Brooch
Brooches remain a timeless accessory in the UK jewellery market, appealing to customers seeking classic elegance or contemporary statement pieces. For jewellers and designers, they offer creative opportunities to showcase craftsmanship, while wholesalers and retailers benefit from their resurgence in fashion-led collections and gifting trends.
Jewellery Focus covers the brooch sector with insights on design trends, market demand, product launches, and the role of brooches in driving sales for both luxury and affordable jewellery lines. We also report on supply chain updates and opportunities for professionals to capitalise on this versatile category.
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Dec- 2022 -5 DecemberRetailers
Latest Cheffins Jewellery sale grosses £369,000
The last Cheffins Jewellery, Silver and Watches Sale of 2022 grossed over £369,000, with the auction seeing a 95% sale rate across the 531 lots offered. It took place on Thursday 24 November at the firm’s sale rooms in Cambridge. Leading the jewellery section was a pair of Burmese ruby…
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Jul- 2022 -20 JulyRetailers
Constantin Wild celebrates 175th anniversary with charity auction
Jeweller Constantin Wild has celebrated its 175th anniversary with a charity auction of a new piece, Tears of Hope. The piece of jewellery, designed by Caterina Murino, is a unique gold brooch which also can be worn as a pendant featuring a 4.58-carat Brazilian rubellite and a small diamond, and…
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Jun- 2022 -7 JuneProduct Launches
DMR unveils collaboration to mark Platinum Jubilee
David M Robinson (DMR) and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society have collaborated to introduce a diamond brooch, crafted from 950 grade platinum, and designed to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The piece bears the Platinum Jubilee hallmark, and features a large white pearl. Round brilliant cut diamonds have been arranged…
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6 JuneAuctions
Christie’s launches London Edit auction
Christie’s is set to launch a new online auction, Jewels Online: The London Edit, which will be open for bidding from 6 to 16 June. The auction features jewellery ranging from the early 19th Century to present day, among them being an antique natural pearl and diamond brooch. Signed jewels…
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Mar- 2022 -2 MarchEvents
Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship & Design Awards makes its return
The presentation of the annual Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Awards (GC&DC) returned to the Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on 28 Monday February 2022. The awards ceremony, reportedly known as the ‘Jewellery Oscars’, was hosted by British jewellery writer and editor Rachael Taylor. Overall, more than 300 guests were welcomed, including…
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Feb- 2022 -28 FebruaryRetailers
Bradley’s Jewellers launches York Daffodil collection
Bradley’s Jewellers has launched its new York Daffodil jewellery collection inspired by the golden blooms of spring flowers along the historic city’s walls around York minster and at clifford’s tower. Designed by Kay Bradley, owner of Bradley’s Jewellers York, the range of fine jewellery comprises radiant yellow sapphires and burnt…
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Dec- 2021 -17 DecemberAuctions
Christie’s online sale reaches £8.8m
Christie’s has revealed that its latest sale, which took place online from 30 November to 14 December, achieved a total of €10.4m (£8.8m). Leading the sale was a Boucheron ruby ring weighing 7.05 carats which fetched €980,000 (£833,602) selling 10 ten times its pre-sale estimate. Further highlights included a Cartier…
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Nov- 2021 -26 NovemberAuctions
Cartier aquamarine line bracelet fetches £52k at auction
An aquamarine line bracelet by Cartier has sold for £52,080 at Dix Noonan Webb in its Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu auction in Mayfair this week. Dating from the 1940s, the bracelet was initially expected to fetch between £12,000-15,000. However, after “intense” bidding between two telephone bidders, the bracelet…
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12 NovemberAuctions
Christie’s to hold ‘The London Edit’ online auction
Christie’s is set to present a new auction, ‘Jewels Online: The London Edit’, which will showcase “beautiful” period jewels and “striking” contemporary designs. Many of the pieces have reportedly been signed by renowned jewellers including Harry Winston, Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels and Buccellati. The auction will also present a…
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10 NovemberAuctions
Dix Noonan Webb to sell HRH Princess Margaret’s Cartier brooch
Dix Noonan Webb will auction HRH Princess Margaret’s aquamarine and diamond brooch by Cartier in its auction of Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu on 23 November at its Mayfair saleroom. The brooch by Cartier dates from 1932, purchased by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth from Cartier in 1947 for £175,…
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