Gerda Flockinger (Austrian-British 1927-2023) Hand-crafted modernist ring with dangling wrapped

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Circa 1970s Silver, wire, pearls Unmarked Ring approx 5cm high, box: 7 x 7 x 5cm Notes: The first jeweller to be given a solo exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1971) Appointed CBE in 1991 for her services to the craft Gerda Flockinger is one of the pre-eminent artists in the alternative jewellery scene in London. Born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1927, she emigrated to Britain in 1938. She studied fine art at St Martin's School of Art, and jewellery and enamels at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. On leaving in 1956, she took the then highly unusual decision to work as an independent designer and maker. In 1962 she established a pioneering course in experimental jewellery at Hornsey School of Art. Many of the next generation of British artist-jewellers were taught there. Victoria & Albert Museum, London

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