Jill Burgum
Biography
Jill Burgum, Consignment Director of Jewelry, Gemstones, and Timepieces for Heritage Auction Galleries, brings a wealth of jewelry expertise to the company.
A graduate of University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ms. Burgum received her B.A. in Art History. After completing her degree, she attended Bowman Tech and Stewart's International, both for training in bench jewelry manufacturing, then the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, California, where she completed degrees in both Graduate Gemology and Jewelry Design in 1994.
Ms. Burgum began her working career as an on-call preview worker for Sotheby's Beverly Hills, California. She then moved to San Francisco as a jewelry cataloguer for Butterfield & Butterfield Auctions in 1996, transferring to their Los Angeles Jewelry department in 1997 as lead specialist, which she eventually left to build two jewelry web sites for start-up companies. She has also worked in retail jewelry sales and owned her own independent jewelry appraisal business.
Ms. Burgum has been a guest lecturer for the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Gem & Mineral Council.
Recent Appraisals
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Bippart, Griscom & Osborn Pendant Brooch, ca. 1890
VALUE: $3,000 - $5,000 AUCTION
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Art Deco Diamond & Platinum Pendant, ca. 1930
VALUE: $3,000 AUCTION
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Tiffany & Co. Diamond & Platinum Brooch, ca. 1920
VALUE: $25,000 - $30,000 RETAIL
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