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business, H.J. Company Ltd, working in the accounts department. He had the opportunity to watch a scene which changed his life forever, as he stated at the time: “Two trading brothers arrived in our office with a case full of large Brazilian stones, aquamarines, citrines, tourmalines, and rough amethysts in quantities which I had never seen before. I convinced my father-in-law to purchase the entire collection and I started to draw. This was the beginning of my career”. In 1951 Grima intensified his role as designer in the company, experimenting with different stones and the techniques of working metals. His love for art, together with his ability in technical drawing learnt at university, allowed him to express his creativity in truly modern and original ways. In 1961, his growing reputation as an innovative and daring designer led him to collaborate with the Exhibition of Modern Jewellery, managed by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths,
In alto: orecchini con perle coltivate e diamanti, ciascuno con una perla coltivata di tinta grigia, all'interno di un bordo ondulato strutturato, con diamanti taglio brillante incastonati, circa 1997. Venduti a 4,064 GBP
A fianco: anello in acquamarina e zaffiro, incastonato con un’acquamarina ovale al centro, all'interno di una cornice di zaffiri taglio ovale in rilievo, accentati con diamanti taglio baguette su un lato e taglio trapezoidale sul fianco, anni 1960.
Venduto a 4,064 GBP
Above: cultured pearl and diamond earrings, each with a grey cultured pearl, inside a textured wavy edge, set with brilliant-cut diamonds, 1997. Sold at 4,064 GBP Side: aquamarine and sapphire ring, set with oval aquamarine at the centre, inside a frame of oval-cut sapphires in relief, accented with baguette-cut diamonds on one side and trapezoidal-cut diamonds on the side, 1960s. Sold at 4,064 GBP