Jewellery
The latest jewellery comment and features from the experts at Country Life
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Power, prestige and passion: Where to see more than 100 of the world’s best dynastic jewelsMany of the world’s most astonishing jewels are on display together in Paris — and they once belonged to Europe’s most powerful families.
By Amy Serafin Published
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Country Life's luxury editor's Christmas gift ideas for leading ladiesThe Country Life Christmas gift guide is back and it's bigger than ever. Here's what to buy your mother, wife, sister or girlfriend (or all four).
By Amie Elizabeth White Last updated
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The real deal: Can you tell the difference between mined and synthetic diamonds?And would you buy a watch studded with laboratory-made ones?
By Chris Hall Published
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What is everyone talking about this week: The great generational wealth transfer foretold by the financial press has already begun in the form of given heirloomsIf you're planning to propose to someone forget Graff or Cartier because it's time for tea with Granny.
By Will Hosie Published
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A handful of Scotland's last available freshwater pearls have been transformed into 'mesmerising' pieces of jewelleryEdinburgh jeweller Hamilton & Inches have been trusted to handle the incredibly rare organic gemstones.
By Amie Elizabeth White Last updated
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‘The atomic bomb of jewellery’: Why the brooch is back in fashionOver the centuries, the brooch, invented to fasten garments, has become a glittering gem, a coded communication–an art mastered by Elizabeth II and a way to express personality.
By Mary Miers Published
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Society sparkle: Nancy Astor and Ann Fleming’s diamond jewellery makes a splash at auctionAstor’s Cartier tiara was sold by Bonhams, while the accessories of the wife of the James Bond author went up for auction with Dreweatts.
By Lotte Brundle Last updated
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Diamonds are everyone's best friend: The enduring appeal of one of Nature's sparkliest treasuresEvery diamond has a story to tell and each of us deserves to fall in love with one.
By Jonathan Self Published
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How Cartier became ‘the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers’In the early 20th century, Cartier creations adorned everyone from monarchs and superstar actresses, to American ‘Dollar Princesses’. A blockbuster exhibition at the V&A, featuring more than 350 objects, plans to chart the maison's legacy.
By Kim Parker Last updated
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The 30-carat aquamarine pendant smuggled out of Russia and recently attributed to Fabergé that sold for £35,000 — three times its estimateThe ribbon-bow surmount is synonymous with the Russian jewellery houses.
By Carla Passino Last updated
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Jewels of the Mediterranean: Luxury multi-generational villa holidaysThe Thinking Traveller have some of the finest villas in the Mediterranean on their books for multi-generational holidays. Here are just a few of the highlights.
By The Thinking Traveller Published
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Diamonds are a man’s best friendMale interest in jewellery is on the rise, with gypsy and signet rings proving especially popular, according to renowned jeweller Hancocks.
By Hancocks London Published
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Old diamonds, new tricks: Why it's worth reworking unwanted jewellery into something you'll loveDiamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother’s jewellery.
By Hetty Lintell Published
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The £7,500 peacock that brings grace, elegance and beauty... but without the noise and the defecationPeacocks are beautiful birds — but that doesn't mean they're easy to live with. Unless they're not really peacocks at all...
By Toby Keel Published
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The beauty of bespoke: A journey with Julia Lloyd GeorgeGoing bespoke with Julia Lloyd George means getting not just a piece of jewellery, but a lifelong treasure.
By Julia Lloyd George Published
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Hancocks: Sparkle of geniusHistoric jewellery firm Hancocks, now in its new St James’s home, specialises in old-cut diamonds pieces that gleam and turn heads even in low light.
By Hancocks London Published
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The glittering new home of Hancocks London, the jeweller that makes the Victoria CrossThe new home of Hancocks London celebrates the historic brand’s history of making exquisite jewellery and providing the bespoke service that befits them.
By Hancocks London Published
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G. Collins & Sons: Experts in the exquisiteG. Collins & Sons has been a beacon of experience and expertise in the world of fine jewellery for the past 40 years.
By G. Collins & Sons Published
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Cece Fein-Hughes: Heirlooms of tomorrowCece Fein Hughes turns her dreamy watercolour paintings into exquisite enamelled jewellery that will be treasured for generations.
By Cece Jewellery Published
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Julia Lloyd George: Fine jewellery for marking life's milestonesJulia Lloyd George makes exceptional contemporary fine jewellery which is perfect for marking special occasions, whether you're buying from her collections or commissioning a bespoke piece as a gift
By Julia Lloyd George Published
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Chaumet the sparklesBee My Love, the French jewellery house’s latest collection, continues a centuries-old tradition of crafting exquisite, Nature-inspired pieces for Europe’s great and good.
By Chaumet Published


