Jewellery

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.

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 […]

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 […]

What will happen to the stone that has dominated international headlines for the last month? The discovery of a 2,492 carat diamond from the Karowe Mine, Botswana in August of 2024 will come as news to very few. This incredible discovery was publicised across every major international news channel following the announcement from Canadian owned […]

The infamous Earl of Abergavenny cargo ship sunk in 1805 off the coast of Weymouth with William Wordsworth’s brother John Wordsworth as the captain of the vessel. Known as one of the UK’s most horrific maritime disasters, the wreck involved the loss of 250 lives. Reaching the headlines 219 years later, the wreckage has now [...]

I had the privilege of getting my hands on a pink diamond, though a very brief encounter, it was certainly an enjoyable one. Having valued jewellery for almost fifteen years now, the opportunity to observe and inspect pink diamonds is still a rare occasion. Let alone a pink diamond from the Argyle mine in Australia. […]