Virginia Utley’s career in the jewelry business began with Fishel and Dowdy Jewelers in Fort Myers working with fine jewelry, manufacturing, and estate resales. She was a purchasing agent for jewelry and watch lines such as Rolex and Patek Philippe. She has been a buyer for loose colored gemstones and diamonds, along with being an estate purchasing agent. Her appraising career includes appraisals of domestic and international silver, objects of art, china, and crystal. After becoming a Certified Gemologist (American Gem Society) in 1989, Virginia worked with several stores in the Palm Beach area, doing appraisals, purchasing, and resales. As owner and operator of Bottega Antica in West Palm Beach, she consigned and purchased estates of antiques, collectables, jewelry, china, silver, glass, furniture, furnishings and paintings.