Espadim

What Espadim does

Espadim Lda is a privately held Portuguese luxury jewelry and silverware retailer founded in 1985 and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. The company operates a curated direct-to-consumer model through physical retail stores in Portugal (with hallmark evidence indicating presence in Lisbon and Porto) and a bilingual (English/Portuguese) e-commerce storefront built on the PrestaShop content management system. Its assortment spans antique, vintage, and contemporary pieces across jewelry (bracelets, brooches, earrings, necklaces, pendants, rings, chains, cufflinks, crosses), gold items (including bracelets, longchains, and cigarette cases), wristwatches and pocket watches, pens, and an extensive catalog of Portuguese sterling silver hollowware and tableware (candelabras, coffee pots, teapots, samovares, salvers, sauce-boats, and tea/coffee services).

The company serves two principal customer segments: discerning antique and vintage jewelry collectors seeking authenticated pieces with provenance from the 18th through 20th centuries, including signed works from houses such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, H. Stern, Topázio, Roberto Coin, and Fátima Lopes, alongside Portuguese heritage silverware from makers including Joalharia do Carmo and Sarmento; and individuals wishing to sell or trade-in pre-owned jewelry, watches, and silverware. Espadim operates a "Build Your Collection" custom sourcing service and a "Sell Us Your Treasures" acquisition service, with the latter functioning as a buy-side revenue stream evaluated on beauty, condition, quality, historical significance, and provenance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed — buyers must initiate contact via email ([email protected]) or visit physical stores — and distribution is entirely direct, with no third-party retailers, resellers, or marketplace presence.

Name

Espadim

Legal name

Espadim Lda

Website

https://espadim1985.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Espadim Lda is a privately held Portuguese retailer, founded in 1985, selling authenticated antique, vintage, and contemporary jewelry, gold items, watches, and Portuguese silverware to collectors and individual buyers through physical stores and a bilingual e-commerce site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Jewelry & Silverware Retail

NAICS

Used Merchandise Retailers (459510)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-owned, Vintage & Resale Luxury (Multi-category) (CRAKAFAN)

Keywords

• Antique jewelry retail
• Portuguese silverware
• Vintage watches
• Gold jewelry sales
• Luxury collectibles

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail jewelry and silverware sales: Direct sales of antique, vintage, and contemporary jewelry including gold, platinum pieces; watches including wristwatches and pocket watches; pens; and Portuguese silverware including tableware, decorative items, and tea/coffee services. Revenue is generated through one-time product transactions at retail prices.
2. Trade-in and acquisition services: Espadim purchases pre-owned jewelry, watches, and silverware from clients, evaluating pieces based on beauty, condition, quality, historical significance, and provenance. They specialize in pieces with stories, legacies, and styles from past eras as well as modernist pieces.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Espadim Lda is a Portuguese retailer of antique, vintage, and contemporary jewelry, gold items, silverware, watches, and pens. Operating since 1985, the company sells through physical retail stores in Portugal and a PrestaShop-based e-commerce website, serving both national and international collectors. The business also purchases pre-owned pieces and offers custom collection-building services for discerning buyers seeking authenticated, high-distinction items.

Product overview

Espadim Lda is a Portuguese luxury jewelry and silverware retailer established in 1985, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products across four main categories: Jewels (jewelry including bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, pendants, brooches, cufflinks, crosses, sets, and chains), Gold Items (gold jewelry and decorative pieces including bracelets, chain watches, cigarette cases, lockets, cruxifixes, and longchains), Silverware (sterling silver household and decorative items such as bowls, pitchers, teapots, coffee pots, candelabras, candlesticks, baskets, samovares, and tea sets), and Watches (wristwatches and pocket watches). The company also provides two specialized services: 'Build Your Collection' for collectors seeking rare or unique pieces, and 'Sell Us Your Treasures' for selling pre-owned jewelry and silver items. Espadim carries luxury brand pieces including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, H. Stern, Topázio, Roberto Coin, and Fátima Lopes, alongside Portuguese heritage silverware from makers like Joalharia do Carmo and Sarmento. The company operates across multiple store locations and serves both national and international collectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jewels (Joias) Jewelry category including bracelets, brooches, crosses, cufflinks, earrings, necklaces, pendants, rings, sets, and chains made from precious metals and gems. Available in antique, vintage, and contemporary styles for collectors and individual buyers.
• Gold Items (Ouro) Gold jewelry collection including bracelets, chain watches, chains, cigarette cases, crosses, cruxifixes, cufflinks, earrings, lockets, longchains, necklaces, pendants, rings, and miscellaneous gold items in various gold types (yellow, white, rose, platinum).
• Silverware (Prata) Sterling silver household items and decorative pieces including baskets, bowls, butter dishes, candelabras, candlesticks, chambersticks, chocolate pots, coffee pots, cruet stands, drop bowls, ewers and bassins, incense burners, knife rests, milk jugs, pitchers, salvers, samovares, sauce-boats, scent bottles, sugar bowls, sweetmeat baskets, table centrepieces, tea canisters, tea kettles, teapots, toothpicks, wine pitchers, and mustard dishes. Pieces bear hallmarks identifying Lisbon and Porto city marks.
• Watches (Relógios) Timepieces including wristwatches and pocket watches, including pieces from recognized luxury watchmakers.
• Pens (Canetas) Writing instruments and pens offered alongside the jewelry and silverware inventory.
• Build Your Collection Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• O DobrãominorOthersO Dobrão (dobrao.pt) is listed as a partner of Espadim. The nature of the partnership appears to be complementary business relationships, with O Dobrão likely being another antique, jewelry, or silverware dealer or auction house in Portugal. The partnership may involve referrals, consignment, or mutual business support within the Portuguese antique market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The RealReal: Online luxury resale platform specializing in authenticated pre-owned jewelry, watches, and accessories. Comparable to Espadim's trade-in and pre-owned resale model, but operates at much larger scale with a US-centric customer base.
• 1stDibs: Online marketplace for authenticated luxury antiques, vintage jewelry, watches, and silverware from dealers worldwide. Directly comparable to Espadim as a multi-category luxury vintage retailer, but operating at global digital scale rather than Portugal-centric.
• Vestiaire Collective: Global luxury resale marketplace with authentication processes for jewelry, watches, and accessories. Comparable in serving authenticated pre-owned luxury buyers internationally, though focused on fashion alongside jewelry.
• Lang Antique Jewelry: Specialty retailer of antique and estate jewelry in San Francisco. Closely comparable to Espadim in curating signed period pieces (Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco) from luxury houses, though focused solely on jewelry without the silverware vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Auctions: US-based auction house covering jewelry, watches, and decorative arts. Comparable in product categories to Espadim's silverware and jewelry lines, but with broader collectibles exposure and larger auction cadence.
• Christie's: International auction house with established jewelry and silverware departments. Comparable in product overlap (luxury jewelry, antique silver) but serves a much broader portfolio of fine art and collectibles categories.
• Bonhams: Global auctioneer with dedicated jewelry and decorative arts departments. Comparable to Espadim in handling antique silverware and vintage jewelry, but with auction-led distribution across multiple categories.
• Sotheby's: Global auction house with major jewelry, watches, and decorative arts categories. Comparable to Espadim in the jewelry and silverware verticals, but operates at vastly larger scale across fine art, real estate, and collectibles.

Regional players

• Leiloeira Matos & Sequeira: Portuguese auction house active in jewelry, watches, and decorative arts. Regional competitor sharing Espadim's Iberian collector base, though auction-led rather than fixed-price retail.
• Cabral Moncada Leilões: Long-established Portuguese auction house handling jewelry, silverware, and decorative arts. Direct regional competitor in the Portuguese antique market, sharing customer base with Espadim but operating via auction rather than fixed-price retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/espadim1985

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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