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About Us

Members of Staff

Mark Evans

Mark Evans

Managing Director

Mark Evans, Managing Director of Bentley & Skinner, joined Bentley & Co, the family-run firm of Bond Street jewellers, in 1973 at the age of seventeen. He became a Fellow of the Gemmological Association in 1976 and Managing Director of Bentley & Co in 1985. In 1998 he acquired Skinner & Co and was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Director of Bentley & Skinner, Jewellers and Silversmiths to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. He is a connoisseur of antique jewellery with a specialist knowledge of Fabergé and gemstones.

Omar Vaja

Omar Vaja

Consultant

Omar Vaja had been a Sales professional with the company since 1993. He has a passion for antique jewellery with a special interest in the Belle Époque era.

Ilias Kapsalis

Ilias Kapsalis

Manager

Ilias Kapsalis BSc, MBA, GG has been a Sales professional with the company since 2013. He oversees the online web-enquiries and social media of the company. He has a passion for antique jewellery with a special interest in Victorian era and natural pearls.

Reg Penfold

Reg Penfold

Senior Sales Advisor

Reg Penfold FGA, has been involved in the jewellery profession since 1972. He joined Bentley & Skinner in 2014. His particular interests are jewellery from the Art Deco period and antique silverware.

Alexander Adamov

Alexander Adamov

Co-Director and Company Secretary

Alexander Adamov BSc, BBA, DGA, PJ Dip is the Company Secretary and the Financial Administrator of Bentley & Skinner. Joined the company in 2011 upon completion undergraduate degrees at the University of Chester and Caucasus Business School, Caucasus University. Alexander speaks English, Georgian, Russian and Armenian.

Lola Rafieva

Lola Rafieva

Appraiser, Gemmologist & Stock Keeper

Lola Rafieva PhD, FGA, DGA has been in the antique jewellery business since 2014. A scientist by training, she has strong analytical skills and a good eye for details.

Jessie Alexandra Cant

Jessie Alexandra Cant

Jewellery Sales

Jessie joined the company in 2023 following an internship at Olympia Auctions. She read History of Art at The University of Bristol and pursued her love of jewellery after graduating. She is currently studying part-time at Gem-A and has a particular interest in Art Nouveau jewellery.

Ana-Camelia Perciun

Ana-Camelia Perciun

Gemmologist and Assistant Valuer

Ana-Camelia Perciun, GIA GG, has been in the jewellery industry since 2020. A trained Gemologist with a laboratory background, she has a strong interest in gemstones and a passion for jewellery from the Art Deco period. She enjoys combining her technical knowledge with her love for antique design.

Victoria Clay

Victoria Clay

Cataloguer

Victoria Clay Cert-GA, has been in the art and antiques world for three years and recently joined the company. Since passing her foundation exams with Gem-A, Victoria has developed a deep appreciation for the jewellery industry and has a particular love of Georgian and Holbeinesque jewellery.

Karen Avakov

Karen Avakov

Goldsmith

Karen Avakov has been with Bentley & Skinner since 2010. Originally from Georgia, he started learning the craft from his grandfather and father when he was in his teens. Karen is a goldsmith and a diamond mounter. He has passion for design and manufacture of bespoke precious jewellery. He has great experience in remodeling, alteration and restoration of Victorian and Edwardian era fine jewels and reworking antique or vintage jewellery.

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Jewels For Hire

Bentley & Skinner are delighted to make all the jewellery available for hire. Items of jewellery may be hired at a charge of 1% of the retail value plus VAT for every period of 24 hours or part thereof. A minimum charge of £100 plus VAT per day is applicable.

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Expertise

In addition to buying and selling jewellery, we also offer a comprehensive range of services including repairs, valuations and jewellery hire and always seek to offer the fullest advice and best care possible. Our exceptional reputation is your guarantee of first class attention and is a mark of the personal approach we take with each and every customer.

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Heritage

Mayfair is legendary: for precious jewels, antiques and works of art, fashion and the accessories of gracious living, its shops are unsurpassed anywhere in the world.

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The Pursuit of Beauty: A Bentley & Skinner Miscellany

A collection of precious jewels, inspiration and works of art.

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Engraving

We are able to offer both hand and machine engraving of most items of jewellery and also silver items such as photograph frames or christening gifts.

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