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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Boxed Vintage Asprey Letter Opener
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine vintage letter opener by Asprey of Bond Street, London. The letter opener looks never to have been used. Made from a combination of polished steel, partly gilded to cre...
Metal
$3,375Sale Price|25% Off
Supermarine Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a disp...
Aluminum
$2,399Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Cubist Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s. RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a display stand. Airpl...
Aluminum
20th Century British Solid Silver Letter Opener, Asprey & Co c.1913
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A 20th Century English solid silver letter opener by Asprey & Co LTD. This particular letter opener has a very quirky addition built into the handle, a small glass pane window which ...
Silver
Count Owned Asprey 24ct Gold Green Crocodile Leather 7 Piece Desk Set
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, custom made to order by a Polish Count, complete Asprey Green Crocodile leather with 24ct gold inlaid crown, desk suite...
Gold
21stC Solid Silver Envelope Desk Card Holder & Pocket Case, Asprey & Co c.2006
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A set of solid silver card holders by Asprey & Co Ltd, both featuring a distinctive design. The first piece is a solid silver pocket card holder, de...
Silver
Asprey Carved Rock Crystal Gorilla Diamond Eye's and 18-Karat Gold Accents
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Westport, CT
Asprey one of a kind hand carved rock crystal Gorilla, with 18-karat gold accents and diamond eyes, together on the original petrified wood base, w...
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Large Vintage Asprey Paper Knife Letter Opener c.1980
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and unused desk-top letter opener in silver coloured metal (nickel) with a handle in the form of bamboo. Signed Asprey on the end of the handle. The box is the original...
Nickel
$867Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.99 in W 14.57 in D 2.37 in
20th Cebtury Italian Big Sterling Silver Letter Opener
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large, completely handmade, sterling silver letter opener. Perfect for a prestigious desk. The blade is smooth while the hand is embossed by hand on both sides with scrolls and fl...
Sterling Silver
US Air Force Aluminum Airplane Model Wooden Base, 1970s Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Scaled model of the a US Air Force airplane. made of aluminum with a wooden base. A nice sculpture for every living room or desktop. Use it at as a Pictur...
Metal
$290
H 10.75 in W 1.13 in D 0.75 in
20th Century Bronze Letter Opener in African Tribal Art Bakota Style
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Brass Figural Letter Opener, Bakota Style, Gabon, 20th Century This striking brass letter opener is crafted in the Bakota style of Gabon, Central Africa. The piece displays elegant ...
Bronze
$220
H 0.75 in W 8.38 in D 0.5 in
Bronze Letter Opener Art Nouveau early 20th century signed Rischmann, France
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Superb Art Nouveau Bronze Letter Opener Bug, Flower & Leafs Motif Signed Rischmann, Late 19th–Early 20th Century An exceptional Art N...
Bronze
$1,585
H 6.3 in W 29.53 in D 23.82 in
Supermarine Spitfire Airplane Decorative Scale Model, Big Size, Highly Detailed
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Plane Model in Aluminium 382 Supermarine Spitfire Airplane Decorative Scale Model, Big Size, Highly Detailed Decorate your living room, bedroom or mancave in style with this...
Metal
Desk Card Holder, France, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Desk card holder, France, 1940s Golden Spelter, one of the small studs on the front is missing. Lacks in the gilding, as evidenced by the descriptive photographs.
Spelter
$895
H 3.75 in W 3 in D 0.25 in
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case by George Unite
By George Unite
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic Movement, sterling silver calling card/business card case in original, velvet lined leather box, London, year-hallmarked for 1860, George ...
Sterling Silver
$1,843
H 4.73 in Dm 3.43 in
Stunning English Solid Sterling Silver 1936 Art Deco Style Cigarette Dispenser
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely 1936 solid sterling silver art deco cigarette dispenser A very good looking and well made piece, full...
Sterling Silver
$446Sale Price|25% Off
H 3.23 in W 2.59 in D 0.83 in
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1934. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a central round body set upon two smaller cylindrical feet. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great contrast with the base polished steel. Extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition. Weight: 104.9 Grams, (67.24 Dwt). Measurements: 66 mm by 21 mm by 82 mm (2.59 x 0.83 x 3.23 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON US PAT.RE.NO.19023 RONSON RONDETTE ART METAL WKS INC NEWARK NJ US PAT.RE.NO.19023". The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey. English, 20th century. Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth. Crafted ...
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver
Desk Register from Buffalo Bill's Hotel in the Rockies
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's desk register used at the Irma Hotel, including a double inkwell, hotel bell, envelope holder, pen holder, two envelopes, baggage claim tag, ...
Wood
Spitfire Aircraft AP456 Reduced Model
Located in Paris, FR
Spitfire aircraft model AP456 reduced model. Handcrafted in aluminum foil with engraved metal rivets, replica from 1936.
Aluminum
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H 1.38 in W 3.75 in D 5.91 in
Vintage 20th Century Solid Silver Notepad & Pencil, Asprey Of London c.1974
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century English solid silver notepad and pencil. This writing set includes a fitted pencil and notepad with an engine-turned exterior. The hinged lid is engraved with a...
Silver
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H 1.09 in W 8.47 in D 0.2 in
Stunning 20thC Asprey & Co 9Ct Gold & Nephrite Letter Opener, London c.1971
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning 20th Asprey 9K Gold & Nephrite letter opener, with arrowhead grip decoration to one side of the handle, comes in its original presentation box. Hallmarked English 9ct Gold...
Gold
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H 10.24 in W 16.93 in D 14.18 in
Supermarine Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a display stand. Airplane has been completely restored, hand re-polished wood. Stamped Asprey London. A vintage wooden model Spitfire with aluminium prop. Spitfire, also called Supermarine Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain (1940–41) along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the war and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell...
Aluminum
Asprey, Novelty Silver Fox Letter Opener, Chester, 1928
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
Made in the Art Deco era, this splendid solid sterling silver letter opener has a handle featuring a handsome Fox's head, always highly sought-after. What makes this particularly ...
Sterling Silver
Asprey, Novelty Silver Fox Letter Opener, Chester 1928
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Bath, GB
Made in the Art Deco era, this splendid solid sterling silver letter opener has a handle featuring a handsome Fox's head, always highly sought-after. What makes this particularly ...
Sterling Silver
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H 10.24 in W 16.93 in D 14.18 in
Supermarine Spitfire Wooden & Aluminum Airplane Desk Model, Asprey, ca 1940's
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Spitfire wooden & aluminum airplane desk model. Asprey London- ca 1940´s RAF Supermarine spitfire aluminum airplane desk model, mounted over a display stand. Airplane has been completely restored, hand re-polished wood. Stamped Asprey London. A vintage wooden model Spitfire with aluminium prop. Spitfire, also called Supermarine Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for winning victory laurels in the Battle of Britain (1940–41) along with the Hawker Hurricane, served in every theatre of the war and was produced in more variants than any other British aircraft. The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell...
Aluminum
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H 0.99 in Dm 8.27 in
Solid Sterling Silver Asprey London 1995 Letter Opener in Original Velvet Box
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1995 original boxed Asprey London solid sterling silver letter opener A well made and nicely presented piece in solid sterling, its full...
Sterling Silver
20th Century Asprey Gold and Nephrite Letter Opener, London, 1971
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Braintree, GB
Stunning 20th century Asprey gold and nephrite letter opener, with arrowhead grip decoration to one side of the handle, comes in its original presentation box Maker's mark for Asp...
Gold
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H 6.4 in W 5.32 in D 1.19 in
Medium 1929 Sterling Silver Asprey London Year to View Desk Art Calendar Leather
By Charles & George Asprey, Asprey International Limited, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning medium year to view antique sterling silver 1929 Asprey London calendar. This is a medium one I have the larger one listed under m...
Sterling Silver
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H 7.68 in W 6.3 in D 0.99 in
Large 1929 Sterling Silver Asprey London Year to View Desk Art Calendar Leather
By Asprey International Limited, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning large year to view antique Sterling silver 1929 Asprey London calendar This is a large one I have the smaller one listed under my ...
Sterling Silver