Jewellery

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.

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 […]

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 […]