Yan at lireille is the best!!!! My fiancee and I got our anniversary rings made with her last year and she helped us design them and did a fabulous job. She also resized my great grandmas wedding ring for me. This year we came to her to design our engagement rings and wedding band! She did an amazing job and went above and beyond to make sure my ring was exactly how I wanted it and was even able to use the gold and diamond from my mom's old wedding ring. Highly recommend especially if u are doing custom jewelry! Thank you so much lireille and Yan! So happy with mine and my fiancées beautiful wedding rings!! read more

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Yan was incredible to work with -- far and away the best customer experience of any vendor we consulted for our wedding (and we consulted a lot!). She sat down with us, listened carefully to what we wanted, and brought a wealth of ideas and expertise to help us find the rings we loved. She made everything -- pricing, long-term care, all of it -- easy to understand. The free cleanings for life and help connecting us with insurance were huge added bonuses. Could not recommend her more. read more

I got a custom necklace made for my wedding. I came in with an idea and from there we collaborated and came up with something amazing. We did multiple wax models to get it just right and it was all done in a reasonable amount of time and reasonable cost. It was such a wonderful experience and I have never gotten so many compliments on a piece of jewelry. I'm a customer for life. read more

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Came in for a jewelry repair. Extremely friendly person helped us. The repair was flawless and done when they told us it would be. Great neighborhood business. Recommended! read more

Got my wedding ring resized here, after gaining and never losing my Covid-15! They did a great job with it, and the owner is super nice and attentive. Thank you for your great service! read more

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Yan is literally amazing! Her attention to detail and her collaboration with me on my updated engagement ring was incredible. She has curated an amazing gallery of artists and worked on this custom piece transforming my previous ring into a new updated piece whilst maintaining the integrity of its origin. This was very important to me and she and her jewelers with years of experience brought this into being! I have another project in the works with her. I will never go anywhere else and am so grateful to have worked with her on something so personal and meaningful to me. Cannot recommend enough! If you are looking for a custom piece and definitely for an engagement ring, go see Yan at Liriele. She is also the most humble owner of a stunning store, she is gracious, patient and absolutely talented at locating what fits for her customers vibe! Bravo! read more

This is a very unique and high quality jewelry store!! I have visited twice for the purpose of getting my finger sized. Yan, was friendly and helpful each time and would not accept any fee nor tip. People of color and lesbians will get treated as well as any one else. That means a lot to me. Please check out her store, it might be easy to miss if you're driving past. I see lots of pedestrians looking longingly in the window. Check her out, a friendly, high-quality jewelry store. Modern, custom designs!!! read more

We're so happy with our engagement rings! One we found here (the skyline band by Jenny Reeves), and one we designed with Yan's help. read more

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What a great spot! I needed a gift for my fiancee's birthday and found it at Lireille. The owner Yan helped me find a great pair of gold earrings, and they were a big hit! She was very nice and helpful. Great service, good prices, wide variety, and many unique items to choose from. I would definitely shop here again and recommend Lireille if you are looking for original jewelry or art for yourself or that someone special. read more

We asked to have 2 rings resized - an engagement ring and a family heirloom ring. Were informed that it would take 2 weeks. Received message that rings were ready 3 weeks later. Unfortunately, neither was done properly. Overall, had to send the heirloom ring out twice to the jeweler (not sized properly) and the engagement ring out a total of 4 times (not sized properly each time and had chips and brush marks in the metal on the band). Yan was argumentative whenever we expressed our concerns and repeatedly told us that the jewelers she was working with had 40 years of experience each. read more

I'm so happy that there is a store of this caliber in Oakland. Every piece here, be it jewelry or wall art, is so striking and unique. Every single piece of jewelry I've purchased from Lireille has made me happy in that I am supporting a local gem of a store and several talented artisans. Wonderfully curated shop, filled with what are sure to be treasured family heirlooms. read more

I've been going to this store for years. The owner Yan is so professional and not high pressure at all. She supports local artists and has curated a gorgeous and unique collection of art and jewelery. I am currently in the process of having some rings designed with an artist who's jewelery she carries in the store. Yan has been instrumental in coordinating everything, sitting with us during consultations and asking all the right questions that I was too shy to ask. She knew what I wanted and is making sure I get it. For the other reviewers that had experience with Steve, he is no longer at the store so I recommend you give it another shot. Yan is lovely and the service is excellent. read more

This store has a very impressive selection of jewelry and art from a broad spectrum of designers, with an eclectic mix of styles. As the daughter of a talented jewelry designer, it is easy for me to recognize quality work, and this store is full of beautifully arranged, well-made pieces. I also appreciate the charming, helpful staff. Every time that I go in "just to look," I find several amazing pieces at a minimum, and the owner is a lovely person to shop with. She is pleasant and knowledgeable without the pressure of typical sales people. I purchased a gorgeous necklace for my friend, designed by one of the owners, and had to have it sized because she is quite petite. They took care of it for me in just one day and it was perfectly adjusted. I have my eye on several pieces of their collection from an incredible Italian designer. I will most definitely go back. read more

Lireille's tag line is "Gallery of contemporary Jewelry and Art". The store is essentially that. A beautifully layed-out jewelry store with museum-like display cases peppering the floor, and colorful art upon the walls. I spoke with the owner and she told me that her idea for the store formed organically. She didn't know exactly what she wanted to do, and she ended up with an exquisite jewelry store & gallery showcasing local and international artists. I purchased an awesome set of earrings for my mother that were designed and created in Italy by a designer named Alberto Luzzi. The stuff in here isn't especially cheap, but it isn't over the top either. To sum it up, I found that she had a very expansive collection of jewelry that would be sure to suit the taste of any woman in your life. She also carrys jade bangles, jade rings, and wooden rings for reasonable prices in boxes at the register. If you are in the neighborhood, this wonderful locally owned establishment is definitely worth stopping by. read more

A bit pricy, with nice and patient service that goes the extra mile. Custom orders can take ages to complete, although I made it clear I wasn't in a rush. I'd add a star if they had a better selection of $100-200 items. read more

First contacted the store through email about jade bangles. It is so hard to find REAL quality jade in the bay area. I had been looking for a place that could help me with sizing and really finding a good fit. After a few email conversations I decided to go in. As soon as I walked in I felt welcome by the gentleman. I had my son with me and they offered us chairs and made us feel at home. After about an hour looking and trying on different jade bangles, with their help I settled on the perfect one. They advised me that if for some reason I changed my mind that they would work with me (of course within a reasonable time frame) in order to find my 'perfect' jade bangle. One week later I am still 100% satisfied. I appreciate their amazing service and will definitely be back in the future. read more

I absolutely love this jewelry store. A lot of their art and jewelry is locally made, and most of the work is handmade. My mom bought a beautiful pair of druzy earrings here, and bought me a beautiful ring. I recently also approached one of the owners (Yan) with a difficult task: to melt down my grandmother's wedding band and engagement rings and recast them into my wedding band. She worked with a local artist- and they did it!! My ring turned out absolutely gorgeous, I am so happy to wear this ring and know that I am wearing the original metal and diamonds from my grandmother. The work is not only beautiful, but it was also done very fast. Yan is super nice, such a beautiful spirit, and was very responsive during the process. Love love love Lireille. read more

Terrible. Awful. Lacking any sort of customer service. I am recently engaged and came to meet my fiance and look at rings to choose one together. The owner barked at me outside not once but twice yelling at me in a nasty tone, "What are you looking for?" "Ya! This is my shop!" I replied, " You didn't need to yell at me." Super confused and insulted I walked in and then a woman inside goes on to tell me "He's from New York." As if to excuse his harassing remarks. Terrible experience and I didn't even bother to look at engagement rings because of the nasty bad vibes. If you want terrible customer service go here. read more

This is a Beautiful boutique in a gallery like setting that offers design pieces from local and international artists. What i love most is that the items are not mass produced, all of their jewelry are quite unique on its own. Both the owner and staff are very personable and definitely no sales pressure. My only problem is wanting to buy everything in the store. read more

A great place to buy jewelry works of art. I love going in and looking around. The owner is very friendly and remembers what we have bought in the past. She is not high pressure. They have a variety of gorgeous things. Great for presents. read more

Yan and Lireille have been such a pleasure to work with. Yan and my now husband designed an engagement ring better than I could have ever imagined. Her attention to detail and perfectionist eye helped us find the perfect wedding bands and made the process fun and 100% supportive. Furthermore she cleaned my grandma's antique necklace that I wore on wedding day and made it sparkle like new. AND helped me find matching earrings that I love and wear all the time now. We've recommended friends here too and they've also had the same great experience. Responsive, welcoming, thoughtful, creative, and friendly. Couldn't have found a better jeweler! read more

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I took my engagement ring here to have it finished--antique stone set and sized. I talked with Steve for awhile both on the phone and in person. I told him I would be going away for a couple of weeks on business and that I wanted a family member to pick up my ring once it was complete. Steve stated it had to be sent out to "his guy" and it would be ready in a couple of days. When my family member picked it up she sent me photos and I immediately noticed some of the larger diamonds missing from the halo setting. Steve told me they can't be held responsible as I trusted a third party to pick up my ring. I ended up paying for the replacement stones, somewhere around $100, since I needed to get engaged at the time. I would not trust this store or their partners/jewelers to do work for me, and therefore I would not recommend. I definitely feel like they took advantage of my situation. read more

This 5 star does not due justice to the extraordinary, service and merchandise of this great store. The unique and lovely rings captured my girlfriend's eye. She is now my wife. I found it breathtaking and seeing how happy she is wearing this ring touches my heart. If you are looking for a different kind of jewelry store, where quality jewelry and lovely service are in one shop- look no further. I am delighted I have discovered this gem of a store. Also, Yan is a great professional and did an outstanding job. read more

I had a 14k gold ring repaired here recently, and they were outstanding. The ring was buckled, and had snapped. Yan was extremely helpful, engaged, and a pleasure to deal with. When I picked it up a week later, it was immaculately repaired and polished to perfection. Just brilliant. read more

My partner and I had been to several jewelry stores in search of a pair of commitment bands and our search ended with Lireille. Yan was so kind, helpful and attentive. We found a pair of rings that we liked and she offered to contact the artist directly to meet with us and customize our rings. So, a week later, we met with the artist (Monica Schmid), explained what we wanted and Monica agreed to make our commitment bands. Yan coordinated a second meeting with Monica to do a fitting and we picked up our commitment bands a couple weeks later. Now we have an absolutely beautiful pair of commitment bands custom made for us. All of the jewelry in the gallery is absolutely beautiful and my partner has since purchased another piece that she loves. Every time we stop by it is hard not to leave with something new. Yan remembers us by name and is always so authentically kind. read more

I had a great experience with Steve/Steven the first time I brought a necklace in a while ago to get repaired. He was patient and friendly and helped me fix my necklace on site and didn't charge me much. But this second/most recent experience has soured me on this place. When another/different necklace broke, I immediately knew I wanted to bring it back to Lireille. This time was totally different. I brought in my necklace and Steve again helped me. He said it had to be soldered somewhere in SF, but he would bring it in to the city for me. I told him I was leaving on a trip in a few days and he said he'd have the necklace back before then "for sure" and would "call me when it was ready". The day before my trip, when he said that it would be ready, I still hadn't received a call, so I called the store. I spoke to Yan and she was very apologetic and tried to get a hold of Steve for me, but couldn't. She apologized on behalf of Steve. I ended up going on my trip without my necklace. I came back and got the necklace and Steve was not there, but Yan was there. She was helpful and was very nice. The necklace was "fixed" in that the part that needed to be soldered was soldered, but the jump ring on the other side, the non-damaged side, was now a copper color. This is a silver necklace and I know the jump ring was definitely not copper-colored when I dropped off the necklace. Yan tried to get a hold of Steve to figure out if he changed the ring or something, but couldn't get a hold of him. He called me last night and left a voicemail message and said that the jump ring is very inexpensive, etc. etc. but didn't actually explain why the jump ring was copper now. And never apologized for not getting my necklace back to me in time in the first place. And never apologized or acknowledged that he never called me to tell me that the necklace would not be back in time for my trip, like he had promised. I called his cell back this morning and got a voicemail, so I called the store. I spoke to Yan and she said Steve was out but would be back and would call me back in about an hour. I'm still waiting for a call, hours later. And I highly doubt I'll ever actually get a call back from him. I'm sad that this 2nd experience was so bad. I thought I had found a local store that I could support long-term, and thought I had found a place to take all of my jewelry for repairs if necessary. But this recent experience has definitely turned me off from Lireille and I will not be returning. Yan is really great. It's too bad I have to take away so many stars for the store because Steve was horrible to work with this time around. Steve's customer service skills leave a lot to be desired. And I guess I'll never know why my necklace now has a copper jump ring on it. It makes my otherwise nice silver necklace look totally chintzy and cheap. It would've been very simple for Steve to a) get my necklace back to me when he said he would, or b) call me to tell me it would take longer. And on top of that, if he damaged the jump ring and changed it out for me, or if the soldering people damaged it and had to change it out, or damaged it and made the ring turn copper, I would've understood. I don't think it's too much to ask that you get your stuff back when promised, or at least updates about the status, and that if your property is changed or damaged, you at least get an explanation of why. read more

Beautiful, unique, artisan stuff! I bought two pairs of silver earrings that no one else will have, and am considering skipping dinner for the rest of the month so I can come back and buy everything else. read more

This store isn't a very courteous neighbor in the community. I think it's great that they have a lot of events and show art in the store in addition to selling jewelry. The art I saw that was up recently was quite nice. What I dislike is that they have been drumming out front of the store on Piedmont Avenue for hours on end approximately once a week at least, and for those of us who live nearby, this is a major nuisance. Closing all our windows, even in this summer heat, doesn't keep out the lound sound and reverbaration of the drumming. After hearing hours of the drumming recently, from about 5 or 6 pm till about 10 pm nonstop, I did let the owner know that the drumming could be heard in our and our neighbors' apartments and that it was really disruptive, especially after so many hours on end. Yet the drumming continues and actually is going on right now disrupting what would otherwise be a restful and quiet evening and dinner at home. I wonder how the owner would like it if someone drummed on the sidewalk outside his home for hours on end. I think if they really have to drum, they should do the drumming inside their own store and not on the street where it reverbates to those of us who have the misfortune of having this store Lirielle as a neighbor. read more

This store is great. They sell jewelry from local artists. Everything is unique and of diverse styles and tastes, but all classy, elegant and well crafted. The people there were very sweet and helpful. I bought my loved one something she will adore (I hope). Great stuff. Different stuff. They deserve lots of business. read more

Yan has a great eye for design. The jewelry in her cases displays like an art exhibit. I often pop in with no other intention but to view. I've purchased a few pairs of earrings and I never fail to get compliments whenever I wear them. They are like little sculptures hanging from each ear. I think you would pay a lot more for jewelry like this elsewhere. read more

My husband and I walked in on our way to the movies one Saturday evening last summer and were shown a beautiful and unusual necklace. We both remarked on its beauty and forgot about it. When, 8 months later, we approached our 10th anniversary, I went into the store and Yan told me she had just sold the necklace the week before. I was gleeful when the artist said she would make another. It is my favorite piece of jewelry from my favorite jewelry store (and that's saying quite a bit from someone who buys jewelry all over the world). read more

We found our wedding bands at Lireille. We will wear the jewelry that we purchased for the rest of our lives and could not be happier about it. The selection is unique, lovely, varied and gorgeous. The main thing for us, however, is that the assistance offered by the owners was friendly, insightful, smart and most importantly WITHOUT the slightest bit of pressure whatsoever. They wanted us to be happy with our rings and did not attempt to sell up, move a particular piece or the like; all they wanted was for us to be pleased with what we bought and the fact that our happiness was paramount makes me say that the store is the PERFECT jewelry store. read more

Tired of looking at industrially produced jewelry that a million other people can also buy? Want something artful and almost one-of-a-kind? Want to support a local, Oakland business while you're at it? Well, then - come here! They have a fabulous selection from a select group of artisan jewelers and they spend as much time with you as you need to find the right piece. I definitely recommend them! read more

My fiance and I just received our wedding bands from Lireille and we could not be more happy! Working with Yan was a pleasure and Yael, the artist, did a perfect job on our custom made bands. Whether you are looking for custom jewelry or just a beautiful piece for yourself...you've got to check this out! read more

This business is concerned about the artists they represent as well as their customers. I visited there recently and was really impressed with their jewelry selection as well as the art they are showing. I recommend stopping by. read more

Had such a good experience with this jewelry store. We were looking for just the right necklace for our mom. While there were many beautiful and original pieces on display, nothing was exactly right. Yan showed us some images and basically helped us choose different design elements to create the perfect necklace: white gold chain with a small diamond and a larger garnet. The price was within our budget, so we ordered it and it arrived about 2 weeks later. Last night we gave it to mom, and she was so happy! Thank you, Yan, for helping us to show mom how much we love her! read more

They were absolutely awesome to work with. I visited four times to get the perfect ring. They helped me go through the special-order catalogs for the ring and the setting (my wife was specific in what she wanted) and assembled the final product beautifully, in time for our anniversary. My wife loves it! We will definitely be coming here again! read more

Five stars. All I had done was an engagement ring resizing. Paid a little extra to have it coated. Job was perfect! Beautiful selection of locally crafted jewlery. Ring I brought in was a place holder. Will be looking here for some custom work. And service was awesome. Thank you. read more

Lireille is fantastic! They have an amazing selection of beautiful pieces, most created by local Bay Area artists. I purchased a set of rings from them a few years ago and the service was great. I fact I was ogling another ring in the window today, and the owner came out to say "hello" and even remembered me by name! They worked closely with the artist to get the sizing correct, and when there was a small problem, it was fixed without any drama. I get complements on my rings all the time and it's nice knowing they are one of a kind, something I think Lireille does best! I highly recommend this wonderful, local business! read more