcycles, or trucks operational or in factory-original condition. Classic and vintage bicycle enthusiasts put a premium on NOS parts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another example is a business catering to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vacuum_tube\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vacuum tube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enthusiasts that defines NOS as &#8220;mainly a retailer&#8217;s term for any stocked item which is either A: out of production; B: discontinued from the current line of product; C: has been sitting on a stockroom or warehouse shelf for some time; or D: any combination of the above. The only constant here is that the product is unused.&#8221;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_old_stock#cite_note-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[2]<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While damage to the original packaging is common, damage to its contents is generally not preferred in determining if an item is NOS; however, many items have been on shelves or in storage and over time may have developed some damage. This minor damage from shelf life does not detract from an item being identified as NOS.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">citation needed<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other people refer to<\/span> <b>new original stock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning that they are original equipment parts that remained in inventory for a use that never came. Automobile dealers and parts companies often sell such slow-moving stock at a discount.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other specialty parts vendors then market these NOS parts that may either decline or increase in value depending on their type and desirability.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_old_stock#cite_note-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[3]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_old_stock#cite_note-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_old_stock#cite_note-3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Overstock:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contemporary leftover, unsold inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Old Inventory: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leftover, unsold inventory, that is less than 25 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Period:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made in the era when a given design was initially popular and new.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Plate: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plating usually involves coating an inexpensive or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Base_metal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">base metal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Noble_metal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noble metal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This can be done by the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">process of electroplating &#8211; covering metal articles with a film of another metal or by bonding a sheet of metal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to a base metal as with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Rolled_gold_plate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rolled gold plate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Provenance:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A term that refers to an object&#8217;s path through time, its &#8220;life experience,&#8221; including who owned it, when, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where and for how long-all of which, if known and verified, often adds significant value to an antique or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collectible.\u201d <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Retro: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Retro Era:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Generally, a style, evolving at the end of the Art Deco era, and surrounding WWII, which\u00a0<\/span>accommodated the culture and material restrictions of that day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Retro Art: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A genre of pop art which was developed in the 1940s and 1950s, in response to a need for bold, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eye-catching graphics that were easy to reproduce on simple presses available at the time in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major centers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Retro Jewelry:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201dAlthough the term &#8220;Retro&#8221; wasn&#8217;t coined until the 1970s, the jewelry of the late 1930s and 1940s was definitely different from its antecedents. Retro jewelry is a jewelry style created between approximately 1935 and 1945 (although they were created up to 1950). The name &#8220;retro&#8221; was given to this style by Fran\u00e7ois Curiel, the head of the jewelry department for Christie&#8217;s Auction House in New York in the early 1970&#8217;s.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Retro <\/b><b>Style:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The important word here is \u201cstyle.\u201d Not necessarily old, but referencing style of the Retro or near Retro Era.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes they trade on the secondary market fairly quickly, and can even rise in value rapidly after they are issued. In the long run, however, limited edition collectibles don\u2019t generally demand the same high prices as time goes by.\u201dhttps:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/what-is-a-collectible-149348<\/span><\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Retro_Era_Jewelry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Shilling:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verb. Using fake or paid reviews to promote an item, service, or entity. Considered very poor business practice.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/Internet-shill\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/whatis.techtarget.com\/definition\/Internet-shill<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Sterling_Silver\"><b>Sterling silver<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">925\/1000 parts silver and 75\/1000 parts copper. May be plated with rhodium to maintain a high <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shine\/prevent tarnishing but the rhodium will wear off with use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Style:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed. The use of the word &#8220;style&#8221;\u00a0 indicates the item was not made during the original period, but features stylistic elements or motifs made popular during a particular period in history. Without the use of the word &#8220;style,&#8221; to describe an item by a particular era, is to infer that it was created during that period, or during a historical revival of that period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>In The Style of&#8230; (as in Renaissance style, Gothic style)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A term indicating that an object was made<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the fashion of a certain style or period, but <strong>not actually during <\/strong><\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>that \u00a0Period<\/strong>.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0For example, a piece of modern jewelry, made with Gothic stylistic elements, but not actually\u00a0<\/span>from the Gothic Era\/Period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>After:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A print is said to be made &#8220;after&#8221; an artist if the printmaker copied the image from a drawing or painting by that artist.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Upcycle:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To upcycle something is to recycle it while elevating it above its original quality, status, or purpose.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When upcycled is used as an adjective, it can refer to the new or original object. For example, an upcycled <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">table can mean you turned a table into something else or that you turned something else into a table.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Vermeil\/Silver Gilt: <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sterling silver, plated with gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Vintage:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An age term. Not a condition term. Generally, understood to be a bare minimum of 20 years old and up to 99 years old<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This term is in flux, as time passes, but the general <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understanding is that it refers to a time when the average middle age buyer was a teenager.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAn item described as\u00a0<b>&#8216;vintage&#8217; should speak of the era in which it was produced<\/b>. Vintage can mean an item is of a certain period of time, as in &#8220;vintage 1950&#8217;s&#8221; but it can also mean (and probably always should) that the item exhibits the best of a certain quality, or qualities, associated with or belonging to that specific era. In other words, for the term vintage to accurately apply to it, an item should be somewhat representational and recognizable as belonging to the era in which it was made.&#8221; Ruby Lane also suggests that\u00a0<b>&#8216;vintage&#8217; should not be used in reference to objects less than 20 years old<\/b>.\u201d\u00a0Ruby Lane.<\/li>\n<li>Etsy: 20 years and older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/dealer-in-depth\/curating-with-an-industry-standard-definition-of-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0To read more on the use of A &amp; V industry standard terms\/glossary, click here!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Category:Jewelry_Glossary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REFERENCES:<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Category:Jewelry_Glossary\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.langantiques.com\/university\/Category:Jewelry_Glossary<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/flea-market-lingo-and-yard-sale-terms-4031234<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/glossary\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antiqueweek.com\/Glossary.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.antiqueweek.com\/Glossary.asp<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic Ecommerce Glossary: https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/guides\/make-your-first-ecommerce-sale\/glossary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-everyone-else\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-everyone-el<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pando.com\/2013\/10\/22\/ebay-forget-auctions-we-are-all-about-curated-boutiques-just-like-everyone-else\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">se\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/enterprise\/the-future-of-ecommerce#8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/enterprise\/the-future-of-ecommerce#8<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.\u201d<br \/>\nSocrates (470 \u2013 399 B.C.)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nDefinition of Industry Standard Terms\/Glossary<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3,11],"tags":[66,164,241,237,235,220,233,228,242,167,229,236,230,240,227,20],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collectors-central","category-dealer-in-depth","category-style-shakedown","tag-antique","tag-antique-and-vintage","tag-antique-and-vintage-industry-standards","tag-best-practices","tag-business","tag-buyers","tag-dealers","tag-definitions","tag-dictionary","tag-ecommerce","tag-glossary","tag-industry","tag-industry-standard","tag-shoppers","tag-terms","tag-vintage","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1020,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions\/1020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goantiques.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}