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'Flowers were used to communicate sentiments too intimate or improper to say out loud': The forgotten Victorian tradition of floriographyCece Jewellery has created a new jewellery collection inspired by a popular Victorian tradition of giving flowers to convey a certain message.
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I’ve journeyed to Cleopatra's lost emerald mines in search of the gemstone that's 100 times rarer than diamondsRarer than diamonds and more valuable than any other coloured jewels, a fine emerald represents natural beauty at its most beguiling, says Jonathan Self.
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Did Chanel's spectacular diamond exhibition almost cure the Great Depression?Three years after the 1929 stock-market crash, when the world was still in the depths of depression, Coco Chanel staged a dazzling exhibition of astronomically inspired jewellery.
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Blackacre: The award winning bespoke jeweller doing it the hard wayPresented by Blackacre
Blackacre’s founder, Samuel Stirrat, tells Country Life how a childhood encounter led to a career creating delightful, one-of-a-kind jewellery.
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A dazzling piece of jewellery from the Diamond King could be yoursShine bright like a Harry Winston diamond.
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The Nazi-defying bird brooch and other gems from the Country Life ArchiveRosie Paterson selects her favourite jewellery adverts from the Country Life Archive.
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Finding gold: An unexpected journey from river to ringWhen you get married, more often than not, you don a gold ring. But what has happened to that gold on its journey to your finger? Lotte Brundle goes on a treasure hunt.
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Regal, romantic and oh so extravagant: Why a tiara can’t fail to make you feel specialJonathan Self argues in favour of jewellery's most aristocratic of creations.
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From bejewelled big-cats to silver serpents, jewellery walks on the wild sideAnimal mascots in jewellery have represented many qualities since they were first modelled in Assyrian times.
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'Caesar’s primary motive for invading Britain was that the country was a major source of saltwater pearls': A five-minute guide to Britain's best natural jewelRosie Paterson and Jonathan Self share some pearls of wisdom.
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Shakespeare, James I and Britain's Golden Age of men's jewelleryIn 16th- and 17th-century Britain, nothing communicated a man's power, wealth and love more eloquently than bejewelled hatbands, scent bottles, swords, belts, daggers and garters.
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Meet the Sherlock Holmeses of the jewellery world: 'Someone requested a Cartier bangle owned by the Duchess of Windsor. I knew where it was'It’s heartbreaking to lose a precious piece of jewellery, but help is at hand from the ‘jewellery detectives'.
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Steven King: My time with the world’s greatest jeweller you’ve never heard ofDaniel Brush's huge body of work is the subject of a new exhibition in Paris.
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Happily-ever-after treasures created by Cece JewellerySponsor Content Created With Cece Jewellery
Cece Jewellery’s latest collection — Once Upon A Time — brings to life figures from fairytales, dreamlike settings and romantic charms.
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The 'cardinal gem' that cures drunkenness and wards off locusts — and was once as prized as diamondsNot even a price drop in the 19th century could take the shine off the charms of the amethyst, which has captivated Pharaohs, bishops and royalty for 5,000 years.
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Long before kleptomania, nymphomania, Lisztomania and egomania, there was EgyptomaniaThe enduring appeal of Ancient Egypt is one of our longest-running obsessions, and a new jewellery collection from Van Cleef & Arpels shows that we're not bored of it yet.
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'Since then, I have built up a collection of about 200 — the oldest of which dates from about 3000BC': Despite its scarcity and significance, this type of jewellery is among the least expensiveWhether humble, elaborate or very rare, amulets tend to have huge personal significance, ranging from sentimental to spiritual.
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A quick lunch with Paddle 655, the man who bought the world's most expensive eggThe Winter Egg, by Fabergé, sold for £22.895 million. Jonathan Self sits down with the mysterious buyer.
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Reader event: A rare glimpse into the world of Elizabeth GageSponsor Content Created With Elizabeth Gage
The iconic jeweller Elizabeth Gage is opening up her workshop to a small group of Country Life readers in an intimate event on Wednesday, May 13.
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White diamonds are believed to wield spiritual power. Today, the largest one to appear on the UK market in more than a decade goes under the hammerThe last time a similar stone was sold was in 2017, when a ring purchased at a car boot sale for £10 sold for £656,750.
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The diamond necklace that lost Marie Antoinette her headHow a cardinal’s attempt to court royal favour precipitated one of the most celebrated scandals of the ancien régime.
