Trevor Towner News (full text)

Sapphire The Stone For September

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The name sapphire comes from the Greek for blue. In the 1800's sapphire and rubies were known to be corundums. Today all the colours of corundums, except red, are known as sapphires, the red being ruby.

Sapphires can also be yellow and green caused by a small amount of iron in the stone. Pink sapphires are formed by chrome. Sapphires can also be brown and almost clear in colour with the orange variety known as Padaradscha which means lotus flower.

Since antiquity sapphires have been found in Sri Lanka. Today the precious stones are also mined in Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Burma, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Kashmir blue colour is the most beautiful and the most valuable is the Burmese sapphire.

Star sapphires are particularly beautiful having a half dome cut with star like light effect. Coming in shades of blue and blue/grey. Star sapphires are very suitable to use in jewellery created for gentlemen.

The sapphire symbolises loyalty and the permanence of relationships is one of the beliefs linked to this stone.

At the Trevor Towner showroom there are always a large selection of beautiful jewellery made with sapphires and sapphires and diamonds.

For a more unusual gift an unset sapphire can be chosen and the recipient can decide which piece of jewellery they would like to have made with Trevor's skills. Truly a present which will last a lifetime and always hold the special memory of the occasion when it was given.

The whole Truth and nothing but, has arrived at Trevor Towner Goldsmiths

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truth is an exciting new take on traditional charm jewellery. Truth represents the inner you; quite simply, Truth is what you make of it!

Creating your own unique bracelet provides the chance to truly express yourself, whilst making a beautiful piece of jewellery.

Truth is inspired by memories and given with love.

So come, and seek your own Truth here, at the Trevor Towner showrooms, Mondays to Saturdays 9 - 5pm and share a bit of your inner-self with us.

Beautifully presented and personally wrapped, if so required for no extra charge.

We welcome enquiries via email and telephone, click on Contact Us to find out how.

A Limited Edition Solid Silver Christmas Decoration

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As part of Trevor Towner's 25th anniversary celebrations in 2008, Trevor designed a solid silver Christmas Tree decoration with a limited edition of 100.

Each one was hand crafted and further decorated with beautiful fine detailing of engraving and enameling. The dimensions were 115mm high and 70mm wide.

The tree was Hallmarked with Trevor's sponsors Mark, Registered at the London Assay Office; 925 Common Control Fineness Mark of British Sterling Silver; The Letter J, date for 2008 and Trevor's unique 25 year impression for 2008 only.

Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Thimble

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

For Her Majesty The Queen's 80th birthday in April 2006 Trevor Towner designed a limited edition of 250 thimbles to mark the occasion.

The 25mm high thimble was made in silver/gilt with the base being surrounded by a representation of St Edward's Crown. The stones in the Maltese Crosses above the band were, looking from the front and moving in an anticlockwise direction, white topaz, purple amethyst, white topaz and green tourmaline.

The front of the thimble carried an engraving of the Royal Standard and the back showed the date of The Queen's 80th birthday, 12.4.2006, the limited edition number and the hallmarks: TT- Trevor Towner's sponsor's mark registered at the London Assay Office, the lion rampant - the traditional sterling silver mark, 925 - silver fineness mark, the leopard's head - the mark of the London Assay Office, and the letter G - the date letter for 2006.

The top was surmounted by a raised silver figure 80 in which the zero was set with a faceted diamond to indicate Her Majesty's diamond birthday.

The thimble was also made in 9ct and 18ct gold.

A Civic Gift

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Mayor of Petersfield, Vaughan Clarke, commissioned Trevor Towner to make a gift for the German town of Warendorf to mark the ties of friendship between the two towns.

Trevor Towner made a solid silver hallmarked paperknife with a Hampshire Rose on the handle end. The knife is engraved “From the people of Petersfield”.

The paperknife was presented to the Mayor of Warendorf when the Mayor of Petersfield made a formal visit to the German town in December 2005.

Trafalgar 200 Dish

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Nelson's victorious Battle at Trafalgar, Trevor Towner, designed and made a special silver dish to commemorate the event.

The four inch solid silver dish, which weighed 85g, was engraved with Battle of Trafalgar and 1805 – 2005 on the rim and HMS Victory in the centre.

The piece was hallmarked at the London Assay Office in 2005 and carried TT – the sponsors mark, 925 fineness mark, the leopard’s head of the London Assay Office, the lion passant – sterling silver mark and the date letter F for 2005.

If you would like a retrospective dish, you can still view it by appointment. However, future commissions will have to bear the relevant stamp mark for the year in which they are crafted, and priced in accordance to the current price of silver bullion.

Please use the Contact Us section of the website if you are unable to make a personal visit to the showroom.