Max Ullman - Antique Dealer

I was touched to hear about the love that Max and his family have for their business, the oldest shop in The Garden and how, in a time of soaring gold prices, they see themselves as custodians of antique jewellery, doing their bit to save old treasures from the melting pot.  We discussed: The 'jewelry' industry in New York The only general jewellery antique shop in Hatton Garden A little on shoplifting What would have happened to the jewels stolen from the Louvre The buzz of buying Working with family The threat to antique jewellery from the high gold price US vs the UK market for antique and 20th century jewellery Custodianship of old jewellery and the challenges of restoration A tale of two heists: Hatton Garden & The Louvre The obligatory chat about laboratory diamonds The joy of dealing in family jewels