At Christmas, we all like our Christmas tree to look its best.
For many years, designer silversmiths Braybrook & Britten have produced limited edition hallmarked sterling silver Christmas tree decorations, some incorporating real gems.
‘It all started when I made one for myself’, says jewellery designer Monica Langford. ‘My children were very young and I thought how nice it would be for them to have their own special silver Christmas tree decoration, hallmarked on the year they were born – something that would be brought out year after year for their whole life’.
Over the years the high quality decorations, which are made from a suitably robust gauge of silver, have developed a regular and loyal following by collectors and fans.
‘Every year we get literally dozens of suggestions from our customers for new designs’, says Monica. ‘We have about 10 in this years selection, from stars made out of freshwater pearls, to icicles, where the drop at the end is a spiral briolette of Rock Crystal’.
Pictured here is a pair of Romeo & Juliet Doves, Solid sterling silver and hallmarked in London. Supplied with a soft storage pouch. Priced at: £100.00 (inc.VAT).
However it’s not just a Christmas idea, the sterling silver decorations have also become popular as Christening gifts.
Monica added, ‘As so many people want names engraved on the silver ornaments, we’ve simply included it in the price of many of this year’s designs’.
In the last two years, these British silversmiths have also started to resurrect more traditional Christmas items in hallmarked sterling silver, such as cake decorations and pudding charms (which can also be used as rather posh cracker gifts).
Prices for the sterling silver decorations begin at a very affordable £39.
These are available online via www.braybrook.co.uk .
Tel: (0208) 993 7334