Andrew Grima

Private Collection, United States

William Grant, Andrew Grima: The Father of Modern Jewellery, ACC Art Books, New York, 2020, pp. 151, 218 for similar examples

This Versatile Opal, Diamond, and Platinum Ring by Andrew Grima has flexibility to suit the wearer worked into its very design. Created with a brooch back that can be strung and converted to a pendant, it also comes with a finger band to which a thin pipe is affixed. The pin backing, once opened, can be slid into the pipe atop the ring band and then closed, creating a secure statement ring that for all the world appears to have been made that way. Just another example of Grima’s brilliance — and the sensible, artful construction that he brought to his works. A similar example can be seen in William Grant, Andrew Grima: The Father of Modern Jewellery, ACC Art Books, New York, 2020, p. 218, which also features an opal cabochon set into a sunburst of white gold and diamonds, but it is permanently a ring rather than the versatile piece that we offer here.