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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Jan- 2015 -14 JanuaryEconomy
9ct gold jumps by a million items in full year hallmarking figures
The year 2014 marked an overall upward trajectory of the UK’s hallmarking figures, with the number of items marked rising 13.7% overall, to just under 10.4 million items – 1.2 million more than previous year. The standout performer was 9ct gold, which rose a staggering 25.1% to just over 3.6 million items…
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Dec- 2014 -9 DecemberEvents
Benevolent Society Ball raises £30,000 for charity
The 79th British Jewellery & Giftware Federation Benevolent Society Ball has raised some £30,000 for the charity, the Benevolent Society. The Benevolent Society Ball, which took place on December 4 at The St John’s Hotel, Solihull, attracted over 370 guests from the jewellery trade, The Giftware Association and other member…
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8 DecemberEconomy
Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years
The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011, the latest data from the four UK assay offices suggests. Overall hallmarking figures, collated by the Assay Office Birmingham, dropped by 7.8% in November compared with the same period last year, mainly…
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5 DecemberCrime
£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’
Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire. Police were called at around 11am on…
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5 DecemberAuctions
Dreweatts’ £1.2m fine jewellery auction
Dreweatts achieved stellar results in a day of luxury sales at their London saleroom on 27 November, with prices totalling over £1 million. Fierce international bidding saw iconic jewels by the master jewellers and high jewellery ateliers of the 20th Century including Bulgari, Graff and Jean Schlumberger, steal the show and…
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Nov- 2014 -28 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall made a visit to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter after being invited by the group tasked with its regeneration. The visit, organised by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT), saw the royal couple welcomed to Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery where…
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20 NovemberUncategorized
Deakin & Francis reveals limited edition Christmas penguins
Birmingham-based cufflinks manufacturer Deakin & Francis is taking pre-orders for 10 limited edition Christmas Penguin cufflinks. The Christmas penguins are sterling silver and enamelled in white and black, with bright blue eyes and a black belly button, finished off with a red and white Santa hat. As there will only be 10 pairs of…
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17 NovemberEvents
Harriet Kelsall apprentice named UK ‘fine jewellery champion’
An apprentice working for bespoke jeweller Harriet Kelsall has been named the UK ‘champion for fine jewellery making’ at the World Skills UK competition. Will Lander, who fended off competition from six other competitors to pick up the gong, had to create a sterling silver pendant to a very specific…
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13 NovemberUncategorized
CONTRIBUTED: The Watch Gallery presents a Christmas-worthy portfolio
We’ve only just hit November and Christmas countdown has begun – that’s if store displays of premature tinsel and pine trees are anything to go by. Despite the usual statements of ‘it’s far too early’, preparation is key in delivering the finest present you can, and what better way to…
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12 NovemberEconomy
HALLMARKING: Gold keeps climbing, silver lets the side down
Gold continued its upward trajectory in the month of October with a 22.1% rise in the number of articles hallmarked, totalling 115,815 overall. The figures, released by the Birmingham Assay Office using data collated from the four UK assay offices, showed that 9ct remained the strongest performer of all metal…
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