15 November - 31 January 2024
‘Us at Work’ A Jewellery Showcase
Romilly Saumarez Smith with Anna Wales Carola Solcia Laura Ngyou Lucie Gledhill Rachel Jones
For nearly 14 years, jeweller Romilly Saumarez Smith has worked, at different times, with fellow jewellers Lucie Gledhill, Anna Wales, Rachel Jones, Carola Solcia and Laura Ngyou to make or “translate” her work - referring to the practice as ‘Us at Work’. This significant showcase of over 90 pieces presents Romilly’s work alongside the independent practices of her translators. The result is a display of the dazzling variety of their individual approaches.
For nearly 14 years, jeweller Romilly Saumarez Smith has worked, at different Romilly began working in this way in 2010, after she could no longer create with times, with fellow jewellers Lucie Gledhill, Anna Wales, Rachel Jones, Carola her own hands due to a rare form of MS. Beginning tentatively and gradually Solcia and Laura Ngyou to make or “translate” her work - referring to the expanding their team, they found a way of working that enabled the other practice as ‘Us at Work’. This significant showcase of over 90 pieces presents jewellers to become Romilly’s hands and create the designs that she was still Romilly’s work alongside the independent practices of her translators. The result inspired to make. They continue to work in Romilly’s studio at home, which is is a display of the dazzling variety of their individual approaches. important to her as her house ‘holds a strong presence of my self.’ Romilly speaks of the jewellers she collaborates with: Each one is amazing – they have become my hands and I don’t doubt that the work is mine, made by me. In the mornings, I download ideas from my head and we discuss how they might be made. They draw in a sketchbook so that we know we are talking about the same thing. I think, through my original training, I know the steps that need to be taken when making something but they have enabled me to go far beyond my meagre techniques. Each of them has a strong individual voice, totally different to mine but at the same time we have all worked together, at different times and perhaps it has allowed us all to grow in our practice. Cover: Rings by Romilly Saumarez Smith – RS6, RS10, RS9 (left to right) Left: Necklace by Romilly Saumarez Smith – RS11 (detail)
Cover: Rings by Romilly Saumarez Smith,
Laura Ngyou
Anna Wales
Romilly Saumarez Smith A Selection
Clockwise from left: RS2, RS12, RS5
Clockwise from top left: RS11, RS4, RS9
Both: RS13
Clockwise from left: RS4, RS10, RS6
Clockwise from left: RS19, RS16, RS15. Next Page: RS17
Romilly Saumarez Smith Complete List of Pieces UAW| RS1
Thimbellumare II
Lacewood; bronze; silver; 18ct gold; coral; seed pearls; diamond beads; rubies; copper
£4,000
UAW| RS2
3 Torpedo Earrings
Silver; seed pearls; 18ct white gold; 24ct gold foil (Keum Boo); 9ct yellow gold; diamonds
£1,600
UAW| RS3
Santa Lucia Earrings (Medium)
Silver; 18ct gold; diamond beads; shells
£1,300
UAW| RS4
Jurassic Earrings (Large)
Heat oxidised silver; fossilised shells
£860
UAW| RS5
Jumbled Earrings
silver, 18ct gold, 24ct gold leaf, pearls, diamond beads
£1,400
UAW| RS6
Diamond Pavement Ring
18ct yellow gold; 9ct white gold; diamond slices; 24ct gold leaf
£2,100
UAW| RS7
Offcentre Diamond Ring
18ct yellow gold; diamonds; pearls
£1,500
UAW| RS8
Oval Pearly Ring
18ct gold; diamond beads; silver; pearls
£1,400
UAW| RS9
Carnival Ring
18ct gold; diamond beads; pearls; sea urchin spine end.
£1,250
UAW| RS10
Crooked Baguette Diamond Ring
18ct white gold; diamonds; pearls; 9ct white gold
£3,210
UAW| RS11
A Winter’s Edge
18ct White Gold, seed pearls
£1,750
UAW| RS12
Leaves and Seed Necklace
19ct gold; silver; 18ct gold chain
£1,250
UAW| RS13
Large Barnacled Pendant
18ct gold; diamonds; silver; approximately 8 cm long with long handmade chain
£8,250
UAW| RS14
Ruby Pendant
18ct gold, ruby
£950
UAW| RS15
Seafan Treehandle I
Antique agate cutlery handle (early C19th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,500
UAW| RS16
Seafan Treehandle VIII
Antique mother of pearl and silver cutlery handle (C19th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,200
UAW| RS17
Seafan Treehandle IX
Antique ceramic cutlery handle from Germany (C19th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,200
UAW| RS18
Seafan Treehandle V
Antique wooden cutlery handle from US (C19th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,200
UAW| RS19
Seafan Treehandle VI
Antique bone cutlery handle (C19th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,000
UAW| RS20
Seafan Treehandle X
Antique casein plastic handle (C20th); seafan; oxidised silver chain
£1,000
Anna Wales A Selection
Clockwise from top left: AW15, AW15, AW9. Next Page: AW16
Clockwise from left: AW3 (detail), AW3, AW4. Next Page: AW11
Both: AW17
Anna Wales
Complete List of Pieces UAW| AW1
Chevron Half Necklace
18ct Yellow Gold, 9ct Yellow Gold, 9ct White gold
£185
UAW| AW2
Golden palm pendant
Gold
£1,145
UAW| AW3
Catkin Drop Earrings.
9ct White gold, 9ct Yellow gold, 18ct Yellow gold, Grey Diamond bead, 9ct hooks
£1,820
UAW| AW4
Catkin Hoops.
Oxidised Silver, 18ct gold, Black Diamond bead on 9ct hoop
£515
UAW| AW5
Stacking Waterlilly Studs
9ct White, 9ct Yellow, 18ct Yellow Gold
£1,400
UAW| AW6
Two together Ring.
9ct White and 9ct Rose gold
£465
UAW| AW7
Laurel Ring,
18ct Gold, Champagne Diamond
£1,030
UAW| AW8
Nestling Pendant
9ct Rose gold, Grey Diamond beads
£1,020
UAW| AW9
Beaded wing studs
9ct Rose gold, Grey Diamond beads
£700
UAW| AW10
Seed Necklace
9ct gold chain, 18ct hoops, Silver seeds
£780
UAW| AW11
Seed Earrings
18ct gold loops, Silver seeds
£285
UAW| AW13
Seed Drop Pendant
Silver
£140
UAW| AW14
Seed Mix bracelet
Silver with 18ct and 9ct dots
£465
UAW| AW15
Sun Ra Stacking Ring
18ct Yellow Gold, Black Rose cut Diamond
£1,560
UAW| AW16
Buttercup Pendant
18ct Yellow gold with Green Sapphire
£1,030
UAW| AW17
Buttercup Studs
18ct Yellow gold with Green Sapphires
£1,030
Carola Solcia A Selection
Right Top: CS4. Right Bottom: CS3.
Clockwise from top left: CS1, CS11 (detail), CS11. Previous Page: CS1 (detail). Next Page: CS9.
Carola Solcia
Complete List of Pieces UAW| CS1
Large mother of pearl earrings coral
Mother of Pearl, Argento 925 Silver, Vintage Coral
£465
UAW| CS2
Pearl chain earrings rutilated quartz
Mother of Pearl, Argento, Quarzo rutilato
£570
UAW| CS3
Memory of briolette Amethyst
Amethyst briolette and cabochon, Silver
£420
UAW| CS4
Peacock pearl earrings
Gold plated Silver, Peacock freshwater pearl
£400
UAW| CS5
Open clasp chain
Oxidised silver, Mother of Pearl
£570
UAW| CS6
Multi impression ring
Gold plated Silver
£375
UAW| CS7
Pearl within the chain necklace
Mother of Pearl, Silver
£885
UAW| CS8
Large mother of pearl brooch
Mother of Pearl, Silver, Pearl bead
£300
UAW| CS9
Briolette memories in rutilated quartz,gold
18ct gold, Silver, Rutilated quartz briolette
£1,430
UAW| CS10
Ring rutilated quartz, gold
18ct gold, Rutilated quartz
£1,400
UAW| CS11
Briolette memory - cornelian
Gold plated Silver, Cornelian briolette
£245
Laura Ngyou A Selection
Clockwise from left: LN3, LN5, LN15
Clockwise from top left: LN6, LN6 (detail), LN15
This Page: LN4. Next Page, from left: LN7, LN1
Clockwise from top left: LN8 (detail), LN8, LN11
Both: LN12
Clockwise from left: LN14, LN9 (detail), LN9
Laura Ngyou
Complete List of Pieces UAW| LN1
Amulet Ring
18ct Gold, Grandiderite, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Spinel, Diamond
£4,420
UAW| LN2
Mila Spinel ring
Silver, 18ct gold, Spinel, Diamond
£1,195
UAW| LN3
Molten peach sapphire ring
9ct Gold, Sapphire
£600
UAW| LN4
Wunderkammer ring
Silver, 24ct Gold, 28ct Gold and Sapphire
£780
UAW| LN5
Sapphire and diamond Comet ring
9ct Gold, Bicolour Sapphire and Diamond
£880
UAW| LN6
Hyphae diamond slice earrings
Silver, 18ct Gold and Diamond slices
£500
UAW| LN7
Sapphire Hyphae pendant
Silver, 18ct Gold, Bicolour Sapphire
£335
UAW| LN8
Emerald Storm necklace
Silver, 18ct Gold, 9ct Gold, Emerald
£780
UAW| LN9
Porphyra Earrings
9ct Gold
£540
UAW| LN10
Imperial topaz Molten ring with diamonds
Silver, 22ct Gold, Imperial Topaz and Diamonds
£745
UAW| LN11
Emerald Speleo earrings
Silver, 18ct Gold and emerald
£465
UAW| LN12
Florilegia Imperial topaz explosion ring
Silver, 18ct Gold, Imperial Topaz
£1,950
UAW| LN13
Porphyra opal necklace
9ct Gold and Opal
£650
UAW| LN14
Porphyra diamond ring
9ct Gold and Diamond
£1,400
UAW| LN15
Moth tourmaline ring
9ct Gold, Tourmaline
£910
Lucie Gledhill A Selection
Clockwise from left: LG19, LG19 (detail), LG31
Previous Page: LG10. Clockwise from top left: LG24, LG21, LG21 (detail)
This Page: LG22. Next Page, from left: LG18, LG27.
Lucie Gledhill
Complete List of Pieces UAW| LG1
Small chain ring
18ct Yellow Gold
£1,560
UAW| LG2
Small chain ring
18ct White Gold
£1,690
UAW| LG3
Small chain ring
Platinum
£1,690
UAW| LG4
Small chain ring
18ct Yellow Gold, Platinum
£1,690
UAW| LG5
Large chain ring
18ct Yellow Gold
£2,080
UAW| LG6
Double chain ring
18ct Yellow Gold, Platinum
£3,120
UAW| LG7
Graduated curb bracelet
18ct Yellow Gold
£4,680
UAW| LG8
Graduated curb bracelet
Platinum
£4,800
UAW| LG9
Graduated curb bracelet
18ct Yellow Gold, Platinum
£4,940
UAW| LG10
Crumpled hoops size 2
18ct Yellow Gold
£1,450
UAW| LG11
Crimped hoops size 1
18ct Yellow Gold
£935
UAW| LG12
Crumpled hoops size 1
Silver
£200
UAW| LG13
Crumpled hoops size 2
Silver
£260
UAW| LG14
Crumpled hoops size 3
Silver
£285
UAW| LG15
Square crumpled hoops size 1
Silver
£350
UAW| LG16
Crimped hoops size 3
Silver
£300
UAW| LG17
Crumpled hoops wide
Silver
£300
UAW| LG18
Crumpled hoops wide
Silver
£300
UAW| LG19
Pop-on Pop-off chain
Silver
£4,160
UAW| LG20
Hammered hearts chain
Silver
£4,160
Rachel Jones A Selection
This Page: RJ2. Next Page: RJ3.
Clockwise from top left: RJ3, RJ4, RJ4 (detail). Next Page: RJ8, RJ9.
From Left: RJ11, RJ12.
Rachel Jones
Complete List of Pieces UAW| RJ1
Stripy Gold Earrings
9Y, 14Y, 18Y, 22Y
£335
UAW| RJ2
Paperclip Necklace No.2
9, 14, 18, R, Y, W gold
£2,600
UAW| RJ3
Sunshine Earrings - Rose Cut Yellow Diamond Drops
Rose Cut Yellow Dia, Brilliant Cut Dia, 18Y
£2,400
UAW| RJ4
Sunshine Studs - Rose Cut Yellow Diamond Studs
Rose Cut Yellow Diamonds, 18Y
£1,550
UAW| RJ5
Opal & Diamond Spectrum Drop Earrings
Opal & Diamond
£2,590
UAW| RJ6
Slim Yellow Diamond Ring
Yellow Dia, 18Y
£720
UAW| RJ7
Mini Opal & Diamond Stud Earrings
18Y, Opal, Dia Orange, Blue
£945
UAW| RJ8
Gold and silver round bangle
Gold and silver
£720
UAW| RJ9
Round Bangle
Silver, 3mm Round Wire
£335
UAW| RJ10
Split North-West Signet Ring
9Y & Silver No.2 silver, 9Y
£915
UAW| RJ11
Silver and 18y gold tapered tube drop earrings
Silver and 18y gold
£400
UAW| RJ12
Matte Opal & 18ct Yellow Gold Ring
Australian Opal, 18ct Yellow Gold
£1,295
UAW| RJ13
Tiny Opal & 18ct Yellow Gold Ring
Opal, 18ct Yellow Gold
£1,030
‘Us at Work’
15 November - 31 January 2024 All pictured pieces are now available for online purchase Please visit us in the gallery or enquire for the full collection
Photography by Isobel Napier Catalogue & Text by Alina Young
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