The first official Crown Jeweler for the British royal family, Garrard & Co. Limited has crafted iconic and historically celebrated rings, watches, necklaces and other jewelry for centuries.
Garrard Co. Ltd registered its current name in 1909 and, despite a temporary merger and relocation with Asprey, the firm still operates out of its original location on Albermarle St. in London. It was acquired by American private equity firm Yucaipa Companies in 2006.
Master silversmith George Wickes founded Garrard in 1735 and quickly gained a regal platform with patronage from Frederick, Prince of Wales. The company underwent a range of name changes and shifts in leadership over the years, with Robert Garrard becoming a partner in 1792. He assumed sole control of the firm a decade later and eventually passed the company down to his sons — James, Sebastian and Robert Garrard II — where it would remain in the Garrard family until 1946 with the death of Robert’s great-grandson.
Garrard created silver, tableware and decorative objects for the royal family as well as the Crown Jewels for a range of coronations beginning with King Edward VII’s in 1902. The esteemed luxury house created Queen Victoria's Small Diamond Crown, which featured colorless stones and was suitable to be worn while she mourned the passing of her last husband, Prince Albert. Later, for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Garrard provided a pair of gold armlets. The company’s 1893 Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara adorns Queen Elizabeth II on British banknotes.
Among Garrard’s best known works is undoubtedly Princess Diana’s engagement ring — a 12-carat blue sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds, set in 18-karat white gold. Unlike most royal engagement rings, the one Princess Diana chose wasn’t a one-of-a-kind piece commissioned from the Crown Jeweler, but rather a catalog offering for anyone who could swing the $60,000 price tag. As a result, this was a matter of controversy within the royal family. It is now Kate Middleton’s ring.
Garrard is committed to ethical sourcing and sustainable practices. Today, its all-female design team — led by creative director Sara Prentice — continues to merge ageless techniques with modern technology to uphold the firm’s legacy in the creation of precious handcrafted engagement rings, brooches and other adornments.
While Garrard and the royal family parted ways in 2007, the house still produces pieces that captivate new generations of jewelry wearers all over the world, just as it has for hundreds of years.
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Handpainted Limoges Porcelain Egg Box for Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited, Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine diminutive porcelain dresser or vanity box. By Limoges for Asprey. In the size and shape of an egg. Decorated with handpainted green plants, blue devices, and extensive ...
Porcelain
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Slot Machine Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage slot machine trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...
Porcelain
$275Sale Price|44% Off
H 2.75 in Dm 2 in
Exquisite Rare French Turquoise Blue and White Gold Limoges Box Egg
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Limoges Egg Stamped Porcelain and Bronze ...
Porcelain
French Limoges Enamel Box
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful porcelain and enamel box perfectly exemplifies the esteemed French Limoges tradition. It features a meticulously hand-applied pink and blue floral scene against a bro...
Enamel
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Fire Truck Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage fire truck trinket box by Limoges, circa 1970s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage con...
Porcelain
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Gift Wrapped Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage gift wrapped trinket box with bow by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks ...
Porcelain
$450
H 3.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Philippe Deshoulieres for Sophie d’E Limoges Signed Porcelain Horse Trinket Box
By Deshoulières Limoges, Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Philippe Deshoulieres for Sophie d’E Limoges Signed Porcelain Horse Trinket Box – Estate Provenance From the private estate of a prominent American desi...
Porcelain
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Large Egg Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage large egg with blue stripes trinket box by Limoges, circa 1970s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or c...
Porcelain
Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket box
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted white. The top of the hinged lid is adorned with blue swags and branches of roses. In the center di...
Porcelain
$475
H 1 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
Exquisite Rare French Large Grapes Flowers Colorful Handpainted Limoges Boxes
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Limoges Stamped Porcelain and Bronze Jewelry Holder / Pill Boxes. Ou...
Porcelain
$495
H 2 in W 6 in D 4.5 in
French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
A refined and beautifully executed French Limoges porcelain box, circa 1940, hand-painted with delicate floral and avian motifs in vibrant enamels against a luminous white ground. Th...
Porcelain
Antique Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box or Lidded Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand crafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or lidded candy dish, circa 1930. Marked, see photos. ...
Porcelain
$275
H 1.5 in W 1.75 in D 2.75 in
Porcelain Peint a la Main Vintage Grand Piano Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint a la main (hand painted) vintage grand piano trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage ...
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H 6.75 in W 11.25 in D 8.5 in
Antique Victorian Coromandel Sterling Vanity Jewelry Casket Box by Asprey London
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proportions, by World famous maker William Asprey Lo...
Crystal, Brass, Sterling Silver
Asprey, London - Small Sterling Silver Box - 1958
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous late Art Deco style pill box, beautifully made with a folding campaign style handle which folds flat. The box is decorated both on the lid and the underside with engine t...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Asprey Round Raleigh Box in Sterling Silver, Large
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage silver box. In sterling silver. The large model. By Asprey. Made in 1998. In the 'Raleigh' pattern. Styled after the tobacco tins of yesteryear, this classic patt...
Sterling Silver
Asprey, London, Antique English Sterling Silver Pill Box, 1911
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
An elegant and simple lidded pill box made from solid sterling silver by the creme de la creme of silversmith's / luxury retailer's; Asprey of Bond Street. The lid lifts to reveal a lavishly gilded interior. Both top and bottom have matching full hallmarks for London 1911 together with the makers mark for Asprey & Company Ltd / Asprey London. Excellent condition measuring 1 1/2" in diameter x 1/2". Weight: 0.70 Troy Ounces / 21.7 Grams. Founded in 1781 by William Asprey, was originally based in Mitcham, Surrey until the company moved into central London premises. From there, Asprey advertised ‘articles of exclusive design and high quality', whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment. An early speciality was dressing cases, for which Queen Victoria awarded Asprey a Royal Warrant for in 1862. In the same year Asprey was also awarded a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition. The 20s and 30s were a golden age for Asprey. It embraced the new style, now known as ‘Art Deco’ but then called ‘moderne’ or ‘Jazz modern’, introduced by the Paris Exposition de Arts Décoratifs in 1925. Its iconic designs reflect the new energy and originality, Asprey’s catalogues of this era are beautiful anthologies of luxury goods. It was the age of the cocktail and Asprey embraced this, creating unique, iconic humorous pieces. The Asprey...
Sterling Silver
Magnificent Vintage Solid Silver Biscuit Box by Asprey, London
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
A rare top quality lidded box made by the creme de la creme of London silversmith's, Asprey of Bond Street, London. Cylindrical in form with a simple linear border decoration. The...
Sterling Silver
Rare Antique Asprey Sterling Silver Cylindrical Box / Tea Caddy, 1913
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning top-quality early twentieth century cylindrical box or tea caddy, a rare find by Asprey of Bond Street, London. With all over engine turned decoration, the box is made ...
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Bridge Cardbox
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
Novelty Edwardian handmade silver bridge playing card box with a finial mounted on the cover in the form of a pig. The novelty is that by twisting the finial, the open panel in front...
Sterling Silver
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H 5.12 in W 17.13 in D 10.32 in
One of Two Asprey Made in Italy Pearl Poker Chips Cards Dice Burr Walnut Sets
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage very rare pretty much new old stock handmade in Florence Italy by Asprey Poker game set with mo...
Walnut
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H 5.12 in W 17.13 in L 5.12 in
Made in Italy Asprey London Pearl Poker Chips Cards Dice Burr Walnut Sets
By Charles & George Asprey, Asprey International Limited, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage very rare new old stock handmade in Florence Italy by Asprey Poker game set with mother of pear...
Walnut