Gold In Art Jewelers

Gold In Art Jewelers has been a family owned fixture on North Donnelly Street since it was founded in 1985 by Richie Kluesener and Joe D’Onofrio, making it one of the longer standing independent businesses in downtown Mount Dora’s shopping district. Four decades in, the shop has built its reputation around an in house design team and a full service repair center, meaning pieces are designed and worked on largely on site rather than shipped out to a third party, a detail that matters to customers looking for custom work or trusted repairs on sentimental pieces.

The inventory spans rings, necklaces, and earrings across a wide range of styles, from everyday fashion pieces up through diamond rings and pearl necklaces at the higher end. Because the shop designs pieces on site, customers can commission custom work rather than choosing only from what happens to be in the display case, a service that larger jewelry retailers with centralized design operations typically cannot match at the same personal level. Cleaning and repair services round out the shop’s offerings, giving Gold In Art a functional role in the community well beyond straightforward retail sales.

Reviews for the shop are strong and consistent, with customers specifically praising the craftsmanship and the family run atmosphere that has persisted across the shop’s long history. Gold In Art also operates a second location in nearby Lady Lake, giving the business a reach beyond Mount Dora while keeping the original Donnelly Street storefront as its historic anchor location, the one most closely tied to the founders’ original 1985 opening.

Situated on North Donnelly Street near Cozy Nest and a short walk from the rest of the boutique and antique cluster downtown, Gold In Art Jewelers stands out among Mount Dora’s retailers for its longevity and its specialization. Where most of the surrounding shops sell items sourced from other makers or wholesalers, Gold In Art both designs and repairs jewelry on premises, a distinction worth knowing for anyone in the market for a custom piece, an heirloom repair, or simply a well made ring or necklace from a business that has been part of Mount Dora’s downtown for close to forty years.

That longevity carries real weight in a downtown where retail turnover is common; a jeweler that has operated continuously since 1985 has watched Mount Dora’s shopping district evolve through several distinct eras, from a quieter small town main street to the antique and tourism destination it is today. Longtime residents describe Gold In Art as one of the businesses that has stayed consistent through those changes, a jeweler locals trust with engagement rings, anniversary gifts, and family heirlooms precisely because the same family has been behind the counter for decades rather than a rotating cast of new owners.