Lot 122
THEO FENNELL - two pairs of 18ct gold mounted gem set earrings
£240
Auction: 30 November 2010 at 11:00 GMT
Description
to include a pair of hooped earrings, each collet set with a circular cut sapphire, the second pair of circular design, each collet set to the centre with a circular cut peridot, to a domed surround applied with beaded decoration, both with post and butterfly fittings (2)
Dimensions
Lengths 1.7cm and 1.2cm
Footnote
Theo Fennell (b. 1951) studied art at York and the Byam Shaw. going on to become an apprentice designer with Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd. He established his own workshop in Hatton Garden to design and create silverware. In 1982 he opened his first shop in Chelsea's Fulham Road. Fennell experimented across a broad spectrum of design, all the upholding the belief that jewellery and silverware can be irreverent as well as beautiful, and exhibiting a scrupulous eye for minute detail.
