From Spanish Rococo pendants and Swiss enamel necklaces to English diamond cluster rings and French portrait lockets — our Georgian collection spans the full breadth of 18th-century craftsmanship. Each piece is individually authenticated and one of a kind.
Georgian jewellery spans the reigns of George I to George IV, from 1714 to 1830, and the term is usually extended to 1837 to include William IV. Every piece was made by hand, and relatively little survives: gold and gemstones were routinely broken up and remade as fashions changed.
What to look for. Diamonds of the period are rose cuts and early old mine cuts, typically set in silver over gold, in closed-back collets often foiled to heighten their sparkle. Paste (hand-cut glass) was a respected material in its own right, and coloured gems, seed pearls, enamel and hardstone intaglios all appear. Hallmarks are often absent, so construction, wear and style carry the dating.
Dating clues. Early Georgian pieces show the Rococo taste for asymmetry, ribbon bows, girandole drops and giardinetti flower-basket rings. Later in the century neoclassical motifs take over: urns, laurel and engraved classical gems. From the 1820s, cannetille gold wirework became fashionable alongside colourful gem clusters.
Why buyers love it. Georgian jewellery has a soft, candlelit glow that later diamonds rarely match, and each piece is unmistakably handmade: the rarest and most romantic period of antique jewellery that can still be worn every day.
