Old Gold

Vintage chunky gold is in, current fashion dictates chunky gold pieces over the dainty subtle sparkle or hint of metal that has been popular over the last number of years, bold statement pieces or layering of chains is in vogue, in particular curb link bracelets, albert chains, gate bracelets and other chunky pieces have been commanding good interest at auction.

The price of gold is at an all-time high which is encouraging people to put their money into something tangible, an asset that might go up as well as owning a beautiful accessory.

The best place to buy these pieces is at auction where the prices are very competitive and only a fraction of retail, buying old gold is also a very sustainable way of enjoying a beautiful jewellery, as the metal was mined and crafted a long time ago and you are recycling it via the circular economy without a further drain on the earth’s resources.

Antique gold pieces from the Victorian era were hand crafted, labour was cheap but materials were expensive so every scrap of decorative value was extracted from the manufacture of these pieces, so these items are beautifully put together and unique one – off items, cut to the  mid-20^th century when gold was less expensive relative to labour so you start to see heavy gold pieces with less decorative qualities, today we have expensive materials and labour so items are light and machine made – concluding vintage is better quality and better priced !