'Us at Work' - A Jewellery Showcase

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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