Stones The Jeweller
Jewellery of significance.Created for one person.
Exceptional diamonds · Bespoke jewellery · Private consultations
London · By Appointment
An independent jewellery house
Created around the person,not the catalogue.
Each commission brings together exceptional diamonds, specialist sourcing and skilled craftsmanship, and is made for one wearer. The house is led by its founder, Joshua Vanderpool, whose years in London’s diamond trade inform every stone that is selected.
Portfolio
Selected Commissions
Yellow Diamond Halo
Fancy Yellow Radiant-Cut Diamond · 18ct Yellow Gold · Private Commission
View commissionA fancy yellow radiant-cut diamond, framed by a halo of white diamonds.
Ruby Suite
Rubies Within Diamond Clusters · 18ct Yellow Gold · Necklace, Earrings & Ring
View commission
Heart & Drop Earrings
Heart-Shaped Diamonds, Faceted Green Drops · 18ct White Gold · Private Commission
View commission
Round Brilliant Solitaire
Round Brilliant-Cut Diamond · Platinum · Private Commission
Some commissions are an exercise in restraint. The client wanted a stone that would speak for itself, so the work went into the stone: a round brilliant chosen for its light return in daylight, not only its report.
The Jeweller
Joshua Vanderpool
Joshua entered the jewellery industry at sixteen and has spent more than eight years in it since, much of that within London’s Hatton Garden diamond district. He holds a Diamond Diploma and built his knowledge in the diamond wholesale trade, where sourcing, grading and selecting stones is the whole of the work.
That background is what clients come for: an eye for how a diamond will actually present, a network of suppliers and craftsmen built over years, and a way of working that is personal, discreet and unhurried.
- In the trade since sixteen
- Diamond Diploma
- Hatton Garden diamond trade
- Wholesale diamond background
Diamond expertise
Beyond thecertificate.
A grading report describes a diamond. It does not tell the entire story.
Joshua walks every client through what the paper cannot show, and why two stones with the same grade can look, and cost, very different. The aim is not to teach gemmology. It is to make sure the stone you choose is the right one.
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Cut
The one grade that decides how a diamond handles light, and the one most often misread.
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Proportions
Two stones with the same grade can carry light very differently. The numbers behind the grade matter.
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Visual character
Bow-ties, windowing, brightness, the pattern of a cushion: things a report cannot show you.
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Fluorescence
Sometimes invisible, sometimes a flaw, sometimes an advantage. It depends on the stone.
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Certification
Which laboratories to trust, what a report guarantees, and what it quietly leaves out.
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Rarity
Why two apparently similar stones can sit a long way apart in the market.
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Value
Where the money in a diamond actually goes, and where it is well spent for the wearer.
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In person
How the stone presents on the hand, in daylight and in the evening. The only test that matters.
The commission
From conversationto presentation.
Every piece follows the same unhurried path. Most of it happens in conversation.
01
Consultation
Understand the occasion, wearer, style, preferences and budget.
A private conversation, in person or by phone, with no obligation and nothing to buy.
02
Stone Selection
Joshua sources a carefully selected shortlist of diamonds or gemstones.
Stones are viewed loose, in daylight and under grading light, with their reports to hand.
03
Design
The proportions, setting and details are refined around the selected stone and wearer.
Drawings and renders are reviewed together until every line is right.
04
Creation
Specialist craftsmen bring the commission to life.
Mounted, set and finished by hand by craftsmen Joshua has worked with for years.
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Presentation
The finished piece is privately presented to the client.
Checked against the brief and the stone report, then presented in person.
Private consultations
Begin with aconversation.
Every Stones commission begins with a private consultation: in person, unhurried and entirely personal.