Mallam Sani, master setter
Forty years at the bench, trained in Kano and London.
Chapter XIV
The house
A small house in Maitama
Larkspur was founded in 2009 by a gemmologist and a master setter, an invented story for this demo. We are still small on purpose: one salon, one workshop and six jewellers.
In numbers, example figures
Seventeen years
- 2009
- the year we opened
- 6
- jewellers above the salon
- 4,200
- pieces made
- 1
- salon, by appointment
Our story
From a single bench
- 2009
A bench and a safe in a flat in Wuse.
- 2013
The first salon opens in Maitama.
- 2017
The workshop moves upstairs; clients can watch through glass.
- 2022
High jewellery begins with the first rivière.
- 2026
The ring builder opens online, with Receivly deposits.
People
The hands behind the pieces
Adaobi, gemmologist
Grades every stone we buy and runs the salon viewings.
Zainab, jeweller
Our youngest jeweller, and the hand behind the River hoops.
Example people for this demo.
What we believe
Four promises
Honest grading
Every stone over 0.3 carats has an independent report.
Clear sourcing
We buy from dealers who sign our sourcing code.
Plain prices
The price on the tag is the price; no haggling needed.
For life
Free cleaning and checks for as long as you own the piece.
Visit
The salon
A quiet house off Gana Street with a garden, a private room and the workshop upstairs behind glass.
Meet the jewellers
Ask for a workshop visit with your appointment; Mallam Sani likes visitors.