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• Nagaland collection from famed artists sells for over £40k at auction
  A collection of jewellery from the Nagaland region of Northern India has fetched over £40,000 at auction. The collection included a large Naga woman’s necklace which sold for five times its estimate, achieving £8,820 against an estimate of £1,500-£2,000. The necklace itself includes graduated carnelian beads, bone spacers and brass bell pendants in contrasting colours. […]
  Liam J Moran
• De Beers revenues plummet 23% in FY24
  De Beers has reported a 23% reduction in total revenues to $3.3bn (£2.61bn) year-on-year, primarily due to a 25% reduction in rough diamond sales to $2.7 billion (£2.13bn). The consequential impact of lower sales volumes, a lower average price index and higher unit costs resulted in an underlying EBITDA of $25m (£19.75m) (2023: $72m (£56.8m)). […]
  Cynera Rodricks
• UK consumer confidence drops to new low in February
  UK consumer confidence slipped to a new low of -37 in February, amid the worsening state of the economy. According to the latest BRC-Opinium Consumer Sentiment Monitor, the economy worsened for the fifth consecutive month, down from -34 in January. The BRC reported that even Gen Z, despite being the most “upbeat” generation saw a […]
  Liam J Moran
• Hallmarking falls 18.8% in January
  The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 18.8% in January. In total 5,02,620 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in January 2025 compared with 6,18,881 in 2024, a decline of 1,16,221. Gold hallmarking increased 1.3% from 2,37,136 pieces hallmarked up to 2,40,110. However, gold 990 and 999 saw a 100% […]
  Cynera Rodricks
• Pomellato welcomes new global ambassador
  Pomellato has revealed that it has welcomed French-Italian actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as its newest global ambassador. Leroy-Beaulieu has a career spanning four decades and received a César Award nomination for “Three Men and a Cradle” as well as an acclaimed performance in “The Crown”. She is perhaps best known globally for her role as Sylvie […]
  Liam J Moran