Area of Specialism: JEWELLERY & HANDBAGS
Sarah Duncan, GG, has a career of well over a decade as a Fine Jewellery Specialist based in the London auction world.
After finishing her postgrad from the University of St. Andrews, she joined Bonhams Auctioneers and began a career specialising in antique and contemporary fine jewellery and gemstones. There she personally consigned the top lot of jewellery sold worldwide in 2015 and worked on several impressive private collections garnering international media attention. She trained on the job with industry experts as well as doing her Graduate Gemmologist diploma with the Gemmological Institute of America.
After six years, Sarah decided to join West London based auctioneers Chiswick Auctions and founded their Jewellery department from scratch. She took a non existent department into a robust market position where it was regularly achieving international attention for record breaking results; including for large unheated Burmese rubies, Art Deco Cartier pieces and “lost” works from historical designers.
Sarah has spent the last year developing her private client base in the luxury sector. She is widely regarding as a top industry expert in pre-loved luxury fine jewellery as well as having a personal passion of antique and vintage jewels.
Sarah has contributed to publications on the subject of fine jewellery including in The Times, The FT, the Express, Gems & Jewellery, Jewellery History Today, Rapaport Magazine, etc. as well as educating clients through various podcasts and lectures including with foundations such as the National Association of Jewellers and De Beers Institute of Diamonds.
