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THE REVERENT RING Mobilia Gallery
Cover Image:
Phill Mason
Amun, Amun-Aten, Aten
Photo by Jane Giblin
See page 93 for more information.
In 1999, while visiting Gerda Flöckinger CBE in London, we were introduced to a just published book titled The Ring, a lavishly illustrated survey of rings from antiquity to the present by Sylvie Lambert (Rotovision, 1999).
This book, with Lambert’s encouragement and support, became the impetus and inspiration for Mobilia Gallery’s exhibition,The Ring, presented in Cambridge. Massachusetts in February 2001, along with a traveling exhibition derived from it. The exhibition traveled to : The Racine Art Museum, Racine Wisconsin, The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CA and The Ruthin Craft Center, Wales. The result was an exhibition of 149 artists from all over the world, presenting 149 unique sensibilities, each with a different interpretation of the meaning of "a ring”.
Our passion for the significance of the ring has never subsided. We invited 50 artists to participate in our new, vibrant exhibition, The Reverent Ring. We invite you to explore each artist's unique vision and interpretation, illuminating the power and beauty of the object of adornment.
Libby Cooper & JoAnne Cooper
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ando Yasuhiro
Angela Bubash
Arata Fuchi
Agathe Saint Girons
Asagi Maeda
Ben Dory
Christina Smith
Claudio Pino
Curtis Arima
Efharis Alepedis
Eunseok Han
Floor Mommersteeg
Kee-Ho Yuen
Gerda Flöckinger CBE
Hiromi Suter
Hanne Behrens
Harold O'Connor
Heather White
Isabelle Posillico
Jim Bové
Jiro Kamata
Jose Marin
Kelvin Birk
Kim Nogueira
Louise O'Neill
Lucia Massei
Lynne Sausele
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Nora Rochel
Makiko Oda
Mariko Sumioka
Melinda Risk
Miki Asai
Mineri Matsuura
Momoko Kumai
Nahoko Fujimoto
Namkyung Lee
Olga van Doorn
Pernille Mouritzen
Petra Class
Phill Mason
Robin Levin
Ryungjae Jung
Seulgi Kwon
Suzan Rezac
Takashi Kojima
Yong Joo Kim
Yuka Saito
Yuri Tozuka
Kevin Coates (deaccessioned)
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ANDO YASUHIRO
Blue Berry Ring
2023
Sterling silver, ceramic coating.
Size 6.5
$800
Rainbow of the Heart I
2023
Sterling silver, ceramic coating.
Size 7
$1,800
Rainbow of the Heart II
2023
Sterling silver, ceramic coating.
Size 7
$1,800
Rainbow of the Heart III
2023
Sterling silver, ceramic coating.
Size 6.5
$1,800
Red Berry Ring
2023
Sterling silver, ceramic coating.
Size 6.5
$800
ANGELA BUBASH
Fin #61
Ring. Sterling silver, peach moonstone, green chalcedony
Size 7.5 | 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 1/2"
$425
Silver and nylon fins in various sizes and configurations provide a sense of motion and flux in direct contrast to specimens captured in glass and cotton. Through a process of placing, responding, fitting, and adjusting, a topography of fins and planes is revealed. The attention shifts from a static, emotionally based object to a fleeting moment that cannot be pinned down. Shadows are cast, and move with time or presentation of the work. Light pools, reflects, and highlights. All the while, crafted domes of color and evocative scents offer a moment of pause amidst a dynamic, moving environment.
ARATA FUCHI
Rinne
2023
Silver 950, Oxidized silver 950, Pure gold, Pure silver
Pure gold foil, 23k yellow gold, Oxidized Pure silver
Oxidized copper. Keum-boo technique.
2" x 1.3" x 2.1", size 7 3/4
$2,200
When I tried to express myself and Japanesenesswith the theme, the first thing that came to my mind was the teaching of reincarnation in Buddhism.Buddhism that was introduced to Japan changed its content to make it easier for the common people to understand, in order to disseminate its doctrines, and divided into many sects, becoming the current Japanese Buddhism. The content of the doctrine differs depending on the sect, but all sects have reincarnation as the premise of the doctrine.In Buddhism, reincarnation is the transfer of the work of recognition, and after the death of life, the energy of recognition disappears, a new similar energy is born in another place.The energy that disappeared and the energy that was newly born are different things, but the consciousness is inherited. In other words, when one mind disappears after the death of life, a new mind that closely resembles the previous mind is created immediately afterwards. It is born in Rikudo(6 classes of beings), one of the six worlds, depending on what you did during your lifetime and this process continues.I think Buddhism is the concept of how the mind works, and this concept is the root of Japanese culture, and Japanese temperament.
AGATHE SAINT GIRONS
Revolution 677
Ring. Sterling silver, 7 Stones: Onyx & Moonstone.
Size 8.75
$3,500
Revolution 55
Ring. Sterling silver, 5 stones: Garnet, citrine, green tourmaline, moonstone, peridot.
Size 8.5
$2,600
"The Revolution rings revolve according to your gestures, each gem following the movements and rythms of your words, like a celestial body evolving around its planet."
Revolution 256
Ring. 18k white gold,
3 diamonds
Size 8.5
$19,700
Revolution 54
Ring. Sterling silver, 2 stones: Amethyst and blue topaz
Size 8.5
$1,840
Revolution 316
Sterling silver, 18k pink gold settings, 3 diamonds
Size 6.5
$4,400
TOURNER EN BOURRIQUE
Two finger ring. Anodized titanium.
4.5" w x 1.75" h x .5" d
$2,200
TOURNER EN BOURRIQUE
Two finger ring. Anodized titanium.
3" w x 1.5" h x .5" d
$2,000
TOURNER EN BOURRIQUE
Two finger ring. Anodized titanium.
2.25" w x 1.5" h x .5" d
$2,000
ASAGI MAEDA
SPLASH!
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, akoya pearls, 18k gold
Size 6.5
$4,070
Rowing
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, 14k gold, rock crystal quartz.
Size 7
$1,800
BEN DORY
Twilight Ring (Frame 3)
2023
3D printed stainless steel, stainless steel, cubic zirconia, nanosital.
Size 8
$800
White Sequin Ring III
2023
Stainless steel, sequins, freshwater pearls.
Size 8
$1,100
Solitaire (Blue)
Stainless steel, crystal
Size 7.5
$600
Solitaire (Pink)
Stainless steel, crystal
Size 7
$600
CHRISTINA SMITH
Head Ring
2019
Fine Silver
Size 8.5-9
$2,800
Asterism
Three finger Ring. Sterling Silver,
18k Gold, Amethyst cut by
Claude Marc-Aurele, Pearls, tsavorite.
Three ring sizes 9, 10, 10.5
$10,800
"Asterism" is a three-finger ring inspired by the patterns of the star. In astronomy, an asterism is a remarkable figure drawn by particularly bright stars. In my jewelry designs, the sky has always been a source of great inspiration. The magnificent and mysterious Milky Way and the celestial constellations are the roots of my creativity for the aesthetic choice I made in this design.
CLAUDIO PINO
Palladium Ring.
one-of-a-kind. Palladium,
Blue Diamond
Size 7
$10,400
Metamorphosis
Kinetic Ring, one-of-a-kind. Palladium, Opal, Tourmaline,
Size 8
Price on request.
CURTIS ARIMA
Ring
18k palladium white gold, yellow orange sapphire, diamonds.
Hand fabricated and engraved.
Size 7
$3,800
Ring
18k palladium white gold, diamonds.
Hand fabricated, hand carved, hand engraved.
Size 6.5
$3,600
Ring
14k rose gold, 14k palladium gold (recycled), a champagne diamond.
Hand fabricated and engraved.
Size 10
$3,200
EFHARIS ALEPEDIS
Ring
2023
Polymer clay, Mirror shards, Internal brass ring.
Size 5
$480
Ring
2023
Reinforced Steel Epoxy Resin, Mirror shards, Internal brass ring, paint.
Size 5
$480
Ring
2023
Reinforced Steel Epoxy Resin, Mirror shards, Internal brass ring, paint.
Size 5
$480
Ring
2023
Reinforced Steel Epoxy Resin, Mirror shards, Internal brass ring, paint.
Size 5.5
$480
Ring
2023
Polymer clay, Mirror shards, Internal brass ring.
Size 5-5.5
$480
EUNSEOK HAN
Evergreens
2023
Ring. Recycled cans, sterling silver
Size 8
$690
Cherry Blossom
2023
Ring. Recycled cans, sterling silver
Size 7.5
$360
Different Worlds
2023
Ring. Nylon
2.75" x 1.18" x 1.18"
Size 8
$600
FLOOR MOMMERSTEEG
Rock, Glass, Constitution
2023
Ring. Hollow-casted anondized aluminum (top rock), gold, brass, rock, glass, enamel, dye, laser printer ink, and acrylic paint. Glass by Benjamin Revis.
2.25" x 2.5" x 3.25", Size 7.5
$3,000
KEE-HO YUEN
Ring #132
1968
Sterling silver, moonstone, amethyst.
Size 6.5
Price on request.
Made for Flöckinger's exhibition at The Crafts Centre, London in 1968.
Ring #920A
1994
18k gold, diamonds, grey pearls.
Size 7
Price on request.
Ring #970
1994
18k gold, pink tourmaline, one pink diamond and one brown diamond.
Size 6.5
Price on request.
Made for an exhibition at Goldsmith's Hall in 1998.
Ring #93
1969-1970
Silver with cabochon emeralds.
Size 8
Price on request.
"Flöckinger’s pioneering work, exhibited at the ICA from as early as 1954, effectively opened the debate on the recognition of jewellery as a serious art form. Her experimental course at Hornsey College of Art, established in 1962, marked a watershed in the regeneration of British jewellery design with its groundbreaking focus on the interplay between design and technique. This innovative approach fundamentally influenced the subsequent direction of jewellery. In the mid-1960s her work developed an intensely individual character which has been meticulously refined over the years. Her signature controlled fusion of gold and silver, a daring tour de force, is a unique contribution to the development of new techniques. Flöckinger’s jewellery glories in lavishly encrusted surfaces embellished with sinuous wires, scatters of granules, exuberant pendant drops. Stones glint in tiny molten landscapes; pale matt metal heightens the iridescent gleam of pearls. Meticulous control and an intense emotional involvement with the work enable an impossibly fine balance between line, texture, metal and stone; yet the result appears stunningly effortless. Sensual, fluid, tactile, her jewellery gives immense pleasure to both wearer and viewer. Instinctive artist, consummate creator, she is passionately individual in all aspects of her creativity.”
Dr. Elisabeth Goring, Contemporary Jewelry Specialist
Former Curator of of Modern Jewelry and Curator of Mediterranean Archaeology
at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, U.K. (1983-2008).
Ring #406
1975
18k gold, turquoise half-globe.
Size 7
Included in Flöckinger's Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition in 1986. Pictured on page 5 of the accompanying catalogue.
HIROMI SUTER
Towards the Place
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, copper, platinum leaf, 24k gold leaf, foil, lacquer.
3" x 1.89" x 1.89"
Size 7
$980
This ring is part of the “Metamorphosis” collection. I used the butterfly motif to create this ring. Actually, it can be seen better if upside down. Inside the “flower”, there is a small butterfly heading towards its center, to the “stomach”, which I believe that is an important part of our bodies. This work is to share happiness and heal hardship. It has a strong “sprit” that protects those who wear it and makes them feel happy.
HANNE BEHRENS
Half Ball Ring
2023
14k yellow gold band, woven 18k white, red and yellow gold.
size 6.5-7
$1,400
Ring
2023
Woven 18k gold and oxidized sterling silver
Size 8
$1,100
Half Ball Ring
2023
White gold band, woven white, red and yellow 18k gold.
size 7.5-8
$1,540
Ring (top). Found shell, 18k gold and oxidized sterling silver. Woven. 2" L × ¾" h × 1 ¼" w. Size 7 ½. $1,600.
Ring (middle). Found shell, 18k gold and oxidized sterling silver. Woven. 1 ⅜" L × 1 ⅛" h × 1 ½" w. Size 7 ½, adjustable. $1,500.
Ring (bottom). Found shell, 18k gold and oxidized sterling silver. Woven. 1 ½" L × ⅜" h × 1 ¼" w. Size 8. $1,300.
HAROLD O'CONNOR
Geode
2023
Reticulated sterling silver, 18k gold granulation.
1.5" x 1.65" x .9"
Size 9.5
$2,500
Ring
Sterling silver, 18k gold, spectrolite
Size 7- 7.5
$1,700
HEATHER WHITE
Ring Wearing a Ring as a Ladder
18k gold
Size 4.5
$1,250
Heather White is a studio jeweler and metalsmith whose wearable objects explore beauty and imperfection as corporeal expression. Her ideas of adornment challenge thresholds of traditional lost wax casting inviting unexpected results in the centrifuge, embellishing flaws with enamel, silver and gold.
Her work is included in major collections throughout the United States including the Museum of Art and Design, NYC, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Rotasa Foundation, CA.
Ring Wearing a Ring Paved with Pearls
18k gold with pearls
Size 4
$2,200
Ring Wearing a Ring Pretending to be a Bunny
18k gold, sterling silver, rabbit fur
size 4
$1,250
Golden Pinky Ring: Homage to Karl Blossfeldt
18k gold
size 4.5
$6,200
ISABELLE POSILLICO
Satellite Garnet Ring
2018
Gold, Rhodolite garnet, rubelite, pink sapphire, and .03 ct diamond.
1 1/8" h x 1" w x 1" d. Size 6.5
$7,200
Satellite Aquamarine Ring
2019
Gold, aquamarine, blue zircon, tourmaline, & .03ct diamond
1 1/8" h x 1" w x 1" d. Size 7.25.
$6,800
3 Flavors Rings
2022
1. 14k & 18k gold, blue green topaz, blue sapphire, & .03ct diamond. Size 6.25. $2,200.
2.14k & 18k gold, aquamarine
blue sapphire, & .03ct diamond. Size 7. $2,200.
3. 14k & 18k gold, & .39ct diamonds. Size 7. $2,800.
JIM BOVÉ
Fragile Cargo
2023
Ring. Cast sterling silver with patina and cast glass
1.75” x 2.25” x .75”
$850
Fragile Cargo features a cargo ship transporting a section of glacial ice. The lower portion, designed to be worn between the fingers, is based off the underwater section of certain styles of deep-sea oil drilling rigs. The wearer needs to be present and aware of the ring as it is held in place by gripping the oil rig columns between the fingers, emphasizing the fragility of the environmental situation we find ourselves in.
JIRO KAMATA
Holon Ring #254
Camera lens, PVD coating, silver
1.4" diameter, Size 8-8.5
$1,265
Left to right:
1. Spiegel Ring 5. Oxidized sterling silver, camera lens, mirror coating. .71" diameter. Size 7.25. $1,000.
2. Holon Ring #255. Sterling silver, camera lens, PVD coating. 1.14" diameter. Size 8. $1,150
3. Holon Ring #87. Oxidized sterling silver, camera lens, PVD coating. 1.38" diameter. Size 8. $1,400.
JOSE MARIN
Purple Reef
2023
Ring. Titanium.
Price on request.
This piece is the result of my experimentation for years with titanium, where on occasions I have tried to push the material to its limit, that has allowed me to know that border between the possible and the impossible, on that border I find the wonderful white texture and gray that gives the titanium a sea foam look.
Estramonio
Ring. Titanium, sterling silver, pink sapphire, amethyst, lacquer.
size 6.5
$2,060
KELVIN BIRK
Round in Square Ring
Ring.Oxidized sterling silver, crushed quartz, garnet, agate.
1.37" x.98", Size 7
$660
Freeform Ring
Ring. Gold plated solver with ruby, fire opal, garnet, quartz cluster.
1.18" x 1.5", Size 6.5
$870
Boxcast Ring
Ring. Oblong with large cloudy aquamarine, aquamarine crystal, oblong faceted aquamarine, peridot crystal, 2 round faceted peridot, large oval faceted topaz, square faceted topaz, oblong faceted cubic zirconia.
Size 8
$1,650
KIM NOGUEIRA
Temenos of Recovered Things
2023
Ring. Silver, 14k, 24k, copper, vitreous enamel, rose zircon, coral, mother-of-pearl, antique 1860's shell cameo
1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches, size 8
$4000
The flower is always in the almond
-Henri Bosco
Like an almond shell enfolding its precious seed, a gift of hope from Mother Earth, this ring nestles a seed, the seed of self-knowledge. I learned to read at a young age, 3 or 4; it was clear to me early on that the cover to a book is a doorway, a portal that opens to worlds and potentialities whose unwritten words told the most interesting story, the one that existed at the edge, the periphery of my mind, something familiar but one that I couldn't quite remember. And so I was always searching. Much later, I would realize that I am the book that I was seeking, a sacred book written in the language of earth, ocean, sky and love.
I knew that there was a wing hidden in the heart of things.
-Guy Lavaud
I miniaturized that book into a ring, its cover a multi-windowed entryway, an invitation to cross the threshold to an inner horizon of magical journeys, memories, spirit animals and dreams. Mapped in the ancient time-telling way of following sun shadows, I offer this souvenir locket, fully furnished from the borderlands, the realm of the mind's eye, the third eye and the curious and wondering visionary healing terrain of the inner child.
LOUISE O'NEILL
Stepping Stones
Ring. 18k yellow and white gold, rectangular diamond.
Size 7
$10,500
Top to Bottom:
1. On the Slant. 18k white gold, blue green bicolor tourmaline,
green and grey diamonds. Size 7. $13,500.
2. On the Slant. 18k white gold, green with pink band
tourmaline, natural sapphire, natural grey diamond. Size 6. $11,250
3. On the Slant. 18k gold, olive to pink bicolored tourmaline,
natural colored sapphires. Size 6. $11,850.
LUCIA MASSEI
Sleeping Beauty
Ring. Yellow gold, Iron, pigments, Australian Imperial Opal.
Size 8.5
$2,200
Sleeping Beauty II
Ring. Yellow gold, iron, pigments, Australian Imperial Opal.
Size 6.5
$2,200
LYNNE SAUSELE
Party Ring
2023
Swarovski crystals, air dry clay, sterling silver.
Cannot get wet.
Size 6.5
$400
Ring
2023
Peridot, lemon quartz, carnelian, 2 large swarovski crystals, air dry clay.
Cannot get wet.
Size 7
$400
NORA ROCHEL
Mental Luxury
Ring. Blackened sterling silver, vintage glass, rock crystal, synthetic spinel, opal, marcasite, turquoise, anhydrite, hemimorphite, chrysoprase, moonstone.
Size 7.5
$2,500
Ring
Whitened fair trade sterling silver.
size 7
$700
MAKIKO ODA
My Little Garden (Circle)
2023
Ring. Wood (ebony, rosewood, taiwankus ), Silver925. 24k gold leaf. Size 8.
$750
My Little Garden (Square)
2023
Ring. Wood (ebony, rosewood, taiwankus), silver 925, 24k gold leaf, 18k.
Size 9
$750
MARIKO SUMIOKA
Frame #1
2023
Ring. Oxidized silver.
2.1" x 2.6" x 1.9"
Size 8
$600
Frame #2
2023
Ring. Oxidized silver.
1.7" x 1.7" x 1.7"
Size 8
$600
Frame #3
2023
Ring. Oxidized silver.
1.3" x 1.5" x 1.3"
Size 6.5
$500
MELINDA RISK
Fish & Bird
2022
Ring. Moonstone, diamonds, tanzanite, 22k and 18k gold, sterling silver.
Size 7.5
$4,200
"The bird and whale are in love but they cannot be together so I have carved a whale tail in the moon and a bird sits on the tide with a tanzanite tear."
Whale Ring
2023
Ring. Rock crystal, diamonds, paint, mother of pearl, 22k and 18k gold.
Size 6.5
$8,000
"I carved and reverse painted the whale into the rock crystal and set it on top of mother of pearl. The bezel is surrounded with tiny waves and pearls. On the underside are enamel waves with three stars. The sailor's rope band is attached with whale rib bones."
Sailor's Ring
2023
Ring. Carved Tagua nut, diamond, 22k gold
Size 6.5
$2,200
MIKI ASAI
Still Life Ring #1
2023
Wood, seashell, mineral pigment, lacquer
Size 8 (two finger ring)
$1,000
Still Life Ring #3
2023
Wood, eggshell, mineral pigment, lacquer
Size 7.5
$1,000
Still Life Ring #2
2023
Wood, eggshell, mineral pigment, lacquer
Size 7.5
$1,000
MINERI MATSUURA
Metamorphosis Ring I
2023
Ring. Silver, stainless steel, paint
2.2" x 1.5" x .78"
Size 7
$800
Metamorphosis Ring II
2023
Silver, stainless steel, paint
1.4" x 1.2" x .9"
Size 7
$700
Mineri Matsuura is inspired by Japanese architecture, nature, art, and the influence of zen buddhism. Her flat cut pieces are transformed into three dimensional forms, “similar to the metamorphis of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. I am always amazed to view the various new forms that are created. A zen like feeling of reawakening, new three dimensional forms developing from such a simple process”.
Metamorphosis Ring III
2023
Silver, stainless steel, paint
1.2" x 1.2" x 1.3"
Size 7
$600
MOMOKO KUMAI
Twisted Ring
2023
Sterling silver
.9" x .9" x .6"
$880
Ring II
18k red gold, 18k yellow gold,
14k yellow gold, 9k white gold
$2,980
Ring I
18k red gold, 18k yellow gold,
18k white gold, 14k yellow gold
$2,980
NAHOKO FUJIMOTO
These accessories are made of special paper seen in the “Tanabata Matsuri,” or the Star Festival, which is a Japanese traditional event. They transform themselves from two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensional form. Since I was a little child I have been fascinated that with the form of this paper. The harmony created these delicate pleats evokes the sweet and pleasant memories of my childhood and the days when I played with my little daughters. we can neatly open and close these accessories using magnets.
Tanabata Ring I
2023
Sterling silver, paper, magnet
3.75" x 1.2" x 2"
Size 8
$600
Tanabata Ring II
2023
Sterling silver, paper, magnet
3.35" x 3.35" x 2.5"
Size 6.5
$600
Tanabata Ring III
2023
Sterling silver, paper, magnet
2.5" x 2.5" x 2.75"
Size 7.5
$600
NAMKYUNG LEE
Image Room I
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, photograph printed on acrylic, pearl.
2.36" x 2.25" x 2"
Size 7
$500
Image Room II
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, photograph printed on acrylic, pearl.
2.28" x 2.5" x .7"
Size 7
$500
OLGA VAN DOORN
Berries on Small Branches II
Ring. 18k gold wire, 24 white pearls. 2 finger ring.
1.25" x 3" x 1.5"
$6,800
Berries on Small Branches I
Ring. 18k gold wires, 8 white pearls. 2 finger ring.
.94" x 2.5" x 1.2"
$3,000
Sea Anemone Ring I
Ring. 18k gold wire, 18 white pearls.
1.1" x .98" x 1.45"
$3,000
Sea Anemone Ring II
Oxidized sterling silver wire, 24 white pearls
1" x .78" x 1.2"
$1,850
Berries on Small Branches IIII
Ring. Sterling silver
wire, 20 white pearls.
2 finger ring.
.9" x 2.8" x 1.2"
$1,980
PERNILLE MOURITZEN
Las Vegas Rings
2023
Various stones, sterling silver/oxidized sterling silver.
Size varies.
$270 each.
"I work in a relatively classic manner with body-related stories, and to this end, experiment with methods and techniques that enable this narrative.
Part of the story I work around is adornment. For me there is something archaic in our human urge to adorn ourselves, something primal in jewelry - lust for gold and glitter - which for me is closely coupled to a zest for life.
I often work with a frame story in which my jewellery exists. They are rarely alone… Much of my work therefore assumes the character of a story."
Arabian Gardens Rings
2023
Oxidized silver, various stones
Size varies.
$385 each
PETRA CLASS
Left: Green Cluster Ring. Green tourmalines, 18k and 22k gold. $7,000.
Right: Citrine Ring. Citrine, 18k and 22k gold. $3,780.
Left: Two Stone Ring. Two stones, 18k and 22k gold. $4,800.
Right: Ruby Slice Ring. Hexagonal Ruby slice, 18k and 22k gold. $3,500
Ring for Pills, Potion, and Powder
Sterling silver, 18k gold, garnet, rose-cut black spinel, green Tsavorite garnets.
Size 10.
$4,000
"I've been enamoured with the idea of poison rings for many years, but preferred to elevate the idea to what I called 'Passion Rings', featuring a lockable hinged pod... This ring is as far as I've extended the idea, with its three neutral compartments, which could contain substances for either poison or passion, medication or malfeasance...
I hollow-fabricated the ring from sterling silver chenier tubing, into a square geometric annulus, initially entirely sealed, then divided it diagonally and resealed the two halves with gold bulkheads to yield two compartments, which I then tapped and threaded to house the spatula for powder, and the hinged lockable pod for pills, which also stoppered the compartment for potion.
The spatula in this ring has a garnet bullet finial; the hinged pod is set with a rose-cut black spinel which I faceted; it looks to be gimballed, but that is an illusion... I've shot-set two tiny green Tsavorite garnets into its stirrup."
Amun, Amun-Aten, and Aten
Set of three rings commemorating the discovery of King Tut's Tomb. 2 Black spinel, 2 Topaz, Sterling silver, 18k gold.
Approximately 6-6.5
$6,950 for set
Over the years I've often made something commemorative, and was surprised that nothing seems to have been done to mark the discovery of Tut's tomb in contemporary jewellery. Considering that event's influence on the history of design, and the leadup to Art Deco, I couldn't let the opportunity pass un-noted.
Amun represented the traditional panoply of gods and deities, and Tut's name was eventually restored to Tutankhamun, but was originally Tutankhaten, in accordance with his 'heretic' father's - Akhenaten's - overthrow of the traditional order in favour of the sun god, Ra.
I've symbolised the Amun with the pyramids, and the Aten with the solar disc: in the ring 'Amun', I've cut and set a large black Spinel pyramid, replicating the angle 53 degrees at which the pyramids were built, and set it upon a structure of triangle, circle, and square, referencing the side and the plan of the pyramid (triangle and square), as well as the solar disc (the circle).
In the ring 'Amun-Aten' I've diminished and abraded (that took some iconoclastic courage) the symbol of the pyramid, as the disc of the sun ascends (represented by the Topaz sphere I faceted); and finally, in the ring 'Aten' I've dispensed with the symbol of the pyramid altogether, banished in favour of setting a large orange disc of Topaz only, which I faceted to represent Ra.
Safe Ring
Ring. Sterling silver, various golds, rubies, diorite.
Size 7
$2,500
"Over the years I have garnered a modest collection of strongboxes and small safes from auctions. Their fixtures and fittings have always attracted me: the handles, the strapping, the bosses and rivets and panels; so it led me to play with such motifs depicting miniature lock-ups."
Strong Box
Ring. Sterling silver, various gold, Queensland Agate, diamonds.
Size 6.5
$2,500
Almost Twins
2023
Pair of rings. Sterling silver and murrine glass.
Size 8
$2,000
ROBIN LEVIN
Conjoined Twins
2023
Double sided hollow form ring. Sterling silver, two murrine glass slices.
Size 8
$1,700
RYUNGJAE JUNG
Sound in Motion III
2023
Ring. 3D printed nylon, CZ
1.18" x 1.18" x 2"
Size 6.5
$350
Sound in Motion II
2023
Ring. 3D printed nylon, cz
1.18" x 1.18" x 1.77"
Size 6.5
$300
Sound in Motion I
2023
Ring. 3D Printed nylon, CZ.
1.18" x 1.18" x 1.5"
Size 6.5
$250
Drawing
2023
Ring. Sterling silver.
2.75" x 2.75"x 2.75"
Size 8
$900
SEULGI KWON
Bling Ring
2023
White topaz, glass, silver.
.47" x 1.4" x .86"
Size 6-6.5
$4,500
SUZAN REZAC
Inclusion Ring
2023
Rutilated quartz, silver, 24k gold, 18k gold. Constructed and inlaid.
.6" x 1.25" x .78"
Size 6.5
$5,400
Brick Ring
2023
Rutilated quartz, silver, 22k gold, 18k gold. Constructed.
.6" x 1.6" x .86"
Size 7.5
$4,500
Large Cloud
2023
Ring. Quartz, glass, silver.
.78" x 1.4" x .88"
Size 6
$2,700
Small Cloud
2023
Ring. Quartz, glass, silver.
Constructed.
.78" x 1.5" x 1.25"
Size 6
$2,500
TAKASHI KOJIMA
Point Ring - 4 Build #31
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, rutilated quartz, peridot, amethyst, rhodium coating.
$2,000
"I use stone and metal, always considering new representation. many often, modern social, urban, living things, natural inspired by. The world is composed of various elements that come together everyday to form a balanced world. The brilliance and vulnerability of those elements are factors that we mustn't overlook. I cannot help but to be persuaded every time I see the magnificence of metal and a stone's character, shine, weight, strength, transience and value. However, their beauty and especially scarcity has remained source of jealousy and dispute throughout years. This is also what fascinates me about them."
Point Ring - 4 Build #30
2023
Ring. Sterling silver, cubic zirconia, glass, synthetic pink sapphire, rhodium coating.
$1,600
From a Prothonotary Warbler
2022
Ring. Velcro® Hook-andloop
fastener, Thread.
$700
YONG JOO KIM
From a Pica Serica
2023
Ring. Velcro® Hook-and-loop fastener, Thread.
$720
Comme Koa Ring
2023
Ring. Velcro® Hook-and-loop fastener and thread. Can be worn as a pendant on a chain.
$480
YUKA SAITO
Spiced Flowers - Fresh Breeze
2023
Rong. Polycaprolactone, various spices, malachite, azurite, corn flower
3" x 2 1/2" x 3". Ring Size 7.5.
$1,400
Spiced Flowers - Takibi-t
2023
Ring. Polycaprolactone, various spice, charcoal
2" x 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" . Size 7.5.
$1,100
Spiced Flowers - Takibi-r
2023
Ring. Polycaprolactone, various spice charcoal, sterling silver.
1 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 1 1/2". Size 7.5.
$1,200
YURI TOZUKA
Left to right:
Large Pipe Ring. 2023. Sterling silver, sapphire. Approx. Size 6. $720
Pipe Line Ring. 2023. Sterling silver, Mokumegane (shakudo and Fine silver), 18k gold, black diamond. Approx. Size 6. $840.
Elevated Pipe Ring. 2023. Sterling silver, 18k gold, diamond. Approx. size 6. $1,480.
Tank Pipe Ring. 2023. Sterling silver, 18k gold, sapphire. Approx. size 6. $1,060.
Pipe Band. 2023. Sterling silver, sapphire. Approx. Size 6. $1,120.
Uccello (From 'An Alphabet of Rings')
Ring. 20ct. & 18ct. gold, sulphided silver, carved white opal inlaid with blue opal, diamonds height 31.5mm. width 30mm. depth
31.5mm. Size 6. (stand)
Signed by Artist.
Price on request.
KEVIN COATESDEACCESSIONED FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
U “Uccello Horse”
There has probably never been a breed of horse more forbidding and terrifying of aspect than the monstrous war-stallions used by the condottiere of the Renaissance, when horse and rider really did become a creature greater and more deadly than the Centaurian sum of its parts. These fierce steeds were depicted in stone, bronze, and paint, by many of Italy’s great artists, but there is something about Uccello’s profoundly involved, and at the same time intellectually distanced, vision of warfare (at least as shared with us through the three stunning panels of ‘The Battle of San Romano’) which gives the animals something of the discreet, almost hygienic, formality of heraldic beasts, without sound or smell – for there is no dust in these perfectly designed arenas, seeming to respond more to the fatal rules of perspective than to those of conflict.
My “Uccello horse” is not mounted by his owner, but is, himself, borne instead. The strong Roman features, which may lack the neurotic concavities of Arab equine beauty, do, however, bear exotic trappings well. These I have been able to bestow happily, and they include a large white triangular diamond, and a small round diamond with hues of pink. Thus, the fiercest of martial creatures is persuaded by man to wear jewellery and ornament – what Peter Schaffer, in his play ‘Equus’, so memorably called “chinkle chankle”.
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Copyright and Design Mobilia Gallery, 2023
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