Tiffany & Co names insurance boss Ralph Nicoletti as new CFO

US jewellery manufacturer and retailer Tiffany & Co has announced the appointment of Ralph Nicoletti as its next executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Nicoletti, 56, will be based in New York and responsible for the company’s worldwide financial functions and information technology. He will report to Michael…

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Objet bought by scrap-dealer identified as £20m Fabergé egg

A £20 million Imperial Easter Egg designed by Fabergé himself was unknowingly bought by an American scrap metal dealer to melt down before he realised its value. The owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, purchased the gold and diamond and sapphire encrusted egg for £8,000 at a bric-a-brac market in…

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Exclusive Fabergé exhibition planned for Harrods window display

World-famous London department store, Harrods, has collaborated with jeweller Fabergé this Easter to create a Fabergé salon and exhibition space in the store. The famed Brompton Road window and façade will be dressed in Fabergé flags and the partnership will celebrate the ‘art of gifting’. The displays will “showcase the…

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Lucy Q wins Best Designer award at CMJ trade event

Jewellery designer Lucy Quartermaine was announced as the winner of the CMJ Award for Best Designer Collection was announced at the group’s ‘CMJ Fest’ party on Sunday night. The award was presented by CMJ chairman Stephen Hughes. Lucy Quartermaine, namesake of LucyQ Designs, said: “I was gobsmacked when I won;…

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Jewellery to feature in Royal College of Art show

The Royal College of Art’s has announced that its annual graduate show will be showcasing works including jewellery and silversmithing at its Battersea campus in June.The show, which will take place simultaneously across the College’s two campuses in Battersea and Kensington from 18 to 29 June, will feature work from…

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Weston Beamor to sponsor New Designers’ Award

Birmingham casting and rapid-prototyping firm, Weston Beamor, has announced that it will once again be sponsoring an award at New Designers, the annual exhibition showcasing work of newly graduated designers from the UK’s leading universities. The Weston Beamor Award for ‘The Most Innovative Use of CAD in Jewellery Design’ will…

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Glitzy Mayfair event for Tresor Paris watch launch

Tresor Paris last night held a snazzy event at Jack Barclay Bentley in Berkley Square, London, to launch Nouveau Hexagone, its new collection of watches. The venue, which is a Bentley showroom by day, was packed with celebrity guests including including rapper Professor Green, Uri Geller, Boyzone members Shane Lynch and…

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Hallmarking figures for 9ct gold rise more than 33%

Figures released today by the Birmingham Assay Office show that the number of 9ct gold items hallmarked across all four UK assay offices rose more than 33% in February, compared with the same period the previous year. After 9ct gold, the next best performing category was sterling silver, which is…

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ARCHIVE: An interview with acclaimed designer Theo Fennell

We caught up with London-based jewellery designer THEO FENNELL, whose flamboyant pieces caught the eye of one Elton John decades ago. Here, he ruminates on what it takes to be successful, and how the industry has changed. Give us a potted history of your career and how you got to where you…

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Time Products acquires Accurist watch brand

Time Products UK has announced it has purchased British watch brand, Accurist. The announcement was made by Marcus Margulies, a member of the family that owns Accurist, who explained that a merger between the two famous brands would be mutually beneficial for them. The combining of the two companies comes…

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