Lot 98
Ingeborg Bratman: A pearl and multi gem-set fringe necklace
Estimate: £600 - £800
Auction: 23 October 2024 From 14:00 BST
Description
Set throughout with freshwater pearls, the fringe accented by facetted gemstone beads, including peridot, citrine and pink tourmaline, unsigned, length 42.0cm
Footnote
Ingeborg Bratman (1935-2015) was born in Vienna but fled Nazi occupation when she was just a small child. Her family settled in Huddersfield, Yorkshire and established a successful textile business. Initially Bratman joined the family business as a textile designer but later she retrained as a jeweller at Hornsey School of Art under Gerda Flöckinger in the mid 1960s. She then progressed to selling her jewellery through the famed London shop Cameo Corner amongst other artist fine jewellery retailers.
Her work is particularly notable for its use of unusual materials such as tantalum, an incredibly demanding material to work with, but that allows a unique display of colour.
Also see lot 97.
