About

Over 35 years in Jewellery Making, Valuing, Remodelling Jewellery.

Award-winning designer Carol Clarke has been designing, making and appraising jewellery and diamonds for over 35 years from her shop on Dawson St, Dublin 2.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Goldsmith Apprenticeship with Renowned Jeweller Manufacturer, Bangkok, Thailand 1982 Asian Institute of Gemmology Diamond Grading 1986.
• Graduate Bangkok Jewellery Institute 1991.
• Three RDS Jewellery Awards for Designing and Making Gold Jewellery.
• National Association of Goldsmiths Retail Jewellers Diploma with Distinction 1991.
• Gemological Institute of America Insurance Replacement Appraisals Exam 2003.
• Gemological Institute of America Accredited Jewellery Professional Diploma 2007.
• Gemological Institute of America Gem Identification 2008.
• Gemological Institute of America Pearl Grading 2009.
• Gemological Institute of America Diamond Graduate Diploma 2011.
• Gemological Institute of America Coloured-Stone Graduate Diploma 2012.
• Gemological Institute of America Gem Identification Diploma 2015.
• Gemological Institute of America Graduate Gemologist 2015.
• National Association of Goldsmiths Professional Jewellers Valuation Diploma 2012.
• K. Aleks. Gem A Teaching Centre, London. Spectroscope & Refractometer. November 2013.
• K. Aleks. Practical Gemmology - Testing Mounted Gemstones 2014.
• Mediterranean School of Gemmology"Advanced Diamond Program 2016.
• Trained with Pre-eminent Jewellery Valuers from the Institute of Registered Jewellery Valuers, London.

• Member of the Institute of Registered J ewellery Valuers, London. 2012.
• Fellow of the Institute of Registered Jewellery Valuers, London. 2015.
• Ireland’s first elected Fellow of the Institute of Registered Jewellery Valuers, London, UK.
• Founder Fellow of the Jewellery Valuers Association, London. 2020.
• Thomas Reuters Expert Witness for Jewellery Court Cases.
• Gemological Institute of America Continuing Education Programme 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 , 2021 , 2022.
• Expert Witness Skills Master Class with M. Dockrell, Barrister-at-Law, Dublin. 2015.
• Expert Witness Training at the Academy of Experts with Michael Cohen, King’s Counsel, London, 2022.

• Retail Jeweller for 38 years in Royal Hibernian Way, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
• Gemological Institute of America Alumni Member.
• Fellow of the National Association of Jewellers, London, U K.

Seminars/Conferences.

• Loughborough Conference. Institute of Registered Valuers (UK).
• 2009/2010/2012/2013 /2014 / 2015 / 2016 /2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022
• Various talks by The Gemological Institute of America and Gem A, London.
• Jewellery Valuers Association Conference 2020, 2021.2022.

Carol Clarke has trained as a valuer with pre-eminent jewellery valuers in Bond Street in London and also with valuers from the National Association of Goldsmiths of Great Britain.

  

Carol training in goldsmithing in a company in Bangkok , Thailand 1980-1984

  

Carol training in goldsmithing in a company in Bangkok, Thailand 1980-1984

 

    

Carol training with the Gemological Institute of America , London UK 1990-2020

 

    

Carol graduating from Bangkok Jewellery Institute , Bangkok, Thailand 1984

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