Previews
Ahead of its season-opening September 18 jewellery sale, Chiswick Auctions invited Jessica Diamond, the suitably-named jewellery editor for Condé Nast Traveller, to pick her top 10 lots from the catalogue. She made an observation that would be applicable when visiting almost any UK auction or dealer in antique and vintage jewellery.
“I spend most of my working life on Bond Street and Place Vendôme; and I’ve lost count of the number of extraordinary, beautiful jewels that I’ve set eyes on. But there is a separation between what I see and what I know I can have.