British Company Buys Portuguese Gold

Region is one of the best places in Europe for purchase of items of jewellery and luxury. By  RICARDO SOARES

A team of British experts was already on three occasions in Madeira with the intention of buying jewellery, watches, gold pieces and other articles of luxury.  The market is attractive. The director of the company based in London ensures that vendors do not appear to be in economic difficulties.
"The Portuguese have always been considered good collectors of watches and jewellery." says Morne Botes, South African to live in London and director of RoadshowEU, British company specializing in the purchase and resale of luxury goods in Madeira which is one of the preferred destinations of business.  The European islands are, moreover, a good market for the company.  In Madeira already managed to find some rare pieces.

Representatives of the company were in Funchal on Tuesday and Wednesday, with room fitted to the Savoy Hotel Classic, where he tried to buy jewelry, gold, diamonds, watches and antiques that the Madeiran no longer want, even in a poor state of repair.  A team of experts travels throughout Europe and to guarantee the best prices the market at a good time to sell because "the gold is on the rise."  The accession have found is that, for Morne Botes, easy to explain,
"Gold Jewellery are no longer in fashion. People no longer make gold a symbol of ostentation, or go to social events with this type of jewelry. They no longer need them and this is why they come to us. The company will return to Funchal next year.

The company puts itself in various profiles.  Morne Botes ensures availability to make assessments of the articles presented, without any obligations of selling.  And guaranteed not to have seen any manifestation of possible economic difficulties on the part of sellers.

"We have people of different types and more varied ages, but mostly above thirty.  These are people who inherited these pieces, they never use them and have them stored in drawers, "he emphasizes.

The destination of the pieces delivered to the company, is the UK market.  Some are recovered and subsequently sold to collectors, specialized stores and fairs for antiques.  The gold can be melted and used for making modern pieces..

It was the third visit to Madeira in the space of four months.  Morne Boats says it is pleased with the accession of Madeira.  In the past the event managed to attract 150 people.  Now the number has not passed the fifty mark, but the quality was beter..

"This is fine for us.  We will probably only return at the end of next year, " says Morne Botes, stressing that there is always the possibility of people to contact the company in England.