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December 26, 2024The Haunting and Haute, The Ghoulish and Gruesome Gem Stories We All Want to Know
To celebrate the spookiest month of the year, let's take a look at the haunting yet haute histories of some of the world’s most revered pieces of jewellery. From cursed...
Rockin’ Retro, Taking a Closer Look 70s, 80s and 90s Vintage Jewellery and Fashions for Second Hand September
Last week, we dug up some of the most significant twentieth-century jewellery movements, this week, it’s all about the cool ’70s 80’s and ’90s jewellery and fashions. To celebrate Second-Hand...
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...
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...
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...
Inspired by Princess Beatrice's Nuptials? Our Guide to The Perfect Antique Vintage Wedding Look
Just this last week on the 17th of July 2020, Princess Beatrice wed her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in an intimate and quiet setting with only members of the Royal...
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...
Lets Play Dress Up: An Introduction to Costume Jewellery
The term “costume jewellery” gets its fair share of negative press within the jewellery world. Decades ago, costume jewellery was seen as “cheap”, paling in comparison to its fine jewellery...
International Women’s Day - Women Jewellers Throughout History
To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, we have decided to take a closer look at unearthing women jewellers from history. It is no secret that design and arts...