Justin Roberts
Justin has spent over 25 years as a senior jewellery specialist and historian, writing and lecturing on the subject of antique jewellery from the 18th to the early 20th century.
In 2002 he became a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain and is also an Associate of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers. In 2011 he was admitted as a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and soon after was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He holds a degree in Modern History and English Literature and a post graduate diploma in Museum Management and Heritage Interpretation specialising in the 18th century Gothic revival and Strawberry Hill.
He has worked for many international auction houses, including Sotheby’s, where as a senior specialist and associate director he worked on several important jewellery collections including, The Duchess of Windsor, Daisy Fellowes, Lady Hesketh, Vivien Leigh, the Duchess of Roxburghe and The Late Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
