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to whom he supplied his drawings as well as wax models commissioned to sculptors such as Kenneth Armitage and Elisabeth Frink. The great success of the exhibition, which included jewels of world-famous artists such as Henry Moore, Calder and Picasso, also led to the great popularity of Grima’s works. Grima jewels are characterised by the use of large, coloured and daring precious stones, often at the rough state uncut and typically set inside organic shapes in yellow gold, using textured gold thread or beaten finishes. Fire opals, watermelon tourmalines, agates and rutilated quartz, are compensated by a mix of more traditional gems such as diamonds and sapphires. At times pointed and asymmetrical or rounded and naturalistic, his shapes were as surprising as his materials and his drawings. Over the years, Andrew Grima won twelve prestigious De Beers
Sopra: anello in calcedonio e rubini. Il cabochon di calcedonio bianco è inserito su una montatura incisa con un disegno lineare astratto, impreziosito da rubini cabochon, oro 18 Kt, 1969. Venduto a 5,080 GBP A fianco: spilla composta da una foglia di oleandro fuso, impreziosita da un unico diamante taglio brillante, oro 18 Kt. La prima di queste serie di spille fu creata da Grima nel 1947 in stile sempre più naturalistico, con l’utilizzo di fiori e foglie stilizzati in oro strutturato o non finito, per rivelare la minuzia dei dettagli naturali. Venduta a 3,048 GBP
Above: chalcedony and ruby ring. The white cabochon chalcedony is inserted into a mount engraved with an abstract linear design, embellished with cabochon rubies,
18 Kt gold, 1969. Sold at 5,080 GBP
Side: brooch composed of a cast oleander leaf, embellished with a single brilliant-cut diamond, 18 Kt gold. The first of these series of brooches was created by Grima in 1947 with an increasingly naturalistic style using stylised flowers and leaves in textured
or unfinished gold, to reveal the meticulousness of natural details. Sold at 3,048 GBP