Auction Catalogue

11 June 2024

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Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

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№ 107

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11 June 2024

Hammer Price:
£3,200

An 18ct gold bracelet wristwatch and cufflink suite by Alan Martin Gard, 1973, the watch with central square dial, baton hour markers and hands, dial and 21 jewel movement signed ‘Rotary’, to a bracelet strap of foliate rectangular panels, the cufflinks of en suite, with swivel T-bar fittings, both with London hallmark and maker’s marks ‘AMG, bracelet length 16cm, cufflink panels 26 x 21mm. £2,600-£3,000

Alan Martin Gard is a London-based jeweller who formed part of the renaissance of Modern British Jewellery Design that occurred in the second half of the 20th century.
After long apprenticeships at both Combies of Bond Street, and under Andrew Grima, Gard set out on his own in 1966. He has exhibited at both Goldsmiths’ Hall and the London Design Centre and has won various prizes including the De Beers Engagement Ring Design contest. He is still based at St Cross Street in Hatton Garden.



Literature:
Wingfield, Mary Ann,
Modern British Jewellery Designers 1960-1980: A Collector’s Guide, pub. ACC Art Books, 2021.

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Alan Martin Gard is a London-based jeweller who formed part of the renaissance of Modern British Jewellery Design that occurred in the second half of the 20th century.
After long apprenticeships at both Combies of Bond Street, and under Andrew Grima, Gard set out on his own in 1966. He has exhibited at both Goldsmiths Hall and the London Design Centre and has won various prizes including the De Beers Engagement ring design contest. He is still based at St Cross Street in Hatton Garden.

See: www.alangard.com

Literature:
Wingfield, Mary Ann,
Modern British Jewellery Designers 1960-1980: A Collector’s Guide, pub. ACC Art Books, 2021.