What type of amber is the most valuable?
Because of ambers various attributes that interplay with each other, it is often difficult to describe why some amber jewelry is more valuable than other jewelry. This is because perhaps the greatest factor in determining amber jewelrys value is its originality and craftsmanship. Art has never been a commodity that has been able to conform to set pricing standards, so it is up to the customer or designer to judge whether one piece of amber jewelry is more valuable than another when taking into account all of the pieces various attributes. For example, it is possible to design a unique and well-crafted piece of amber jewelry using inexpensive, low-grade amber; just as it is possible to use expensive, high-grade amber to create a necklace of poor craftsmanship. Usually this is not the case however, as it is not cost effective.
