Specialties

Historically

• Manufacturing Jewelers
• Jewelry Retailers
• Silver
• Reverse Crystal Intaglios

Founder

• Charles Frederick Hancock.
• Business opened as C.F. Hancock.
• Studied with Paul Storr of Storr and Mortimer.

1849

• Royal Warrant, Queen Victoria

1851

• Great Exhibition

1867

• Paris Exposition
• Sale to Napoleon III

Commissions

• Duke of Devonshire, 1856 – Devonshire Parure.
  • A Mounted classical cameo and intaglio collection rendered Tudor style, for the Countess Granville (the Queen’s representative) to wear to the crowning of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
• Victoria Cross, 1857 – Chosen to design the new award for conspicuous bravery.
  • Each medal is cast from the cascabel from two cannons. The cannons were captured during the Crimean War from the Russians.
• Princess Louise, 1899 – bridesmaids bracelets and wedding gifts.

1870

• Name changed to Hancocks & Co.

Today

• Remains a family owned jewelry house.
• Specializes in antique jewelry from the finest jewelry houses, from all periods.