Antique
Antique jewellery holds enduring appeal in the UK trade, prized for its historical significance, craftsmanship, and unique designs that set it apart from modern collections. For jewellers, auction houses, and collectors, antique pieces offer opportunities to tap into a growing market driven by consumer interest in heritage, sustainability, and one-of-a-kind items. Jewellery Focus covers antique jewellery trends, market insights, notable sales, and sourcing considerations, helping trade professionals navigate this specialist sector and unlock its commercial potential.
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Nov- 2018 -23 NovemberFeatures
How to care for antique jewellery
If you’ve invested in antique jewellery, then you are in possession of a little piece of history. To be classed as ‘antique’, the piece must be 100 years old or more. That jewellery has had quite the journey to reach you and has likely adorned many a person’s hand or…
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13 NovemberRetailers
Historic Chester jewellery store saved from closure
Lowe & Sons, located in Chester, has been saved from closure after its lease was bought by Powells Fine Jewellery, and is set to reopen on 16 November 2018. The independent and historic jewellery store has been trading in the region since 1770 and has occupied its existing premises in…
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Oct- 2018 -17 OctoberBusinesses For Sale
Stuart Robinson Jewellers – £95,000
A unique opportunity to acquire a fantastic profitable retail jewellery business established in Norwich in 1998. Excellent city centre location in the ‘Lanes of Norwich’ Specialising in new, secondhand and antique jewellery Monitored alarm, CCTV, Safe and Electronic door lock. Strong turnover in excess of 300k, with high profit margins…
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11 OctoberFeatures
Missing opportunities in bespoke manufacturing
Time was when many high street retailers would have had their own in-house jewellers who could undertake repairs, alter existing pieces of jewellery to give them a new look or potentially create something completely new and unique for those customers unable to find exactly what they were looking for in…
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Sep- 2018 -20 SeptemberFeatures
Setting up shop – Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers
Large jewellery brands are increasingly dominating the jewellery landscape, whether it be online or high street retail. In a highly competitive and very mature market, it is a brave step for an aspiring high street jeweller to focus on unbranded, but that’s exactly what newly-opened Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers has planned.…
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Aug- 2018 -23 AugustFeatures
Male Jewellery – The state of the market
“You only have to look at the ubiquity of tattoos to understand how much men want to express their personality and individuality. Men’s jewellery is like a tattoo that can be taken off at the end of the day. Jewellery is a way of speaking before you do. It communicates…
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16 AugustFeatures
Voice on the High Street: Browns Family Jewellers
Name: Naomi Jenkinson, Browns Family Jewellers Location: Harrogate Year Established: 2010 Number of staff: 40 Website: www.brownsfamilyjewellers.co.uk When was Browns Family Jewellers founded? Browns Family Jewellers is steeped in rich history with the business having been in the family since the 1840s. It wasn’t until 2010 however that Simon Brown…
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13 AugustFeatures
How pearls made their high fashion comeback
No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…
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10 AugustAdvice
Are online-only auctions the future?
The internet puts the world at our fingertips and e-commerce means we no longer have to leave the house for required goods. As trust in trading on the internet grows, higher quality, luxury goods are becoming more readily available and people are less worried when it comes to making high…
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Jul- 2018 -3 JulyEvents
Mayfair Jewellers celebrate Royal Academy’s 250th anniversary
Susannah Lovis Jewellers and Liss Llewellyn have announced a partnership on a floral collection exhibition to celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Royal Academy of Art. Works from modern British artists and the Mayfair jewellers’ collections of antique pieces will be featured on the display entitled ‘A Hanging Garden’, which…
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