Bentley & Skinner

Bentley & Skinner on 55 Piccadilly, London
Jewellery by Bentley & Skinner

Bentley & Skinner (Bond Street Jewellers) Ltd. is a British jewellery retailer, specialising in antique and period jewellery,[1] and famous for creating a diamond-encrusted skull for artist Damien Hirst.[2][3]

History

Skinner & Co. was started in 1880, and began supplying jewelry to the English royal family during Queen Victoria's reign.[4] Bentley & Co. was founded in 1934. The two companies joined together in 1997 creating Bentley & Skinner, Jewellers by Royal Appointment.

References

  1. ↑ "Jewellery that reflects a facet of the past". The Independent. Saturday,. Retrieved 8 January 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Brough, David (13 August 2009). "Celebrated British jeweler quits London's Bond St.". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Sutcliffe, Thomas (2 June 2007). "For the love of god: a £50m work of art". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "History: Bentley & Skinner (Bond Street Jewellers) Ltd". Bentley & Skinner. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

External links

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