The Cartier brand is synonymous with luxury and expense, but alongside their classic, timeless and sophisticated designs, they have also made their fair share of novelty jewellery. Biddle & Webb are delighted to be offering a 1960s example of this whimsical side to Cartier. Not only are we auctioning a piece from a top quality…
Category: fine jewellery
Fit for a Duchess – The Gems & Jewels at the Royal Wedding 2018
Fit for a Duchess – The Gems & Jewels at the Royal Wedding 2018 The second most anticipated wedding of the year (in the opinion of Biddle & Webb – our auctioneer Ellie is also getting married this year!) took place on Saturday, and what a jewellery feast it was. As I love everything jewellery,…
Celebrate your Mom’s unique style this Mother’s Day with a piece of jewellery
With so many gift ideas to choose from, here are a few of our highlights. Classic Lot 10: A diamond flower design cluster ring. This gorgeous diamond cluster ring would look sophisticated with jeans and a tee or dressing up a LBD on a night out! Vintage Lot 23: A string of cherry Bakelite beads….
Probates: Where do you Start?
Organising the deceased estate of a loved one is often a stressful and distressing time. The probate process can seem quite a daunting prospect; where do you start, how do you effectively administer an estate and its contents? As a probate and asset valuer I am used to visiting households across the midlands, assisting executors…
Christmas Picks
Stuck for gift ideas, or feel like treating yourself? Biddle & Webb’s 9th December Interiors auction has a fantastic array of jewellery, fine art, antiques and collectibles that would make the perfect gift to yourself or a loved one this festive season. Here are our top ten prezzie ideas: Lot: 1 How about this elegant…
Jaw dropping Jewels
Gemstones, jewels and diamond rings, pearls and all manner of shiny things – Biddle & Webb Auctioneers has seen its fair share of stunning pieces of Jewellery. As the year marches on we thought we would reflect on some of the more impressive pieces of Jewellery that have graced our salerooms in 2017. Whilst we…
Amber Alert!
Amber has been causing quite a stir in auction salerooms for the last few years and currently certain amber is selling for roughly the same price as 22ct gold. Formed from fossilised resin of ancient trees, at the grand old age of between 15 and 300 million years, it is mind-boggling to think that even…
Announcing Biddle & Webb’s qualified Gemmologist, Jennifer Pardoe
I should have known from my penchant for everything sparkly that I was always destined to work in the world of jewellery. I am extremely grateful to Biddle & Webb for giving me the opportunity and support to study my Gemmology qualifications with the Gemmological Association of Great Britain. Now as a qualified Gemmologist it…
April 8th Interiors Sale
Auction catalogue: April 8th Interiors Sale, 10am Lot: 94 Estimate: £400 to £600 An 18ct yellow gold ruby and diamond line bracelet, set alternately with round cut rubies and round brilliant cut diamonds aeach set in an articulated link, hallmarked with a Sheffield import mark for 1997, length approx. 18.5cm, weight approx. 13.9g. Lot: 82…
Inside the Jewellery Box
Jewellery is a funny topic, in a sense that it creates such an emotional attachment unlike any other object. Granted there is an underlying material value which ultimately makes it desirable, but still, sentimentality outweighs this entirely in most cases. I’m taking a look inside some of Biddle & Webb’s staff’s jewellery boxes to uncover…