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February 15, 2025
Three Key 20th Century Jewellery Movements You Need to Know About

As you may have seen in our Lillicoco University guides, we cover a breadth of antique jewellery history, including Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian and Art Deco. But other than...

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Five Reasons Why You Should Purchase an Antique or Vintage Engagement Ring

If you are thinking about popping the question to your partner, you may be thinking to yourself “what style of ring should I buy?”. Not only will you want to...

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Jewellery Around the World - Turkish Byzantine and Ottoman Jewellery

Ready for our next instalment in our popular jewellery around the world series?  Today, we focus specifically on Turkey’s illustrious jewellery history, especially Byzantine and Ottoman jewellery. A fascinating insight...

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Time to #BringBackTheBrooch!

A staple in every woman’s wardrobe, we think it's time to bring back the brooch! Once upon a time, brooches were worn at glamorous coming of age regency balls, pinned...

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Jewellery Around the World - Mexico

Our jewellery around the world series not only aims to educate both us and you about the fascinating history of jewellery worldwide, but it helps us garner an understanding of...

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Top Tips on Shopping for Sustainable and Ethical Jewellery

Jewellery always has been a great way to express your personal style, but over recent years shoppers have become more conscious of how their fashion and accessory choices are impacting...

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Digging Up The Past: An Insight Into Archaeological Revival Jewellery

When the temperature rises within the summer months, our mind starts to dream of the arid climates of the Mediterranean and beyond. From the olive-grove hills of Tuscany to the...

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Our Favourite Bejewelled Beauties from the Victoria and Albert Museum

If you are a devoted reader of our blog, it has probably come to your attention that we include a fair amount of images and jewellery from the Victoria and...

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Jewellery Around the World - France

Bonjour! Welcome to the next installment of our jewellery around the world series, this month, we thought we should honour our neighbour. Just an hour away on a plane, France...

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