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ROY KING 1970s textured 9ct gold hoop link necklace, length 41cm and matching bracelet, length 19cm, hallmarks for 9ct, London, combined weight approx. 124.6g
Roy King was a leading British watch designer and jeweller, with customers ranging from Saudi princes to The Beatles and Tom Jones.
King began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice goldsmith and diamond mounter in Hatton Garden. By 21 he was foreman of a workshop, creating one-off pieces which readily found buyers (including members of the Royal Family) through Bond Street jewellers. After the war King began to design jewellery and watches under his own name.
In 1961, the Roy King workshop swept the board at the British Modern Jewellery Exhibition, winning two first prizes, as well as one second and one third prize. The winning pieces are now in the permanent collection of Goldsmiths` Hall.
During the 1960s, the workshop produced many designs using a variety of unconventional methods. Molten gold would be poured through tea strainers before being stretched into shapes to satisfy the most avant garde tastes. King`s ""bark finish"" design for bracelets sparked a craze: when George Harrison married Patti Boyd in 1966, she wore one of King`s bark finish wedding bands.
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ROY KING 1970s textured 9ct gold hoop link necklace, length 41cm and matching bracelet, length 19cm, hallmarks for 9ct, London, combined weight approx. 124.6g
Roy King was a leading British watch designer and jeweller, with customers ranging from Saudi princes to The Beatles and Tom Jones.
King began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice goldsmith and diamond mounter in Hatton Garden. By 21 he was foreman of a workshop, creating one-off pieces which readily found buyers (including members of the Royal Family) through Bond Street jewellers. After the war King began to design jewellery and watches under his own name.
In 1961, the Roy King workshop swept the board at the British Modern Jewellery Exhibition, winning two first prizes, as well as one second and one third prize. The winning pieces are now in the permanent collection of Goldsmiths` Hall.
During the 1960s, the workshop produced many designs using a variety of unconventional methods. Molten gold would be poured through tea strainers before being stretched into shapes to satisfy the most avant garde tastes. King`s ""bark finish"" design for bracelets sparked a craze: when George Harrison married Patti Boyd in 1966, she wore one of King`s bark finish wedding bands.
Für Auction Zero Versandinformtation bitte wählen Sie +44 (0)20 7993 8368 / +44 (0)20 7993 6347.