Lot 132
MARK WOODS (BRITISH 1961-) §
RING, 2008
Auction: MODERN MADE Part II | 01 November 2024 | Lots 80 to 444
Description
stamped maker's mark, hallmarked for London, 2008, 22ct gold, Venetian bead, ruby, ring size: U (leading edge)
Provenance
Electrum Gallery, London, 2008;
Property of a Private Aficionado.
Footnote
Mark Woods worked as an apprentice in a shipyard from 1979-83, before studying at Southampton College of Art (1984) and Middlesex College of Art (1988). He began developing his own work after travels in North Africa in 1991 and was awarded a Crafts Council Setting Up Grant in 1993.
Early in his career he exhibited in From Paper to Platinum at the Lesley Craze Gallery in London in 1993 and New Faces at the Crafts Council Shop at the V&A Museum, London in 1994.
At New Faces at the V&A, Mark Woods was introduced as ‘anyone craving truly creative and highly original jewellery need look no further than Mark Woods. Incorporating the surprising shapes of irons and fishing reels, his ’jewels are truly extraordinary. His ‘knuckle duster’ ring in metal is topped with semi-precious stones bulging incongruously out of this wearable sculpture.'
In 2007 the collector wrote that they had known Mark Woods for 20 years and stated that 'he has an amazing flair of originality and his workmanship is excellent!’