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Receiving a piece of jewellery rarely disappoints, especially when it’s a bespoke item from one of Bath’s independent goldsmiths. From diamond rings to vintage earrings, antiques to gold bracelets, the city’s experts have got plenty of unique pieces that make the perfect gifts for loved ones.

With Christmas around the corner, jewellers are preparing themselves for their busiest time of the year. You can expect plenty of locals and visitors from across the country to visit Bath’s goldsmiths in search of that special gift over the next couple of months. This is a reflection of the fact that more and more people are turning away from the high street brands in search of something unique or specially designed.

We gathered together some of the city’s most prominent goldsmiths and asked them about how they got into the industry and what pieces we might like to add to our Christmas list this year.

1 – 5 Bridge Street, Bath, BA2 4AP Tel: 01225 788800 Visit: mallory-jewellers.com

Having been established in Bridge Street for over a century, Mallory Jewellers has long been a well recognised business among locals and visitors alike. Edward Palmer Mallory founded the jewellery business in 1898 and has continued to be a family business ever since – the company now has a fifth generation working within it.

Robert Vander Woerd, the current managing director, has been in the jewellery trade for over 45 years, having worked in the industry from an early age and trained in other family run jewellers in both Liverpool and London before returning to Bath to join the company. His daughter, Katie, who is E P Mallory’s great-great-granddaughter, joined the family business three years ago. Katie heads the marketing, having previously worked in the legal profession, and is determined to ensure that the company looks to the future.

Mallory houses an extensive jewellery workshop with three highly skilled goldsmiths who use the latest design CAD technology. The company also has three watchmakers who undertake in house repairs to some of the best watches in the world.

Being such a long established company in the city, Robert highlights the importance of the business continuing its high quality customer service which has been maintained over the generations. “We endeavour to treat every customer in the same courteous way, whether they are bringing in a repair or embarking on a purchase of thousands of pounds. The rarity of having a jewellery business which not only makes, designs and repairs, together with being able to offer the finest watch and jewellery brands in the world under one roof.”

Since it was established in the late 19th century, employees at Mallory have always believed in the importance of listening to their customers and will go above and beyond to meet their requirements. Robert says: “A hundred years ago many of our clients came to Bath to take the spa waters and often stayed many weeks purchasing items that befitted their lifestyle. As time evolved the company has ensured it has responded to the aspirations of the visitors to Bath.”

So are there any particular stand-out pieces we should be looking out for in store over the coming months? “The stone of the moment is the rare Paraiba Tourmaline which showcases a wonderful colour spectrum of vibrant turquoise blue.” Mallory sources its Paraibas from South America and Africa to create its beautiful and unique collection pieces.

In order to develop the business further and ensure its continuity of the high quality service for future generations, Mallory believes it is important to encourage young people to engage in the goldsmith industry and help them to learn the skills to repairs and create beautiful items by offering apprenticeships and training. Robert says: “We currently have a school leaver who has been with us for 18 months as a trainee watchmaker and a designer goldsmith who is furthering his skills by working with our senior goldsmiths.”

9 Abbey Churchyard, Bath, BA1 1LY Tel: 01225 460072 Visit: jodycory.co.uk

Born and raised in Bath, Jody Cory is a local woman with an eye for unique and bespoke jewellery, and established her business in Bath in 2001. Having spent her childhood rummaging through her mum’s jewellery box, Jody was interested in the jewellery making process from the age of 14 – as she says: “It’s fair to say that goldsmithing has been a life-long passion.” She was immediately enthralled by goldsmithing after beginning evening classes at Bath College when she was 15. “I continued training with much enthusiasm and invested my time at the bench learning how to craft jewellery.”

Jody moved to Manchester at just 17 to start her training as a professional goldsmith, learning all about the process of making jewellery and gemmology. The jewellery sold at Jody’s shop in Abbey Church Yard is handmade and expertly crafted on site by herself and her in-house team of designers and goldsmiths. The team works with precious and semi-precious gemstones, and takes inspiration from the flowing shapes we see in nature.

Jody offers a bespoke service to each of her customers, allowing them to have a say in the whole process from designing, making and finalising each piece of jewellery. “Each item is personal and the journey is unique to each individual, this is why customers come back to us and choose us as their family jeweller.”

A new creation by the team to look out for in store is the oval pink sapphire and diamond cluster ring, set in white gold – it is a truly remarkable piece of craftsmanship. Jody’s rose cut and briolette diamond collections are also very popular, and you won’t see anything similar anywhere else in the city.

Over the years, Jody has received commissions from a number of actors and film stars, and even made a handcrafted 18ct gold earpiece for a very well-known musician. The company believes in discretion and customer confidentiality.

Despite the stories of famous people coming through the door, one story that stands out for Jody is when a father commissioned an eternal flame pendant for his daughter who was sadly suffering with a terminal illness. The pendant represented that his daughter would always be with their family, and the memories they had made would always burn bright.

Believing greatly in the importance of passing on her skills and expertise, Jody offers training opportunities and apprenticeships for those wanting to learn more about the world of jewellery. The training begins with simple repairs in order to build up each person’s skills and confidence, and then over time they can begin making stock for the shop. The shop’s current apprentice, Milly, has been working at the shop for two years and is now working on the bench full time and even has her own range being sold in the shop.

Jody offers a range of services, including commissions, remodelling, repairs and valuations. She can also professionally advise those looking to purchase a diamond piece.

12 Northumberland Place, Bath, BA1 5AR Tel: 01225 462826 Visit: nicholaswylde.com

Nicholas Wylde will be celebrating 30 years in business in 2017, after starting in Bath in 1987 as a young man. Now the award-winning designer jeweller has branches in both Bath and Bristol and is one of the few jewellers in the world with their own registered and patented diamond cut – the exquisite Wylde Flower Diamond®.

After leaving school at 16, Nicholas worked in his father’s stationery shop in Birmingham, which was coincidentally placed in the jewellery quarter of the city. It was here where he got to meet the local jewellers, who advised and influenced him to train as a jeweller. Nicholas went on to train as a jewellery designer and goldsmith at the prestigious Birmingham School of Jewellery.

Nicholas then moved to Bath and worked in a jewellers, where he developed his skills further, before opening his own shop in Bath, aged 24, while his sister Corrinda managed the shop. They soon became so busy with orders that they had to move premises to Northumberland Place, where they have been based ever since. In 2010 Nicholas expanded the brand and opened another store and workshop in Clifton, Bristol, selling exclusive pieces.

Describing his business as a traditional family jewellers with a modern twist, Nicholas has always aimed to design and create jewellery that is not easily available on the market. This is why customers have continued to come back to his store year after year.

Nicholas has seen many changes in the industry over the years, with fashions coming and going. But some things never change, as he comments: “Diamonds have always been a girl’s best friend, especially our Wylde Flower Diamond®. It has more cut facets than any other brilliant cut diamond for a special sparkle you won’t find anywhere else in the world. It combines the beauty of both diamonds and flowers and how romantic is that?” Nicholas’ true passion is colour and high quality gemstones, cut in such a way to allow him to design unique and highly distinctive items of jewellery – keeping to his style of mixing classic lines with striking designs. This style is known worldwide as ‘the Wylde Effect’.

This is well represented in Nicholas’ brand new collection for 2016 – Carousel – which uses vibrantly coloured sapphires in circular designs to wonderful effect. Colourful sapphires will also be on display in both of Nicholas’ stores from 8 – 11 November when he hosts special free events, with gems on display and talks about their history and folklore. Places are free but very limited. Contact: david.currie@nicholaswylde to book.

In 2016, Nicholas teamed-up with iconic fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes to design together a stunning one-off pendant, crafted in silver, 9ct rose gold, pink sapphires and diamonds, with a value of £2,000. The collectors’ item – engraved with Zandra’s signature – was first shown at Bath in Fashion 2016 and was raffled off, with all proceeds from ticket sales going to support three charities: People Against Poverty, RUH Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now.

Nicholas, who is always looking for fresh challenges and innovations, says: “This was an amazing opportunity to work with an incredible, vibrant designer in fashion and it proved to be one of the highlights of our Grand Finale Designer Fashion show for Bath in Fashion.” In 2016 Nicholas’ website received a complete redesign and overhaul and was relaunched towards the end of the year in its present, cutting-edge form across all devices, offering his same quality service 24/7. Visit: nicholaswylde.com.

11 Pulteney Bridge, Bath, BA2 4AY Tel: 01225 464012 Web: nigeldando.co.uk

With a father for a Bath-based goldsmith and being brought up surrounded by second hand silver jewellery, vintage pieces and gorgeous antiques, it’s not surprising that Nigel Dando went into the jewellery business from a young age.

Upon becoming an apprentice at 16, Nigel was struck by the quality and style of jewellery dating from the early 20th century up to the 1950s. The classic shapes, cuts and quality of pieces from these decades caught Nigel’s eye, and he quickly made this his key area of interest and expertise that he has continued to this present day.

After gaining the National Goldsmiths Diploma, Nigel went on to study gemmology at the Sir John Cass College of Art in Whitechapel in his 20s. As he recalls, this gave him a significant insight into the trade of gemstones, understanding how they are created and used in handmade jewellery.

While his father was incredibly happy that his son had decided to go into the goldsmiths business, Nigel’s goldsmith training was rather different to in his father’s day, where official qualifications weren’t as in demand. Instead his father’s contemporaries relied heavily on their own knowledge and personal research into individual pieces. This is a stark contrast to the present day, as Nigel stresses, where if you want to get to the top of the goldsmiths’ ladder, then you need a whole host of qualifications under your belt.

After working in the family business for a number of years, Nigel established his shop on Pulteney Bridge in 2002. Nigel sells an eclectic mix of new, pre-owned and vintage jewellery, many dating from 1920 – 1960, along with ranges of contemporary silver jewellery. Many of which are high quality, one-off pieces that you won’t find anywhere else – he doesn’t stock any brands you would usually find on the high street. The shop’s stock changes almost weekly, with new and unusual items appearing all the time.

Nigel says: “I never know what is going to come through the door.” I get the sense that it is this not-knowing what rare pieces that might come into his shop that keeps Nigel on his toes. Sometimes he can have 10 – 20 customers a day asking for their pieces to be valued and purchased over the counter, demonstrating just how quickly his stock can change.

While he does buy and sell items from his shop, Nigel visits up to 10 antique fairs a year, both to scout out any rare products or to sell some of his items to the market.

Nigel also buys and sells gold and silver items in any form or condition, and sells precious metals at competitive prices. Additionally, he is happy to offer free advice on selling items, insurance and valuations.

29 Belvedere, Bath BA1 5HR Tel: 01225 443334 Visit: tinaengell.com

While others received formal training in their teens to become a goldsmiths, Tina Engell happened to accidentally fall into the trade and has never looked back. Originally from Denmark, after leaving school Tina enjoyed working on the restaurant scene in Copenhagen for many years.

One day, Tina’s friend called on her in desperation to help her staff the goldsmiths where she was working as an apprentice as her master had just been sentenced to jail for three months and left Tina’s friend to run the business all on her own. This was where Tina first caught glimpse of the jewellery world. “Seeing that work bench with the beautiful hand tools, I thought that is is, that is what I want to do,” she says.

Determined to make her way in the goldsmith trade, Tina persistently knocked on the doors of numerous jewellers, hoping that one of them would take her on as an apprentice. Finally, at the age of 23, she was offered a four year apprenticeship. “I loved it, I loved the dirty hands and the complexity working the metal.”

But it wasn’t easy to get the hang of, that’s for sure. “Sadly I wasn’t naturally good at it. I was clumsy, but still driven, and I believe you can make it if you want it badly enough.”

After establishing a gallery/workshop in Copenhagen in the late 1980s, Tina was accepted onto a design course at the Royal College of Art in London in 1990. She fondly looks back at her studies there, describing it as “the most exciting two years.”

Tina planned to to head back to Denmark after her studies, but that all changed when Harvey Nichols placed an order with her at her degree show. With such a big name under her belt, Tina set up a workshop in London before moving to Bath in 1999.

In 2008 she moved to Belvedere, where she has continued to design jewellery and take commissions from customers for a wide range of pieces. Tina works with precious metals and brightly coloured precious cut stones, and likes to describe her style as “simple, bold and wearable”.

No two items are the same in Tina’s shop, and she makes all of the pieces by hand herself – she offers a truly personal service from start to finish. Recently, Tina has just finished a commission for a pair of gold earrings for the Duchess of Gloucester, who visited her shop twice during the process. And two years ago she created a bracelet for architect Zaha Hadid. Follow Tina on Instagram: @tinaengell.

19 Northumberland Place, Bath, BA1 5AR Tel: 01225 462300 Visit: goldandplatinumstudio.co.uk

Michael Parsons’s interest in jewellery first began after a brief spell working part-time in a jewellery business while he was at school. “I realised then that I wanted to be able to make beautiful and imaginative pieces of jewellery. I have always been fascinated with gemstones and design. I also have a keen interest in entomology, which I think has a connection to the fine detail in jewellery,” he says.

Michael studied jewellery design and production at art college for four years before setting up his own contemporary jewellery business. Then, after working in Sydney, Australia as a goldsmith for a few years, Michael moved to Bath where he began his career at the previously named Gold and Silver Studio.

After working as the company’s goldsmith for five years, Michael took the big step and bought the business in 1996. After relocating to Northumberland Place in 2005, he renamed the company Gold and Platinum Studio. Gold and Platinum Studio offers a bespoke service for customers looking for a unique and beautifully crafted piece of jewellery. The team at the studio creates a whole host of unusual and personal items, anything from a simple wedding ring to a multiple gem set matching necklace and earrings.

The studio offers a variety of services, including repairs, restoration, re-modelling old or unwanted pieces, bespoke commissions, valuations and estimations, and all work is carried out on site using traditional techniques.

While it can be quite easy to pick up any piece of jewellery on the high streets across the country, Bath stands out for its collection of bespoke and independent jewellers – no jewellery shop is the same and all offer unique services you won’t find in many high street stores.

Michael says: “People come to Bath because it is one of the few cities which has a good selection of independent businesses offering individual services – clients often complain of high street jewellers having similar products which have been manufactured overseas. From my point of view, clients like the fact that they can speak to the person who is going to be carrying out the work rather than vague instructions sent to an anonymous workshop elsewhere.”

One piece of jewellery Michael was commissioned to make over the years is a lot closer to home than you might think. His father asked him to make the cello brooch, pictured, for his mother, who was a keen cellist, on their golden wedding anniversary. Over several months, Michael spent many late nights completing the work on this truly unique piece made out of 18ct yellow gold, rose gold and platinum. “It was a labour of love and when my mother passed away six years ago it came back into my possession. Needless to say, it’s not for sale but does help display the level of workmanship we strive to achieve.”

More recently the Great British Olympic gymnastics team commissioned a few pieces of jewellery to commemorate their time at the Rio 2016 games, which the team at the studio were thrilled to make. The jewellery was described on the studio’s Facebook page as: “Pieces that will last a lifetime and hold a constant reminder of everything they have achieved!”


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