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Property of a Private Collector
Andrew Grima
Gold Leaf Brooch/Pendant
Lot Closed
October 6, 06:07 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector
Andrew Grima
1921 - 2007
Gold Leaf Brooch/Pendant
circa 1979, signed GRIMA with English hallmarks
18k yellow gold brooch/pendant in the shape of a textured leaf, accentuated by a small, round brilliant-cut diamond resembling a dewdrop
Approximately: 2⅛ by 1⅛ by 3⁄9 in.; 5.5 by 3 by 0.8 cm.
Louisa Guinness Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
William Grant, Andrew Grima, The Father of Modern Jewellery, Accart Books, New York, 2020, p. 24 for a similar example
The casting process for this Gold Leaf Brooch/Pendant is complex in order to replicate the precise detail of the natural leaf. The first of these textured leaf brooches was created by Grima in 1947, and the concept was so successful that he occasionally created inspired examples over the next several decades.