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# Jewellery collection fetches a sparkling price after being sold at auction
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/jewellery-collection-fetches-a-sparkling-price-after-being-sold-at-auction/
- Published: 2025-01-22T08:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-21T11:26:16.000Z
- Description: A local family has enjoyed a windfall after a collection of inherited jewellery fetched almost £30,000 at auction.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:49, News

A LOCAL family has enjoyed a windfall after a collection of inherited jewellery fetched almost £30,000 at auction.

The “impressive” cache of 20th century pieces – which had been locked away in a safe for many years – included a stunning 5ct natural diamond ring which especially excited valuers at Richard Winterton Auctioneers.

Spread across 50 lots, the collection went for a total of £29,815 in the sale earlier this month.

Richard Winterton Auctioneers’ head of jewellery Lisa Spence said:

> “The natural 5ct diamond single stone ring, set in hallmarked 18ct white gold ring, was a real showstopper.  
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> “For a stone of this magnitude we advised obtaining a Birmingham Assay Office Gemmology Lab report and with the clients’ approval arranged this.  
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> “It is an extra element of detail which is particularly advisable for natural diamonds in order to achieve the best possible price at auction.  
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> “We were delighted when the ring was won for £13,500 by a bidder in the room, who had a real battle against online and telephone bidders.”

Other highlights included an 18ct gold diamond cluster ring set with a central diamond of 1.50ct within a surround of 0.6ct diamonds, which sold for £2,800, while a platinum three stone diamond ring made £2,000 and a rose long guard belcher chain fetched £1,350.

The owner, from Yoxall, said the collection had been taken to The Lichfield Auction Centre for a routine valuation towards the end of 2024.

They said:

> “This was my late mother’s jewellery which had just been sitting in a safe for 20-odd years.  
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> “We decided to book in a free valuation with Richard Winterton Auctioneers – and we took on board the advice over a lab report for the large diamond.  
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> “Come sale day, everything sold at either the high end of the guide or above and we are very pleased to split the proceeds with our two daughters.”