Silver
Silver continues to be a vital material in the jewellery trade, valued for its affordability, versatility, and enduring popularity with consumers. For UK jewellers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers, the silver market presents both opportunities and challenges, from price volatility to increasing demand for ethically sourced and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus offers comprehensive coverage on silver, including market trends, regulatory updates, design innovations, and sustainability initiatives. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals stay ahead in a competitive sector where silver plays a key role in both fine and fashion jewellery.
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Jul- 2018 -23 JulyAppointments
Fellows appoints new jewellery specialist
The jewellery and watch auctioneers Fellows has announced a further addition to its London team with the appointment of Francesca Garvey-Hughes. Garvey-Hughes has been appointed as Fellowโs new jewellery specialist, having previously been head of jewellery at Wright Marshall in Knutsford. Garvey-Hughes was also a junior jewellery and silver specialist…
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18 JulyMetal Prices
Hallmarking figures drop 9.3% in June
Hallmarking fell by an average of 9.3% in June 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to the latest figures from the four UK assay offices and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of all precious metals apart from platinum fell this month, with…
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17 JulyCelebrities
Raymond Weil awards โInternational Artistโ to The Script
Swiss watchmaking company Raymond Weil has given the International Artist Award to Irish rock band The Script at the O2 Silver Clef Luncheon. Craig Leach, Raymond Weilโs UK brand director, gave the award to The Script during the 43rd luncheon held on the 6 July at the Grosvenor House Hotel.…
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10 JulyDesigners
SVP Jewellery to be represented by Middleton Green
Ethical jewellery brand SVP Jewellery has named Middleton Green fashion agency to handle its wholesale accounts. SVP Jewellery, founded by owner and designer Sarah Parham in 2015, is the only jewellery brand that has signed with Middleton Green. The agency, established by Vanessa Green and Julie Middleton in 2010, will…
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Jun- 2018 -29 JuneDesigners
New Designers reveal โGoldsmithsโ Company Awardsโ winners
Design exhibition firm New Designers has announced the winners of its โGoldsmithsโ Company Awardsโ. Students exhibiting jewellery and silver in the groupโs Jewellery and Contemporary Design and Crafts event were automatically considered for the awards. The judges selected the following winners: Silversmithing: Rachel Hardie of Glasgow School of Art Rachel…
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25 JuneEvents
Adorn Jewellers win Chesterfieldโs โJewellery and Accessories Retailer of the Yearโ
Independent jeweller Adorn Jewellers has received the โJewellery and Accessories Retailer of the Yearโ award at the 2018 Chesterfield Retail Awards. The group also won the โExcellence in Customer Serviceโ and โIndependent Retailer of the Yearโ awards. The business, which is based Chesterfield town centre, was established in 2010 by…
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20 JuneDesigners
Mappin & Webb to open new silver workshop
Jewellery brand Mappin & Webb has announced a new silver workshop just outside London, set to open in June. The opening will help to increase the brandโs bespoke commissions capability and expansion of their silverware range. Craig Bolton, executive director of Mappin & Webb, said: โMappin & Webbโs heritage in…
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19 JuneEconomy
Hallmarking figures fall 11%
Hallmarking fell by an average of 11% in May 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of all precious metals fell this month when compared to the same period the previous year. Gold fell by 8.5%…
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7 JuneDesigners
Maya Magal to open third store in London’s Kingโs Cross
British jewellers Maya Magal London are to open their third store at Coal Drops Yard, the new shopping district at Kingโs Cross, in October 2018. Following recent openings in Islington and Marylebone, the shop will affirm the brandโs retail presence in the capital and provide a flagship location for the…
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5 JuneUncategorized
Kundan Jewellery – Reviving a dying Mughal art
โKundan jewellery just isnโt good business anymore, so people are finding other lines ofย workโ, said Ali Azeem, a Kundan craftsman in Lahore. โYou work hard all day, only to earn a 1000 rupees (ยฃ7) at dayโs end. If only our own people value it as much as the foreigners do.โ…
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