For Immediate Release Press Release London London | +44 (0)20 7293 6000 | Matthew Weigman | [email protected]Kelly Signorelli-Chaplin | [email protected]| Simon Warren | [email protected]Sotheby’s London Fine Jewellery Sale to Take Place on 14 December 2011 --- Sale will include a group of modern jewels by Andre w Grima --- Diamond Corsage Ornament, Tiffany & Co, Circa 1920, Estimated £52,000 - 72,000* SOTHEBY’S LONDON, 6 DECEMBER 2011 – Sotheby’s London is delighted to announce the sale of Fine Jewels which will take place on Wednesday, 14 December 2011. Comprised of 399 lots, the sale is estimated to fetch in excess of £2.2 million. The auction will include antique jewels, natural pearls, 1920s jewels and modern jewels by Andrew Grima. Commenting on the sale, Daniela Mascetti and Alexandra Rhodes, Senior International Specialists, Sotheby's Jewellery Department said: “Following the recent success of Sotheby’sMagnificent Jewels sale in Geneva we are pleased to present for sale in London an array of jewels, ranging from 1920s jewels to contemporary designs, which will provide ample choice to collectors andto buyers looking for attractively priced Christmas gifts.”
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8/3/2019 Sotheby's Sale of Fine Jewels to Feature Modern Jewels by Andrew Grima
Andrew Grima (1921 – 2007) was a master of contemporary
British jewellery design, at his most prolific in the 1960s and 70s.
With his highly distinctive style, Grima aspired "to make gold look
like material which nature might have produced"; he cast leaves
and bark using the lost-wax process to develop unusual textured
organic jewels in gold, this became the hallmark of his work. One
such commission from HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of
Snowdon, was to create a jewel from a piece of lichen that she
had sent to Grima in 1967. Grima had no formal jewellery training, eschewing the polished mirror-like
surfaces of traditional jewel design in favour of texture and abstract form. He preferred to work with
gold, rather than silver or platinum, creating extraordinary and original effects. More interested in
artistic impact than material value, he often chose unusual stones in unconventional shapes, using
gems in their natural form such as crystalised agates, geodes and even shells in his pieces. Grima's
jewels were often innovative and whimsical, adding minimal embellishments to inspire the imagination
of his clients. Both modest and personable, Grima counted Royalty and filmstars amongst his
clientele; he was awarded a Royal Warrant in 1966 which he held for twenty years. He won many
prestigious jewellery honours including twelve De Beers International awards and the Duke ofEdinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design for several pieces. A retrospective of Grima's work was
displayed at Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London to mark the occasion of his 70th Birthday in 1991.
Grima's second wife Jojo together with his daughter Frances still design jewellery, keeping his unique