This was an era of industrial revolution and commercial expansion and Britain was at the epicenter of it. The icon and figurehead of Britain’s ascendance in the world was the young queen, Victoria. Together with her husband, Prince Albert, their court set the trends for the expanding nouveau-rich middle class, who were eager to flaunt …

A quick search online for ‘vintage style jewellery’ will result in a myriad of different styles and images. The term is used so broadly it can be difficult to pin down its exact meaning when referring to the look and feel of a jewellery design. In this article we provide a guide to this genre …