AboutBill and Sally Jarrett Expertise We are collectors, hobbyists and dealers in memorabilia and antiques - especially antique vintage and costume jewelry items. For 10 years we owned an antique shop here in Central Florida but retired and reopened a site on the internet that specializes mostly in antique jewelry and accessories such as perfume bottles, etc. Bill is informed on general antiques specializing in china and silver or sterling tablewares while Sally tends to jewelry and paper/advertising ephemera. We receive a lot of general questions from our site and would be glad to try and answer or give direction not considered for official appraisal purposes, i.e. estate or insurance.
Experience 10 years as antique shop owners
8 years as a jewelry designer supplying designs
to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and MGM as well
well as other limited outlets.
Question Did you ever get an answer about the value of the DuBarry - Fifth Avenue pins in sealed packages? (there is an old question on this link. I have "inherited" three of them that are still packaged.
Thank you.
Answer Hello Kim and thank you for your inquiry. DuBarry went out of business in the 1960 - early 1970's. The pins are probably unused stock. The value would depend on whether the pins are costume, sterling or gold. Their costume pieces had a wide price range. I haven't been able to locate much more about this company. Sorry I couldn't help you further.
