Sell with usSell inherited jewellery: we explain what you have, at your pace
Sell inherited jewellery when you are ready, from one ring to an entire jewellery box. Send photographs of everything together and we explain what each piece is, with a free valuation and a reply within one working day.
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Whole jewellery boxes and mixed collections
Inherited jewellery usually arrives as a mixture: a few fine pieces, some gold, silver, costume jewellery, a watch or two, odd earrings and broken chains. You do not need to sort it. We look at everything together and separate it into groups: pieces with a maker or period that we buy to resell, gold and silver items, and costume jewellery. Small things are easily overlooked, such as a Georgian mourning ring, a stick pin in a worn case or an unsigned Art Deco clip.
Sorting what is valuable
Before sending photographs, look for marks without cleaning anything. Hallmarks sit inside rings, on clasps and on brooch pins. Fitted boxes with a jeweller's name inside the lid belong with their contents, so keep them together. Old receipts, insurance schedules and valuations help to identify pieces, even when the figures are out of date. Do not polish, repair or restring anything, and do not discard items that look like costume jewellery until they have been seen, since paste, cut steel and unmarked gold are easily mistaken for it.
If you are dealing with an estate
We can explain what you have: what each piece is, its period, its metal and stones, and which items are of interest to a dealer. That is useful to executors and families deciding how to divide or sell a collection. Take whatever time the family needs. A valuation from photographs carries no obligation, you choose which pieces to sell and which to keep, and anything declined after inspection is returned free and insured. The guides linked below cover inheritance and probate in more detail.
What we buy
- Complete jewellery boxes
- Mixed lots of gold, silver and gem-set pieces
- Antique and vintage family jewellery
- Rings, brooches, necklaces and bracelets together
- Single earrings, broken chains and odd items
- Watches and pocket watches found with jewellery
- Pieces in fitted cases with old receipts
- Collections shared between family members
Photographs that help
- Everything laid out together on a plain cloth, in daylight, in one overview picture
- Smaller groups of five or six pieces, close enough to show detail
- Hallmarks, signatures and names inside box lids
- Any old valuation, receipt or insurance schedule
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Get your offer
An instant offer for gold and silver, or a free valuation from photos within one working day.
Send it free and insured
A FedEx courier collects from your door, or post it by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Insured to £10,000.
Paid the same day
We inspect it on arrival, confirm your offer and pay by bank transfer the same day. Change your mind and it comes back free.
Questions about selling inherited jewellery
I have inherited a whole jewellery box. Where do I start?
Lay everything out on a plain cloth and take one overview photograph, then closer pictures of groups of pieces. You do not need to identify or sort anything first. We reply within one working day, explaining what the pieces are and which are of interest, and you decide what happens next.
How do I know which pieces are valuable and which are costume jewellery?
Marks, construction and materials separate them, and that is hard to judge without experience. Hallmarks, the way stones are set, the finish on the back of a piece and the type of clasp all give evidence. Photograph everything, including items you assume are costume jewellery, and we tell you which is which.
Do you provide probate valuations?
We can explain what you have: what each piece is, its date and its materials, and we make offers for the pieces we wish to buy. If the estate requires a formal written valuation for probate, the probate guide linked below sets out how that works and what executors need to arrange.
Several family members share the jewellery. Can we sell only part of it?
Yes. Many families keep the pieces with personal meaning and sell the remainder. Each item is valued individually, which helps relatives to divide a collection fairly before anything is sold. Only the pieces you choose to sell need to be sent, and there is no obligation to accept an offer.
Is it safe to post a whole collection?
Parcels are insured to £10,000, with free FedEx collection from your door anywhere in the UK, or Royal Mail Special Delivery with the postage refunded. For a large collection, ask us about dividing it between parcels, or bring it to an appointment in Mayfair, London or Braintree, Essex. After inspection, payment follows the same day by bank transfer once you accept.
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