THE PLATINUM JUBILEE SERIES | HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S PLATINUM JEWELS with Adrian Dickens

Thursday 16 Jun 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Celebrating an historic Platinum Jubilee in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, this talk concentrates on Her Majesty’s platinum jewel collection.

We will learn about platinum and its fairly recent discovery, and why it has become the “go to” metal for so many beautiful jewels.

We hear about Her Majesty’s platinum jewels including the “Greville Collection” bequeathed to her mother Queen Elizabeth, and why they were not seen or worn for many years.

We see other members of the Royal Family wearing these beautiful personal jewels that are some of the finest examples of early 20th century jewels.

This fully illustrated talk is full of jewels fit for a Platinum Jubilee!

ADRIAN DICKENS is a jeweller with 40 years’ experience in modern, estate and antique jewellery. British-born, he trained in England before moving to Australia in 1988, where he managed iconic Australian jewellery retailers such as Paul Bram, Jan Logan, and Bunda Fine Jewels.

In 2012 Adrian founded his own business, Circa AD Jewels, where he personally collaborates with clients and to exceed their expectations. His guiding principles are trust, value and discretion. As an independent jeweller, Adrian offers his clients, an extremely personal experience in all aspects of jewellery – from sourcing old or new diamonds, coloured stones and pearls to reinventing old jewels and heirlooms into more modern designs.

Adrian travels throughout Australia and internationally, sharing his passion and extensive knowledge about the world’s finest jewels to audiences. The stories he relates about renowned women and men and their jewels are fascinating and reveal his penchant for jewellery. In May 2018, Adrian was delighted to be invited to present his Queen’s Diamond talk as part of CARTIER: The Exhibition, at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

This lecture is presented on-site at The Johnston Collection. Please see your ticket for details.

This lecture is supported by The Colin Holden Charitable Trust and The Friends of TJC,

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