Auction Houses

Bonhams appoints Chabi Nouri as global CEO

Bonhams has appointed Chabi Nouri as global CEO of the international auction house. Nouri, who will be based in Bonhams’ headquarters in New Bond Street, London, will take up the position in October 2024 at the 14-saleroom auction house. Swiss-born Nouri has deep knowledge and experience in international luxury and…

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Gem-A partners with IIG for gemmology course

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has partnered with the International Institute of Gemology (IIG) to share its new beginner’s level gemmology course with the Indian market.  IIG has been granted an licence to sell GemIntro across the market and promote the course as part of its educational offering…

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Cheffins hires jewellery valuations specialist

Cheffins has announced that Fay Roach has joined the auction house from the UK’s largest specialist jewellery valuations company.  Roach is a member of the Institute of Registered Valuers and the Jewellery Valuers Association, and is also an FGA qualified gemmologist. She has previously worked in London’s Hatton Garden in…

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Non-essential retailers set to open in June

Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres across England are set to reopen next month once they are “Covid-19 secure” and can show customers will be kept safe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. All non-essential retailers including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books, and electronics,…

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Demand for mechanical and vintage timepieces on the rise

The Sale Room has reported a “significant” increase in demand for mechanical watches and vintage timepieces in the month since the nationwide lockdown began.   The marketplace for art, antiques and collectables auctions said that these items have seen a 13% increase in demand on thesaleroom.com since 23 March.  It added…

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19th Century Tiffany brooch sells for £50,000

A late 19th Century Tiffany Tiger Orchid brooch has sold for £50,000 at auctioneer house Elstob and Elstob’s first fully online auction on 18 April. Modelled in the shape of a Tiger Orchid, the Tiffany brooch dates from circa. 1890 and bears the Tiffany & Co signature. The flowerhead is…

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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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Cheffins appoints new head of jewellery, silver and watches

Cheffins has appointed Steven Collins as the new head of jewellery, silver and watch at its  regional fine art auction house in Cambridge. Collins joins the team with over 30 years in the jewellery, silver and watch industry. He is an FGA and DGA qualified gemologist with international experience in…

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The telling of time at the School of Jewellery

The eagle eyed amongst the readership of Jewellery Focus will perhaps have caught the recent broadcast on Channel 4 telling the story of the renovation work currently being undertaken on Big Ben, or The Queen Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock of Westminster as it is more properly known.  This…

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Jewellery dealers see HMRC laundering fines rise by 166%

The value of fines being handed out to firms including jewellery, art, antiques and private jet dealers has more than doubled in a year, anti-money laundering specialists Fortytwo Data has revealed. The average penalty issued by HMRC increased by 166% from £484 to £1,290 in 2016/17 despite the number of…

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