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Mission Statement: The Gallery of Jewels is an organization dedicated to creating and managing a specialized retail marketplace that represents and sells finely handcrafted, limited edition jewelry and accessories by Bay Area and International Designers. The Gallery presents each Artist individually, and collectively achieves a cornucopia that excites and inspires each customer. It is the Gallery's sincere intention to create a strong and regular business for each Artist.
History: The Gallery was conceived in January of 1990 by Dona Taylor and Bill Hoover, the principals. Dona and Bill have been independent retailers for over 30 years. Dona, who is also a jewelry designer, focuses her energy on store presentation and product continuity. Bill is general manager and oversees all operations. However, it is the contributions of the whole team, you included, that drives the success of this business.
San Francisco is a cosmopolitan marketplace. This city is rich with people who love, appreciate and support the Artist community. Both busy locations serve a wide and varied clientele. Visitors from all over the world, combined with the 8 million Bay Area Residents provide you with a fabulous opportunity.
Gallery Managers: Each gallery manager strives to build a working relationship with each Artist. The doors of communication are always open. Manager give you feedback - what works, what doesn't, and why. The purpose of this relationship is to maximize each Artist's collection, resulting in higher sales.
Customer service is crucial to our continued growth. Managers encourage custom and special orders. We will sell your work any way we can. If you are local, we may invite you to do trunk shows (customers love to meet you).
Inventory Procedure: Karina Lamha is our dedicated inventory control person. We have fine tuned an automated system over the years that provides everyone with a high degree of confidence and accountability. Upon receipt of your work, we immediately send you back an itemized receiving voucher that includes assignment of a unique SKU# for each line item of your invoice (every item has its own number). Keeping track of your work is very important to us. You will use this to monitor your inventory and reconcile our payment to you every month.
A physical inventory count is taken every 90 days. All shipping is with UPS. Each package is insured and traceable.
Office: Bill Hoover and his staff are responsible for all correspondence. All accounting is done through the office. If you have any questions, please call us.
Please contact us at (415) 550-0226 or (877) 639-0226
to inquire about working with us.
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