Jenkins Custom Jewelers buys and sells estate jewelry. For jewelry to be called antique, it should be at least 50 years old, and more recent pre-owned jewelry is generally called estate jewelry. Now, more and more people are discovering that antique jewelry and estate jewelry is often priced lower than new jewelry. In addition, like fine art, antique jewelry gains a special quality over the years from being cherished by its owners because of the jewelry’s unique characteristics.