Jewelry Specialist Resume Example

• Assists the Director of Sale with research, estimation and cataloging for estate tax appraisals for the Estates and Appraisal department
• Researches American maker’s marks, identifies foreign hallmarks and assay marks
• Works with colleagues in seven regional offices to provide auction estimates, tentative estimates and insurance quotes
• Meets with clients for private and public auction previews
• Travels to New York and regional offices for auction previews
• Monitors condition report inquires for jewelry and timepieces auctions
• Works previews and executes phone bids and back-up bids during auction
• Lotted numerous auctions in a year, catalogue layout, image sizing, color correction, proofing and production
• Identification of jewelry time periods, styles and uses
• Knowledge of designers, manufacturers and design houses
• Suggests jewelry pieces for additional authentication and works with those design houses and archives

• Suggests jewelry pieces for additional authentication and works with those design houses and archives
• Primary cataloguer for Important Jewelry, Fine Timepieces, Fine Silver Jewelry and single owner live and on-line only auctions

• Suggests jewelry pieces for additional authentication and works with those design houses and archives
• Preliminary gemstone identification and works with the staff gemologists in identifying gemstones for additional testing
• Works with Gemological Institute of America and the American Gemological Laboratories for certification of loose and mounted gemstones
• Performs metal testing and gemstone measurements

• Fields e-mailed, phone calls and in-person inquiries for estimates and evaluations
• Schedules client appointments and off-site meetings for property review and consignment
• Wrote contracts and consignment agreements

A career outplacement company.

A company that ran leased jewelry counters in most major department stores.

A diamond and colored stone gemological laboratroy.

A private artifact collection owned by HRH Princess Haifa bint Faisal bin Abdulaziz.