Jewellery by Michael King

                                          West Woodside, Wigton, Cumbria, UK

 

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This is a small selection of recent pieces by Michael King. Many more pieces can be seen at the Jewellery Workshop. Michael King also makes jewellery to commissioned designs.

 

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18ct yellow gold brooch set with diamonds. 
The inspiration for this design is Etruscan, where jewellery of exceptional quality was produced 
in the 7th century BC. Hundreds of tiny grains 
of metal decorate the textured surface, a 
technique known as granulation.

Inspired by the pattern of sand reflected in water, 
this ring texture suits a bold stone.		                
Agates are fascinating stones with colour and 
pattern running through like a painting. This 
stone inspired gthe abstract pendant design. It 
is set with diamonds.		       
Silver brooch -- an example of Michael King's special 'coral' texture, contrasted with a plate of polished silver.      
Topaz -- a modern, briolette-cut gemstone, 
treated to gain the electric blue colour. The 
stones are topped by granulated caps in these ear-rings.		            
Fuschia drop ear-rings in three colours of 9ct gold -- yellow, white and red.        
Gold and diamond brooch.      
Wire and ball deswign gold brooch set with 
blue topaz
This spectacular blue topaz inspired the design 
of a wrap-around ring set with diamonds.		        
The theme of Celtic design was the inspiration for 
this bar brooch, set with a diamond.
Celtic design drop ear-rings in gold.

                                                                  

Necklace with blue topaz in gold setting.             
Gold ring designed with fine wires and tiny balls round a bright-coloured gemstone. A stock-in-trade of Michael King's jewellery.            
Waves of gold are interspersed with five blue diamonds in this ring.       
Gold dragonfly brooch -- one of the most frequently-requested pieces at Michael King's Jewellery Workshop. This example is set with 
a diamond.		         
Granulated gold ear-rings with a pair of beautiful opals.         
Brooch with Michael King's special silver 'coral' contrasted with polished silver plate.        
Celtic-inspired drop ear-rings set with blue sapphires.          
Fondly called 'rams horns', this granulated pair of gold ear-rings was inspired by crustacheans.       
People are either excited by or afraid of opals. This oval shape is mounted with a gold granulated saddle.              
A granulation-inspired signet-style gold ring set 
with a Chinese fresh-water pearl.		           
Gold necklace set with blue topaz             
Gold and diamond necklace           
Surface texture makes gold exciting. This hinged 
gold bracelet was inspired by tree-bark.
This bold ring in gold has a deeply-textured surface.      
A simple bracelet in 9ct white gold set with cabochon amethyst and aquamarines.

These granulated ear-rings were inspired by the sea. They are      

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