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Online shop selling luxury British-made jewellery launches

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An online shop selling luxury British artisan gifts has launched this month. Luxurialimited.com sells handmade jewellery, alongside home and gift items.

Each piece of jewellery is packed by the designer-maker and posted to the buyer along with a certificate of authenticity and details of the jeweller and their ideas behind the piece. Every piece of jewellery sold on Luxurialimited.com is a one-off piece of from a limited collection.

LuxuriaLimited.com managing director Adrian Atkinson said: “We make it easy for customers to find and to buy from some of the most talented makers and artists in Britain over the internet. All our gifts are works of exceptional quality and exquisite beauty.”

Jewellers selling on LuxuriaLimited.com include Heather O'Connor, Polly Wales, Wendy Sarah-Pacey and Nora Fok.