Jewellery

Marquise diamonds

Make Mine a Marquise! The Fancy Cut Set to Shine in 2025

Marquise-cut diamonds are set to dominate 2025, with prices soaring up to 15% higher than other fancy cuts due to scarcity and celebrity influence. Learn about their royal origins, key value factors like proportion and brilliance, and the risks of synthetic alternatives. Get expert advice to make informed investment and insurance decisions.

The Pearl Renaissance

The Pearl Renaissance

A comprehensive guide to pearls, exploring natural, cultured, and rare varieties like Conch and Melo, their market trends, auction highlights, and the growing demand driving their increasing values in 2025.

12 days of Christmas

The 12 days of Christmas – A gift guide!

In 2014, Sotheby’s sold a copy of Mirth Without Mischief for $23,750, dating from 1780 in which the first version of the famous Christmas carol Twelve days of Christmas appeared for the first time. Christmas Carol, Sotheby’s 2014, estimate $7,000 – 10,000, Containing The Twelve Days of Christmas; The Play of the Gaping-Wide-Mouthed-Wadling-Frog; Love and […]

The Anglesey Necklace

Inside the Record-Breaking Sale of the Anglesey Necklace

Take a closer look at Sotheby’s recent sale in Geneva, where the historic Anglesey Necklace stole the show. This Georgian-era masterpiece, with nearly 300 carats of diamonds, has an intriguing history, including a possible link to Marie Antoinette.

Boodles National Gallery Collection

Exploring The Boodles National Gallery Collection

I was recently privileged enough to handle a very unique piece of jewellery by Boodles: The Boodles National Gallery Collection’s Play of Light Lake Keitele bangle. In light of one of the nation’s favourite museum’s 200th anniversary, Boodles has created a special National Gallery Collection of jewellery. The National Gallery is considered one of the […]

Celebrating breast cancer awareness with pink ribbon jewellery

Celebrating breast cancer awareness with pink ribbon jewellery

As we come to October, I wanted to focus on pink ribbon jewellery to celebrate breast cancer awareness month which runs from 1st – 31st October. One particular jeweller has created pieces with the aim to wear beautiful, original jewellery with a strong message. David Yurman. This New York jeweller partnered with the Breast Cancer […]