Our CEO is a second generation antique dealer, having enjoyed a long and extensive career in the antiques industry over the last thirty years, scouring the country for quality antiques, spanning four centuries, and countless genres.
This is a revolutionary opportunity to provide a touchstone service to members of the public and collectors, who are frustrated with underperforming investments elsewhere, and are looking for alternative ways of investing.
People have bought and collected precious items from time immemorial, whether for status or just pleasure. Antique silver and gold jewellery are intrinsic, and in most instances have practical uses. Solid silver and gold items have a minimum, scrap value based on weight, linked directly to the price of the base material.
We use our expertise, accumulated over decades, to identify opportunities of value in by prominent makers, and collectable objects comprising precious metals, enamel and semi-precious stones, based on rarity, provenance, including family crests and armorials.
We identify Provincial, English, Irish, American, Oriental, Middle Eastern, Russian Hallmarks and Continental items of Silverware, Jewellery and Collectibles. We have an extensive knowledge of Antique Silver, Old Sheffield plate, their periods, styles and influence, an understanding of provenance, condition reports, makers’ marks, forgeries and repairs.
We use referencing techniques, including on-line resources at The V&A, The British Museum, The British Library, and City of London Business Library.