Joanna Hardy

Joanna Hardy is an independent fine jewellery specialist with over 35 years' experience working in the jewellery industry. She began her career training as a goldsmith at Sir John Cass College before working as a rough diamond grader for De Beers. She then became one of the first women to be a polished diamond dealer in Antwerp and then joined Philips the Auctioneers in London. She moved on to Sotheby’s and was its senior jewellery specialist and auctioneer for fourteen years and since 2009 has worked independently. Joanna lectures and writes articles for publications worldwide and is a published author with her books 'Collect Contemporary Jewelry', ‘Emerald’, ‘Ruby’, and 'Sapphire' published by Thames and Hudson and a contributing author to ‘Graff’, published by Rizzoli, and ‘Cartier Panthère', published by Assouline. She curates contemporary jewellery exhibitions and has recently launched her online Jewellery Foundation course. Joanna is a Fellow of the Gemmological Association, Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, a Trustee Board member of Gem-A, a Liveryman and Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and is a regular jewellery specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow.