Noonans Mayfair
Lot 104
An architectural ring by Vicki Ambery-Smith, 1989, the three-dimensional design inspired by Tuscan architecture, incorporating towers, arched bridge and steps, to a broad shank, gold and silver mounted, ring size approximately L½. £200-£300 --- For an identical example of this ring, see page 17 in Vicki Ambery-Smith’s recent publication referenced below. Vicki Ambery-Smith is known for her finely detailed architectural interpretations of buildings, created in miniature and modelled in gold and silver, both as jewellery and as exquisite Objects of Vertu. Described by Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner, her work “distils the wide-ranging meanings of architecture into a remarkably small compass”. Vicki exhibits her work internationally, including at the annual Goldsmiths’ Fair. Her work can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Scotland Museum, the East Midlands Arts school and Houston University, Texas. Literature Vicki Ambery-Smith: Jewellery & Silverware Inspired by Architecture, pub. Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022. Foreward by Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner, Senior Curator of Designs at the V & A, Lead Curator for the V & A and RIBA Architectural Partnership Condition Report The ring is in good condition, slight tarnish and surface wear only. Weight 16.3gm.
