Joanna Hardy
Joanna Hardy is a Fellow of the Gemological Association, lecturer, author, and Trade Warden Of The Goldsmith's Company. Hardy’s 30-plus-year career spans many facets of the jewelry industry.
The British author started as a goldsmith, then joined De Beers as a rough diamond valuer. She moved into the auction world when she started at Phillips in London. She is best known for her 14-year tenure at Sotheby’s, where she was the senior jewelry specialist and auctioneer responsible for the jewelry auctions in New York, Geneva, and London.
Thursday 16th Feb
Peridot - Past, Present & Future
Sponsored by Fuli Gemstones.
The Egyptians worshipped this vibrant green gemstone, it resides in the St Edward’s Crown, sits proudly in some of the world’s most prestigious jewellery museums, and examples have even been found in pallasites.
To find out more about this unique gemstone, taking us on an insightful, illustrative tour of peridot will be jewellery expert Joanna Hardy, who is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association, lecturer, author, and Trade Warden of The Goldsmiths’ Company.
