The 3rd of December saw the 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation’s Benevolent Society Ball take place at The St John’s Hotel, Solihull.  Early indications show that a record £32,000 was raised on the evening for the charity. Such was the interest by those guests bidding on the evening to acquire one of Rebecca's exceptionally unusual pieces that she agreed to make a further decanter after Cooksongold kindly offered to donate the silver needed to ha…

Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of October 2015.   The total number of articles hallmarked across the four UK Assay Offices in October fell by 4.4% compared to the same month in 2014 with a total of 1,186,648 pieces being handled by the Assay Offices compared to 1,240,717 last year. Gold articles hallmarked were down 3.5%, Silver was down 5.5% and Palladium down 14.1%. Platinum fared better with a small increase of 2.8%. Hallmarking f…

The new AnchorCert Academy space at Assay Office Birmingham will host an evening of topical industry discussion on November 11th, titled Responsibility in Fine Jewellery Consumption. A presentation, sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and delivered by Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), will share recent research findings focused on consumer behaviour, ethical business practices and customer views on ethical issues. It will also look close…