Pawn Shop Jewellery

You can borrow against the value of your jewellery at one of our London pawnbrokers. Suttons and Robertsons have four pawn shops in London; Victoria Street Pawnbrokers, Edgware Road Pawnbrokers, South Kensington Pawnbrokers and Fleet Street Pawnbrokers. If you live or work in London and are looking for local pawnbrokers near me, we will be able to value your jewellery and provide you with a competitive quote straight away.

Yes. If you are trying to find out if you can pawn your used jewellery, Suttons and Robertsons are a UK based pawn shop who have been providing a reliable pawnbroking service against jewellery since 1770. We can offer you a secured loan against your jewellery today. Don’t worry if you have never used a pawnbroking service before, our customer service team are there to assist you through the process.

Yes. If you decide you don’t want to loan against your jewellery and prefer to sell your jewellery, we can provide you with a purchase offer.

We offer loans from £500 up to £2 million. Suttons and Robertsons can lend up to 60% of the value of your jewellery. This means that if you are pawning some Cartier jewellery valued at £5,000, we could lend you a maximum of £3,000 (60% of the value). We always aim to provide our clients with the maximum loan amount though the amount depends on many factors, including the brand, material, gemstones, provenance, condition and market value.

Common items of jewellery that are used to secure a loan at Suttons and Robertsons, pawnbroker in Central London will be rings. Of all the rings that are seen, probably the most common will be the engagement ring. The history of the ring can be reliably traced back to ancient Rome. In many countries, the ring is placed on the ring finger of the left hand. This finger was supposed to contain the ‘vena amoris’ or vein of love, which led to the heart. The first well documented use of a diamond engagement ring was by the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, to his betrothed, Mary of Burgundy in 1477. This then influenced the upper classes to use diamonds in engagement rings. The medieval Italians called the diamond the “Pietra della Reconciliazione” (stone of reconciliation) because it maintained concord between husband and wife. On this account, it was recommended that the stone be set in wedding (or espousal) rings, not on account of its beauty, therefore. A Gimmal ring, is a ring with two or three hoops or links that fit together to form one complete ring. The name gimmal comes from Latin gemellus, twin, via Old French. In the 16th and 17th centuries, such rings were fashionable in England, Germany, and other countries, and were often used as betrothal rings. The engaged couple would wear one hoop each and rejoin them to use as a wedding ring. With triple-link rings, a third person could witness the couple’s vows and hold the third part of the ring until the marriage. In 1866 diamonds were discovered in South Africa by 1872 and output exceeded one million carats a year. This then enabled those of lesser means were able to purchase diamond engagement rings, though they primarily remained in the domain of the aristocracy nobility. The vogue at that time was for a simple band ring. The diamond price collapsed during the 1930s and the Great Depression in the USA. Hence, in 1938, the diamond cartel De Beers started a merchandising campaign to galvanise the market. One of the first elements of this campaign was to educate the public about the 4Cs (cut, carats, colour, clarity). In 1947, the slogan “a diamond is forever” was introduced. Ultimately the De Beers campaign sought to persuade the consumer that an engagement ring is indispensable, and that a diamond is the only acceptable stone for an engagement ring. The idea that a man should spend a significant fraction of his annual income on an engagement ring originated from De Beers marketing materials in the mid-20th century in an effort to increase the sale of diamonds. In the 1930s, they suggested that a man should spend the equivalent of one month’s income on the engagement ring; later, they suggested that he should spend two months’ income. In 2012, the average cost of an engagement ring in the USA as reported by the industry was US$4,000. In the UK, estimates of the average cost of an engagement ring range from £1200 to £2000. In Nordic countries, engagement rings are worn by both men and women. Traditionally they are plain gold bands, although more ornate designs and other materials are gaining popularity. Women in the British Isles may propose marriage to men during a leap year. Women proposing has become more common in recent years, to the point that some jewellery companies have started manufacturing men’s engagement rings. They resemble typical men’s rings, often with a diamond centrepiece. Whatever the style price point, engagement rings will typically be of higher value than other rings purchased as gifts and this makes them ideal items to be used as collateral for pawnbroking loans.

Yes. Suttons and Robertsons are an in-store and online UK based jewellery pawn shop. If you want to transact with us from home, rather than coming into one of our stores, you can apply online and use our secure home collection service. If you use our home collection service and decide you don’t want to accept our loan offer, we will arrange for your item(s) to be returned to you free of charge. Alternatively, you are welcome to collect your item(s) in-store.