News and Media
11th January 2011
Dublin Jeweller Takes Over Grafton St Store
John Brereton Jewellers, one of Dublin's longest established jewellers, is buying number 33 Grafton Street, which was formerly the site of West Jewellers. The company says it is aiming to re-open the store to the public in late 2011 under the John Brereton Jewellers name after a refurbishment. John Brereton... Read More 
7th January 2012
Pearly Queens
PEARLS ARE IN the limelight these days, not only because the most famous pearl in the world, La Peregrina sold for a record $11.84 million at last month’s auction in New York of Elizabeth Taylor’s collection, but because of The Iron Lady, which opens in cinemas this week with Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher. There’s a scene in which her... Read More 
11th January 2011
West Jewellers to Reopen Under John Brereton
The former home of an iconic Grafton Street jeweller is set to reopen. West jewellers on Dublin's Grafton Street is to reopen its doors under the ownership of jewellers John Brereton. It is understood the end of terrace property, at number 33 on the corner with South Anne Street, was bought for... Read More 12th February 2011
Memento From the Golden Age of Vienna
How did young women record their conquests before the invention of Facebook? Dance cards were popular accessories for ladies attending grand balls in the 19th century. The little paper cards were used to make a note of the chaps to whom a dance had been promised during the evening ahead and were regarded as... Read More 11th January 2011
Grafton Street to Regain Some Sparkle
The former home of West jewellers on Dublin’s Grafton Street is set to continue its connection with the gem trade having been acquired for a reported €5 million. The property at 33 Grafton Street was purchased recently by John Brereton Jewellers, which has traded in Dublin since its establishment... Read More
