Sarah Coventry jewelry is very collectible and well made. It was originally sold door to door in the 1950s and 1960s and is one of the more popular designers for mid range vintage jewelry. It is also one of our site specialties.
There are many resource books on the market to help you study Sarah Coventry Jewelry. Most of them give the names of the sets, and approximate current retail "book values." These values should not be considered the price you would have to pay, since most online retailers prices Sarah Coventry jewelry below book value, but the values are still a good guide as to which pieces are more valuable.
One of my favorite Sarah Coventry books is a Schiffer book called "Emmons & Sarah Coventry Jewelry Fashion Show." It is by far the most comprehensive of the guides and includes a huge number of Sarah Pieces, each named and valued with good clear photographs. Although the photos are smaller than the ones in the Kay Oshel series, there are more of them, so this is the book that I use most of the time.
The book also has a nice, although smaller, section for Emmons jewelry - the sister company to Sarah Coventry jewelry, who made slightly more high end pieces.
Emmons & Sarah Coventry Jewelry Fashion Show is available at Amazon.com and from leading book retailers Nationwide. It is a must have if you are going to start a Sarah Coventry jewelry collection.
