The magic of fabergé

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

'There’s something magical about pearls,’ thinks Matthew Thomas of Gatsby Jewellery. ‘They come from water, not the earth, which makes them unique among precious gems.’ Perhaps that’s why they’ve been

There can’t be many shops that have received the distinction of being commemorated by the Royal Mint striking a coin in its honour. Not just any coin, but a £5 model, either in plain gold at £3,965, o

The Rothschild name is famous throughout Europe: a family renowned for banking, vast fortunes, sumptuous houses and philanthropic acts. Recently, Britain lost Rothschild legend, Jacob, 4th Baron Roths

The piece I’d never part with

The fate of an Elizabethan hoard