Lot 14 · Fig. 14
Turtle
After a Victorian creature brooch: a puffed turtle, its shell in green cloisonné enamel scutes, garnets set flush for the eyes.
US$6,310Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
A catalogue of 21 lots
Wrenfield
New jewellery after old forms, catalogued like an archive.
Lot 1
Brooch. 18k yellow gold.
After an Art Nouveau brooch.
US$6,708Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
View the lotThe lots
21 in all
- 2ButterflyBrooch. 18k yellow gold.US$8,363Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 3Amethyst and Seed PearlsBrooch. 18k yellow gold.US$7,380Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 4Shell CabochonBrooch. 18k yellow gold.US$6,874Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 5Pierced ShouldersRing. 18k white gold.US$7,258Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 6SerpentRing. 18k yellow gold.US$1,879Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 7Old MineRing. 18k yellow gold.US$16,757Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 8Toi et MoiRing. 18k yellow gold.US$12,760Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 9Jet BroochBrooch. Sterling silver.US$1,258Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 10Mourning RingRing. 18k yellow gold.US$2,261Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 11Deco BraceletBracelet. Platinum.US$20,460Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 12Deco PlaqueBrooch. Platinum.US$5,308Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 13Plaque RingRing. Platinum.US$4,820Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 15Garnet PlatePendant. 18k yellow gold.US$7,377Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 16Scroll LocketPendant. 9k yellow gold.US$2,235Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 17Granulated DiscBrooch. 22k yellow gold.US$7,352Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 18Garnet NavetteBrooch. Sterling silver.US$3,699Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 19Pearl BarBrooch. 9k yellow gold.US$1,379Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 20ArchesRing. Platinum.US$10,030Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
- 21WhiplashPendant. 18k yellow gold.US$2,722Sample price, from an example manufacturer. Not for sale.
Part I · Sentiment and mourning
Part II · Creatures and revivals
Part III · Between the wars
Part IV · Old cuts
Re: From the archive
Wrenfield began as a drawer of photographs: pieces seen at sales, in museum cases and in family boxes, noted down by type, period and construction.
We make new jewellery after those forms. Nothing here is antique, and nothing pretends to be. Each piece is a new casting, made to order, after the way a mourning ring, an Etruscan brooch or a Deco plaque was made.
Every piece is entered as a lot, with a typed note on what it is and what it was after.
Conditions
- 1.
Can a lot be ordered here?
No. Wrenfield is a sample store, made to show an archive-style shop on the Provenance template. The prices are sample prices for each lot in its own metal; nothing here can be ordered.
- 2.
Are these pieces antique?
No. Every lot is a new piece, made to order, after an old form. The note on each one says which.
- 3.
Why a brooch?
Because brooches were how most of the history of jewellery was worn. Pin one on a lapel, a hat or a scarf; several of ours also hang as pendants.
- 4.
Can a lot be made in another metal?
Write to the archive. Some forms belong to one metal; where another will do, we say so.
The archive answers letters within three working days.