Sell Jewellery, Gold & Silver in Melbourne
Looking for antique jewellery buyers in Melbourne or considering selling inherited jewellery, gold or silver? Moonee Ponds Antiques purchases selected antique and vintage jewellery, estate jewellery, gold jewellery, silver jewellery and silverware from the public.
Email photos of your jewellery for assessment. Please include your suburb, contact details and any known history.
As a second-generation Melbourne family antique business with more than 40 years of experience, we assess items for age, maker, materials, condition, design, collectability and resale demand. For antique and vintage pieces, value can depend on much more than metal content alone.
Our showroom is at 51 Hawker Street, Airport West VIC 3042, Melbourne. Please contact us before bringing items in for assessment. If you are unsure what you have, start by sending clear photographs. You do not need to clean, polish or research the items first.
Antique Jewellery Buyers Melbourne
We buy selected antique and vintage jewellery from Melbourne sellers, including individual pieces, inherited jewellery, estate jewellery and mixed collections. Depending on the item, we may consider rings, brooches, bracelets, bangles, necklaces, pendants, lockets, earrings and other jewellery.
Useful identifying details can include maker's marks, hallmarks, metal fineness, signatures, gemstone settings, construction, period and condition. If these details are visible, please include close-up photographs.
Jewellery, Gold and Silver We May Buy
- Antique and vintage jewellery
- Estate and inherited jewellery
- Gold rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches and other jewellery
- Silver and sterling silver jewellery
- Hallmarked silver items
- Silverware, serving pieces and decorative silver
- Older jewellery collections and mixed groups of pieces
- Signed or maker-marked jewellery
- Pieces with identifiable hallmarks or metal fineness marks
We do not need every item to be rare or highly valuable. Photographs usually allow us to determine whether a piece or collection is suitable for further assessment.
Sell Antique or Vintage Jewellery in Melbourne
If you want to sell antique jewellery in Melbourne, the easiest first step is to email photographs to admin@mooneepondsantiques.com.au and include your suburb, contact details and a brief description of the items.
For jewellery, useful photographs include:
- A clear photograph of the whole item
- The front and back where practical
- Any hallmarks, stamps, signatures or maker's marks
- Clasps, settings and other construction details
- Any obvious damage, missing stones or repairs
- For a collection, one or two broad photographs showing the group together
Please do not worry if a hallmark is difficult to photograph clearly. Send the best images you can and we can advise whether more detail is needed.
Sell Gold Jewellery in Melbourne
We purchase selected gold jewellery where suitable for our business. This can include antique, vintage, estate and inherited pieces. Gold content may be one part of the assessment, but maker, age, design, craftsmanship, condition and collector demand can also matter.
If a piece is marked, photograph any stamps such as carat, fineness or maker's marks where possible. Please avoid polishing older jewellery before assessment.
Sell Silver Jewellery and Silverware in Melbourne
We also consider silver jewellery, sterling silver and hallmarked silverware. This can include jewellery, serving pieces, decorative silver and selected older silver objects.
Hallmarks and maker's marks can be especially useful with silver. A close photograph of these marks can help us assess the likely origin, age and suitability of the item.
Selling Inherited or Estate Jewellery
Jewellery and silver are often among the easiest items to overlook when sorting a deceased estate or downsizing a home. Small pieces may be stored in drawers, boxes, cabinets or mixed collections, and their age or significance may not be obvious.
If the jewellery or silver forms part of a larger estate, you can also use our Deceased Estates & Downsizing Melbourne page. For a larger property, broad photographs of the rooms and contents are usually the best starting point.
How Our Dealer Purchase Offers Work
When we are interested in purchasing an item, we make a dealer purchase offer based on our assessment of the item, its condition, expected resale market and other relevant factors. You are under no obligation to accept an offer.
A dealer purchase offer is not the same as a formal independent valuation for probate, insurance, family division or another legal purpose. If you require a formal independent valuation, that should be arranged separately.
Why Sell Antique Jewellery to an Antique Dealer?
Older jewellery can have value because of its maker, period, design, craftsmanship, rarity, materials or collector demand. Our background in the antique trade means we assess the item as a whole rather than looking only at scrap metal value.
This can be useful for estate jewellery, hallmarked silver, signed pieces and mixed inherited collections where the age or maker is not immediately obvious.
Browse Our Antique & Vintage Jewellery
If you would like to see the types of pieces we handle, browse our Antique & Vintage Jewellery collection or our Brooches collection.
Not Just Jewellery?
We also purchase selected antique furniture, artwork, clocks, mirrors, lighting, ceramics, collectables and other quality antique and vintage items. See our main Sell Antiques Melbourne page for the broader list of items we consider.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy antique jewellery in Melbourne?
Yes. We purchase selected antique and vintage jewellery where the pieces are suitable for our business. Send photographs first so we can review the item before arranging the next step.
Do you buy inherited or estate jewellery?
Yes. We consider inherited and estate jewellery, including individual pieces and mixed groups. If the jewellery is part of a larger deceased estate, broad photographs of the property contents can also be useful.
Do you buy gold jewellery?
We purchase selected gold jewellery. Age, maker, condition, design, gold content and resale demand can all influence whether a piece is suitable for us.
Do you buy silver jewellery and silverware?
Yes. We consider selected silver jewellery, sterling silver and hallmarked silverware. Clear photographs of hallmarks and maker's marks are particularly helpful.
Do I need to have the jewellery valued first?
No. You can send photographs without having the pieces formally valued. If you need a formal independent valuation for probate, insurance or another legal purpose, that is a separate service and should be arranged independently.
Should I clean jewellery before sending photos?
No. Please avoid polishing or aggressively cleaning older jewellery or silver before assessment, as original surfaces and patina can be useful when identifying older pieces.
Contact Moonee Ponds Antiques
To enquire about selling antique jewellery, gold or silver in Melbourne, email photographs to admin@mooneepondsantiques.com.au with your suburb, contact details and a brief description of the items.
You can also call us on (03) 9338 9627.