Antiques in Oxford

Jewellery has long been a medium for artistic expression, personal adornment, and cultural symbolism. Animal Jewellery representations...

Are you thinking of popping the question and tying the knot? What should you look for when buying an engagement ring? The most important...

Theodor Fahrner jewellery is best known for its typical Art Nouveau designs of the late 19th and early 20thcenturies. Theodor Fahrner was...

2024 is coming to an end, and Christmas is well on its way! Many of us either are or have friends who were born in December. Tanzanite ...

The Aesthetic Movement stood as a bold and transformative period in art and design history. Rooted in the principle of “art for art’s...

Small, beautifully crafted and often surprisingly complex, these decorative boxes were the height of fashion in the 18th century, and...

Small, often beautifully framed and with an air of mystery, silhouettes are an intriguing field for collectors, and look striking placed...

During the second half of the nineteenth century, Paris was the scene of an extraordinary flowering of jewellery design and manufacture....

Charles Horner (1837 – 1896) from Yorkshire, was a prominent jeweller in the late 19th. Born to a local weaver in Ovenden, his business...

Founding Years (1946 – 1957)  Christian Dior was a big believer in jewellery being an integral part of a complete outfit. With the “New...

Spiders, as a general rule, are not well-loved by humans. Arachnophobia is one of the most common fears that people deal with. I would...

Murrle Bennett & Co. is a wholesale jewellery company which opened in London as Siegele & Bennett in 1884 by Ernst Mürrle and J.B....

Thimbles represent a compelling slice of social history as well as miniature vehicles for artistic expression. There have probably been...

Enamelling is one of the most widely used techniques that adds to an item’s decorative appeal. Commonly used on silver items, it is the...

The late Anthony Gardner (1938-2023), a notable London-based jewellery dealer and collector specialised in both the Art Nouveau and Arts...

According to Chinese legend, some 5000 years ago, the mythical Emperor Shen Nung discovered tea’s ability to provide ‘vigour to the body,...

Pearl takes its name from the Latin word ‘perna’ meaning ‘leg’ as in the shape of the mollusc which hosts the pearl whilst it grows....

The end of the First World War heralded a revolt against the excesses of the Edwardian and Belle Epoque eras. The Great War had ravaged...

Are you clearing out a loft, a bottom drawer or garage? Do you need help to get cash?   Have you got many jobs you would like to do in...

With International Women’s Day on the 8th March the subject of Suffragette jewellery is a timely one. The period was short the majority...