Ring
1964
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The designer of this ring, George Weil, was born in Vienna in 1938, part of a Jewish family who left Antwerp in 1939 on the last possible plane. He trained as a jeweller and spent some time at St Martins' School of Art, London. He also made sculpture, including portrait busts of Winston Churchill, David Ben Gurion and the singer Sammy Davis Junior. His artistic training can be seen in this gold and diamond ring, which shows strong sculptural influences, reminiscent of the work of his contemporary Andrew Grima. The textured gold and asymmetric character of the hoop and bezel are very characteristic of goldsmiths' work of the 1960s.
George Weil closed his jewellery studio in 1979 and ten years later emigrated to Israel where he continued to work as an artist.
George Weil closed his jewellery studio in 1979 and ten years later emigrated to Israel where he continued to work as an artist.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold set with diamonds in platinum |
| Brief description | Gold and platinum ring set with diamonds, manufactured by George Weil. England, about 1964. |
| Physical description | Gold ring, the bezel consisting of textured gold rods stacked in an open crucifom lattice scattered with nine diamonds set in platinum. The hoop is of textured gold. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped 18 CT and PLAT (18 carat gold and platinum. No maker's mark. ) |
| Credit line | Given by Robert Johnson in memory of Janet Eileen Johnson. |
| Object history | Purchased from Reid and Sons, 23 Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5BE by the donor Robert Johnson in 1964. Two rings by Weil were sold at auction in 2019 (Antiques Trade Gazette, 27 April 2019). |
| Summary | The designer of this ring, George Weil, was born in Vienna in 1938, part of a Jewish family who left Antwerp in 1939 on the last possible plane. He trained as a jeweller and spent some time at St Martins' School of Art, London. He also made sculpture, including portrait busts of Winston Churchill, David Ben Gurion and the singer Sammy Davis Junior. His artistic training can be seen in this gold and diamond ring, which shows strong sculptural influences, reminiscent of the work of his contemporary Andrew Grima. The textured gold and asymmetric character of the hoop and bezel are very characteristic of goldsmiths' work of the 1960s. George Weil closed his jewellery studio in 1979 and ten years later emigrated to Israel where he continued to work as an artist. |
| Bibliographic reference | "Encountering Georges Weil ", Carl Hoffman, Jerusalem Post, February 19, 2010 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.2-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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