There's More under A Gavel

As specialists of the auction world, we see jewellery trends being formed both organically and through influences from fashion, media, art, cinema, history, politics and culture.

- Nikita Manilal

New looks develop, old styles return, sometime with reinvented twists. Designers, collectors and jewellery enthusiasts shape the momentum of the market, defining jewellery as a multi-dimensional luxury. To kick off the season, we muse over perfectly curated samplings of today’s trending treasures.

The Brooch

It has been suggested that the brooch has largely disappeared from a woman’s jewellery box due to changes in lifestyle and fashion. However, the brooch is still a prevalent category in today’s auctions — it is a jewel that has proven to be one of the most versatile pieces that a woman — or man — can own. For you can nestle a brooch in your hair, wear it at different heights along the shoulder or at the neckline of a dress, have it delicately sit on your waist, and even convert it into a belt buckle or a lapel. Or take a step further by wearing it on caftans and sashes or pinning it up to a handbag.