Jewellery
In the art and antiques market, the jewellery category spans the millennia from ancient artefacts fit for Cleopatra herself to modern branded wares by famous French and American ateliers. This may include objects of significant intrinsic worth – valued for the gemstones and precious metals from which they were made – but also objects fashioned from more humble materials that are appreciated simply for the excellence of their design.
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Boxing clever for the Aubreys saleroom debut in Surrey
27 August 2024The inaugural Aubreys (25% buyer’s premium) live auction was held in the grounds of Loseley Park in Guildford.
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Ancient intaglio ring sparks bidding battle and sells at four times estimate
23 August 2024An ancient Greek ring with a provenance that included Prince Stanislas Poniatowski, William Beckford and a Seagram heiress sold for $30,000 (£23,000) at an auction in the US.
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Cartier catches the mood and big bids at debut Stuttgart sale
19 August 2024Nagel’s (29.5% buyer’s premium) first sale dedicated to Fine Arts and Luxury in Stuttgart obviously caught the mood of the bidders.
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Scotland’s Abernethy pearl to be offered at auction
06 August 2024Pearl found by Scotland’s last freshwater pearl fisherman to appear at Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull
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Five questions with jewellery dealer Anthea Gesua
22 July 2024Anthea AG Antiques is run by Anthea Gesua with the help of Gaby Ruthven and has been in Grays Antiques Centre, London, since the early 1980s.
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Cartier brooches come with Courtauld appeal
01 July 2024The Dreweatts (26% buyer’s premium) sale on June 18 included two Cartier brooches commissioned by Sir Stephen Courtauld to designs inspired by Eltham Palace.
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Georgian ring flagged up and locket with mourning glory
01 July 2024The Fine Jewellery sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on July 10-11 features many fine antique items such as these two documentary pieces.
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Two Bulgari Serpenti jewels slither into salerooms
01 July 2024Serpenti jewels, which followed the launch of Bulgari’s signature gold Tubogas bracelets in the late 1940s, were featured in Vogue and other fashion magazines on countless occasions in the Sixties.
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Buyers connect with an assortment of Arts & Crafts belt buckles sold recently at auction
01 July 2024A collection of close to 100 Arts & Crafts belt buckles formed just part of the remarkable Anthony Gardner collection sold by Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium) in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, on April 16.
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Henry VIII's six wives: exploring the jewels they wore
01 July 2024Fellows Auctioneers will be hosting an event at the National Portrait Gallery on July 12 exploring the jewellery of Henry VIII’s six wives.
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Marcus & Co captured the Art Nouveau colour and confidence
01 July 2024Highlights from the London Jewels sale at Bonhams on June 13
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Royal approval for the work of George Michael Moser once dubbed ‘England’s favourite goldsmith’
01 July 2024Watch chatelaine offered at auction was produced by a man who created many works for the Hanoverian household
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Fabergé’s cool creations ‘inspired by ice crystals’
01 July 2024Fabergé’s rock crystal, platinum, silver and diamond ‘ice flower’ jewels were made by the workmaster Albert Holmström, c.1913-14, after designs made by his niece Alma Pihl (1888-1976).
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Picq your interest in the Parisian designer
01 July 2024The Parisian workshop of Henri Picq does not have quite the name recognition of Cartier or LaCloche, but it was nonetheless responsible for supplying both houses with some of the most exceptional jewellery of the early 20th century.
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The Treasure House Fair returns with a lively opening
27 June 2024Key event in the summer calendar opens its doors once again
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Prime minister’s gold ring found by metal detectorist shines at auction
11 June 2024Identified as belonging to George Grenville, prime minister between 1763-65, the ring sold at Noonans in Mayfair
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In the embrace of Nathaniel Marchant
10 June 2024This gold-mounted carnelian intaglio ring depicting classical profiles of Cupid and Psyche embracing is signed in mirror image capitals for Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816).
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Alfred Jewel made a millennium afterwards points to four figure result
10 June 2024The Alfred Jewel is a famous piece of Anglo-Saxon goldsmith craftmanship, a gold-mounted piece of rock crystal enamelled with a portrait of a man and the inscription translating as ‘Alfred ordered me to be made’.
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Dealer Tomasso adds to his personal collection with an auction jewellery purchase
10 June 2024A gold and cameo ring offered with an estimate of just £200-300 at Derbyshire auction house Irita Marriott (plus 28.8% buyer’s premium inc VAT) and catalogued as 19th century caught the eye of a number of jewellery dealers and bidders from as far as Paris and the US.
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Prime minister’s gold ring discovered by metal detectorist to be auctioned
03 June 2024Identified as belonging to George Grenville, prime minister between 1763-65, the ring was one of three items found in a Buckinghamshire field
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