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Jewelers & Silversmiths — Founded 1800–1899

44 stores · curated ORBIS register

Diamond stars are associated with A. E. Köchert, the Viennese atelier founded in 1814 and known for its Sisi designs. Its Neuer Markt address places commissioned jewellery within the same house as that historical motif. Bergen's Arven works in silverware and jewellery, with a goldsmith workshop behind the business established in 1868. Naples's Barbarulo / Gemelli da Polso (4 generations) makes cufflinks and studs, continuing the goldsmith atelier Raffaele Barbarulo founded in 1894.

A. E. Köchert

Heritage House

Vienna / Salzburg / Online

Imperial and Royal Court Jeweller since 1814 — the Vienna house that made Empress Sisi's diamond stars, still crafting haute joaillerie in its own Neuer Markt atelier, six generations on.

Best for Bespoke haute joaillerie and the Sisi stars.

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · AustriaORBIS register

Arthus Bertrand

Heritage House

Paris / Online

Parisian medal-maker and jeweler since 1803 — christening medals, Académie swords and fine gold charms. The current presidential Grand Collier of the Legion d honneur, first given to Vincent Auriol on 1 December 1953, was made by Arthus-Bertrand (Grande Chancellerie press dossier).

Best for Christening medals, Académie swords, and gold charms since 1803

Arven

Heritage House

City Centre / Online

Arven is a Bergen house for handcrafted silverware and unique jewellery made in Bergen. Founded in 1868; Made through the Bergen gold- and silversmith workshop.

Best for Handcrafted silverware and unique jewellery made in Bergen

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · NorwayORBIS register

Wiesbaden

Atelier STOESS is a Wiesbaden jeweller and official Rolex dealer since 1886, with an in-house watchmaking workshop and goldsmith atelier. The store sells fine jewellery and watches both in its boutique and through its online shop.

Best for Official Rolex dealership plus in-house watchmaking and goldsmith work since 1886

Kluuvikatu 1, 00100 Helsinki, Finland / Helsinki / Finland

Alexander E. Tillander opened a St Petersburg goldsmith shop in 1860 (imperial-court supplier); Torbjörn founded the present Helsinki atelier in 1956; sixth-generation workshop still handmakes jewellery in central Helsinki (Finnish Wikipedia; Homo Faber).

Best for Six-generation Helsinki goldsmithing and handmade jewellery.

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · FinlandORBIS register

Torre del Greco

Aucella has made coral jewelry and hand-carved cameos in Torre del Greco since 1892, working in red, white and pink coral alongside shell and agate cameos, pearls, turquoise and other hardstones. The firm is referenced with Assocoral and carries its own 925byAucella and Amami Pearls lines.

Best for Coral jewelry and hand-carved cameos

Boucheron

Heritage House

Place Vendôme, Paris

Boucheron was the first jeweler to open on Place Vendôme, moving to No. 26 in 1893 though the maison had already existed since 1858. Its designs include the Serpent Bohème, the Quatre ring, and the clasp-free question-mark necklace.

Best for Quatre ring, Serpent Bohème

Bulgari

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Rome / Online

Rome jewelry house founded in 1884 by Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari, who opened his first boutique on Via Sistina; the flagship moved to Via dei Condotti in 1905, where it became a fixture of Rome's 'Dolce Vita' era. Known for the Serpenti coil motif and bold cabochon-set high jewelry.

Best for Serpenti jewels and Roman high jewelry.

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Handcrafted in Rome using precious gemstones and metalsORBIS register

Place Vendôme, Doha

Rome jewelry house founded in 1884 by Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari on Via Sistina; the Doha boutique occupies the upper ground floor of Place Vendôme Mall.

Best for Bold jewellery, fine watches, and fragrances from an Italian luxury house

Cartier

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Paris / Online

Paris jeweler founded in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier; earned a royal warrant in 1856 and the title 'jeweler of kings'; introduced the Santos watch (1904), the Tank (1917), the panther motif (1914), and the Love bracelet (1969).

Best for Love bangles and Tanks.

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · FranceORBIS register

Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront

A family jewellery house trading since 1899, Charles Greig pairs its own designed and manufactured fine jewellery with luxury Swiss timepieces at its Victoria Wharf boutique. Four generations have run the firm, whose bench work sits alongside its watch retailing.

Best for Heritage fine jewellery and watches

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · South AfricaORBIS register

Chaumet

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Paris / Online

Napoleon’s jeweler on Place Vendôme — Joséphine tiaras, Bee My Love honeycombs and imperial heritage. after making Napoleon's coronation sword and Pius VII's tiara, Nitot became jeweller to the imperial court and appointed supplier to Empress Joséphine (block dated 1804–1815). Son François-Regnault moved workshops to Place Vendôme no. 15 in 1812 (now the Ritz).

Best for Joséphine tiaras and Bee My Love honeycomb jewelry from Napoleon's Place Vendôme

Christofle

Heritage House

Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris

French silversmith since 1830 — Mood egg flatware capsules and the art de la table of embassies. In 1842 Charles Christofle bought the patents for silver and gold electroplating and, official text says, was the only patent holder in France for 15 years; Louis-Philippe ordered a service for Château d’Eu.

Best for Mood egg flatware capsules and embassy-grade silver tableware since 1830

Downtown (N. Montana Ave.)

Tracing its roots to an 1885 Helena jewellery house, Eaton Turner cuts and sets Yogo and other Montana sapphires on-site at its North Montana Avenue store. Master goldsmith Corey Johnson and his family run the shop, offering custom design and heirloom repair.

Best for Yogo and Montana sapphire jewellery

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Helena / MontanaORBIS register

Art, Antiques & Galleries, Rome / Online

Rome vintage-jewelry house that grew out of an 1894 cafe near Piazza di Spagna; Pietro Eleuteri turned it into an antiques shop in 1963, and his son Carlo built it into Italy's leading dealer in antique and vintage jewelry, headquartered on Via Condotti.

Best for Collector estate jewels.

Faller the Jeweller

Heritage House

Derry, Northern Ireland

Founded in 1878 by German immigrant Wilhelm Faller, Faller the Jeweller is a family-run jeweller on Strand Road now in its third generation. It designs and makes pieces in an on-site workshop, including Irish-inspired heritage collections.

Best for Handmade jewellery and engagement rings

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Derry / Northern IrelandORBIS register

Fallers of Galway

Heritage House

Williamsgate Street

Stephen Faller opened his Galway jewellers in 1879, and the shop on Williamsgate Street has made Claddagh and Celtic rings ever since. In 1963 the family presented Claddagh rings to John and Jacqueline Kennedy during their visit to Ireland.

Best for Claddagh and Celtic jewellery

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Galway / IrelandORBIS register

Palermo / Italy

A landmark of Sicilian jewellery since 1890, Fiorentino has returned to Via Liberta with cases of Marco Bicego, Salvini, Piero Milano and Mattioli alongside its own creations. The Palermo boutique offers bespoke commissions and ships nationally through its online shop.

Best for Landmark of Sicilian jewellery since 1890

Hamilton & Inches

Hidden Gem

George Street, New Town

Hamilton & Inches has made and sold jewellery and silver as well as watches in Edinburgh since 1866. Founders Robert Inches and his uncle James Hamilton registered their hallmark with the city's assay office that year. The firm moved from Princes Street to 87 George Street in 1952 and holds a royal warrant as goldsmiths and silversmiths. Its showroom was restored in 2021 with Scottish whinstone and antique bronze.

Best for Fine jewellery and silver

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Edinburgh / ScotlandORBIS register

Oslo / Norway

Heimen Husfliden has developed and sewn Norwegian bunads and husflid goods since 1892, offering regional folk costumes, hand-forged bunad silver and yarn. Customers book measuring and fitting appointments at its two Oslo stores or buy silver and accessories through the online shop.

Best for Bunad, folk costume, silver jewellery, handcraft, knitting yarn

Colombo 2, Colombo City Centre

The house traces its origins to 1865, when Don Theodoris Weerasiri opened a jewellery store on Chatham Street in the Fort, and it was revived in 1984 under D. B. Enterprise. Its showrooms now sell Ceylon gem-studded necklaces, pendants and made-to-order engagement rings from Colombo City Centre in Colombo 2 and One Galle Face mall.

Best for Ceylon gems and custom engagement rings

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Sri LankaORBIS register

Jarosinski & Vaugoin

Heritage House

Neubau, Vienna

A family-run silversmith with a shop and workshop producing hand-hammered cutlery and tableware. Jean-Paul Vaugoin is the sixth-generation owner; the company was founded in 1847.

Best for Hand-hammered silver cutlery and tableware from a sixth-generation silversmith founded in 1847

Juwelier Köhler

Heritage House

Oberstaufen / Germany

A fixture in the center of Oberstaufen since 1894 and now in its fourth generation under watchmaker Martin Schädler, Juwelier Köhler carries a broad range of jewelry and watches for every taste. Its Bahnhofstraße shop also runs a master workshop handling repairs and warranty work.

Best for Jeweler, watches, wedding rings, goldsmith, jewelry

Taubenmarkt, Linz

Documented since 1830 as the watch shop of Karl Liedl, this Taubenmarkt jeweler has operated continuously for nearly two centuries and became one of Austria's first Rolex concessionaires in 1954, granted directly by founder Hans Wilsdorf. The S.M. Wild family took over the business in 2012, keeping the historic name while dealing in watches, diamonds, and pearls alongside its own jewelry.

Best for Heritage watches and jewelry

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Linz / AustriaORBIS register

Torre del Greco

Enzo Liverino 1894 has made coral and shell cameo jewelry in Torre del Greco since 1894, produced across five generations of the Liverino family. The company is based on Via Montedoro and references the CIBJO Coral Book and sustainable-coral standards.

Best for Coral and shell cameo jewelry

Manama / Online

A Bahraini family pearl house trading since 1850, MATTAR crafts jewelry from natural Gulf pearls gathered by licensed local divers and set in 18K gold, with DANAT certificates of authenticity. Its direct online store lists priced pieces alongside signature and bespoke commissions offered on enquiry.

Best for Natural-pearls, pearl-jewelry, 18k-gold, bespoke, Bahraini-heritage

Paris

French jewelry house founded in Paris in 1827; moved to 20 Place Vendome in 1946 alongside Boucheron, Chaumet and Van Cleef & Arpels, and became known for opening a more accessible boutique line in 1955.

Best for Place Vendôme jewelry style made accessible, at an approachable entry price.

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · FranceORBIS register

Scanno

Orafi Rotolo has made gold and silver jewelry in the Scanno tradition since 1884, under master goldsmith Francesco Rotolo. In 2012 the workshop patented Il Gioiello del Tombolo, a design pairing tombolo lace-work by Federica with goldsmithing.

Best for Scanno filigree goldsmithing

P.C. Chandra Jewellers

Heritage House

Bowbazar, Kolkata

Founded in 1886 in Bowbazar, Kolkata's traditional jewellery quarter, this family-run house grew from a single goldsmith's shop into a multi-generation gold, diamond, and bridal jewellery business. It still trades on Bengali craftsmanship traditions for pieces like the tabij and cabling-work bangles associated with the city.

Best for Bengali gold and bridal jewellery from an 1886 house

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Bowbazar / Kolkata / IndiaORBIS register

Payne & Son

Heritage House

Oxford

Payne & Son has traded as jewellers and silversmiths in Oxford since 1889, run by the same family at 131 High Street. It sells designer and gemstone jewellery, new and second-hand silverware, and takes commissions for bespoke pieces.

Best for Jewelry, silversmithing, watches, silverware

City Centre

Established in 1841, Robertson & Watt is a Scottish family jeweller, trading from 72-73 High Street opposite the Caird Hall. The shop carries jewellery, watches and giftware, and offers repairs, pearl restringing and valuations, still run day-to-day by the family.

Best for Fine jewellery, watches and repairs from a long-established family shop

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Dundee / ScotlandORBIS register

Tiffany & Co

Heritage House

New York / Online

New York’s blue-box jeweler since 1837 — the Tiffany Setting, Elsa Peretti and Schlumberger under LVMH stewardship. The Fifth Avenue store, open on this corner since 1940, reopened in April 2023 as The Landmark after the LVMH-era renovation.

Best for Blue-box classics.

W. Kruk

Heritage House

Poland

Poland's oldest jewelry company, tracing to an 1840 Poznan workshop; renamed W.Kruk after Wladyslaw Kruk took over in 1893, it's now a national chain of 160+ stores, Poland's exclusive Rolex (2004) and Patek Philippe (2020) representative, with a manufactory near Poznan.

Best for Jewellery, watches

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · PolandORBIS register

Cirencester town centre

Walter Bull & Son sells modern and pre-owned jewellery at 10 Dyer Street in Cirencester. Its family business traces its roots to an earlier London firm established in 1815 and moved to Cirencester in 1965. An on-site workshop handles repairs and restoration, with remodelling also available.

Best for Pre-owned jewellery and on-site repairs

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Cirencester / EnglandORBIS register

Weir & Sons

Heritage House

Grafton Street

Weir & Sons has traded from the corner of Grafton Street and Wicklow Street since 1869, its curved windows a fixture of Dublin's main shopping street. The family-run house sells fine watches and jewellery and keeps departments for antique silver, china and glass.

Best for Fine jewellery, watches and antique silver

Zolotas

Hidden Gem

Panepistimiou, Stadiou, central Athens

Founded in 1895, this Greek gold house is known for museum-inspired ancient-Greek goldwork and haute joaillerie. Its craft draws directly on antiquity.

Best for Ancient-Greek-inspired fine gold jewelry

⚒ Jewelers & Silversmiths · Athens / GreeceORBIS register

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