Luxure magazine featured Irina Townsend – an interior designer – wearing a selection of my jewellery. Photographed by Jon Cartwright – text by Juliet Pospielovsky. Irena likes to buy at Grays Antiques – and particularly likes Art Deco Jewellery.
Author: Gillian Horsup
JACOB HULL
Jacob Hull was working in Denmark – mainly in the 1970’s – producing silver and silver plated jewellery. It is very distinctive in style – large pieces sometimes with a lump of amethyst or similar, sometimes in a sunburst pattern etc. He made some pieces in silver – these would have been more expensive and I have never had one. Mostly it was in silver plate. His work was marked J. Hull and Denmark. If it was silver it was marked as such. I often see pieces that are silver plate being sold as silver – because they have a mark and look good – so do check. Also some of his pieces are marked B & D. These pieces would have been commissioned by Buch & Deichmann. A good site to look at for his work – and other silversmiths – is scandinaviansilver.co.uk – the pieces have risen in price recently. I do not buy Hull’s jewellery because I find it difficult to sell in my shop – just wrong location! The piece illustrated has the B & D mark too.
VOGUE INDIA MAGAINE – SEPTEMBER 2017 – PRIYANKA CHOPRA
This Vogue UK article featured several pairs of my earrings in a shoot entitled ‘Colour by Numbers’ – photographer Patrick Demarehelier, Stylist Lucinda Chambers and model Lineisy Montero. This pair were on an original card, with a number of other pairs, in different colours. I believe they are from the 1960s. Lineisy Montero is a Dominican model known for her work with Prada. Lucinda Chambers has to be one of my favourite stylists – I have always admired her work.
WEDGWOOD
The firm of Wedgwood have been in existence for 250 years. In 1759 Josiah Wedgwood started his career which led him to be remembered as the ‘Father of English Potters’. The jewellery is made of unglazed vitreous fine stoneware called jasper ware – the blue colour being the most famous. The classical designs were particularly associated with the neoclassical designs of John Flaxman. Most of the Wedgwood I sell is post 1970 and is stamped with a single stamp – Wedgwood Made in England. Previous to that the Wedgwood and the Made in England were separate marks. The jewellery is made in gold, silver and in gold plate and silver plate. Copies are made – so watch out – but usually stamped ‘Wedgewood’ (ie with the extra ‘e’).
HUNGER MAGAZINE-WINTER 2011-CHERYL COLE
The ‘Hunger’ magazine is the photographer Rankin’s new magazine – featuring mostly his own photos/articles. I had a pair of white, French, vintage sunglasses in a shoot with Cheryl Cole – styled by Anna Hughes-Chamberlain. Shot of course by Rankin. This is a very different Cheryl Cole from the ‘girl next door’ look! I think she looks great in these sunglasses!
TATLER MAGAZINE – MARCH 2012 – LEAH WELLER
Good coverage in Tatler – March 2012! I have jewellery in two articles. The picture I like best is in an article entitled ‘This season I will mostly be wearing’ – and Leah Weller (daughter of Paul Weller and Dee C Lee) has chosen Fendi. She is wearing a very large pair of my gilt, clip, earrings and a very large gilt cuff bracelet. She looks stunning! Styling by Anna Bromilow and photographed by Luis Monteiro. The other article is called ‘We can but Dream’ – once again styled by Anna Bromilow but photographed by Kristian Schuller.
MONET
Monet was founded by Michael & Joseph Chernow. The firm was launched in 1937 and evolved out of the brothers Monocraft company -which produced initials which could be bought to personalise bags etc. They also made a range of initialised jewellery items. The company aimed ‘to create our own original designs in the finest quality jewellery science knows how to make’ and at a reasonable cost. It was a family oriented company. The height of the company’s popularity was the 1960-1970’s. Monet used a triple-plating process which extended the life of the pieces. Some pieces were made in silver. The very early pieces were marked ‘Monet Jewelers’ This changed after WW11 and they were marked ‘Monet’. The company was bought by Liz Clairborne in 2000 and continues to this day. All info from the book ‘Monet The Master Jewelers’ by Alice Vega and published by Schiffer. A wonderful book!
MAIL ONLINE & YOU MAGAZINE – MARCH 2018 – MAYA JAMA
Maya Jama was featured in the Daily Mail You Magazine and online on 4th March 2018. Maya Jama is described as an ‘Insta Superstar and DJ and Model – a Primetime Host and Media Star. In this picture she is wearing a pair of my hoop earrings. Photograph by Carla Guler and styled by Hannah Teare.
BOURJOIS/EVENING IN PARIS
Bourjois/Evening in Paris has a fascinating history – documented on the Boujois web site. The company was started in 1863. The company made perfumes, soaps and makeup etc. (Look under “Brand History”.) The company was started in 1863 in Paris – and it had theatrical origins. In 1924 “Mon Parfum ” was created – followed by “Soir de Paris” in 1928. I love the Evening in Paris blue bakelite containers such as the Door, the Owl and the Clock – but they are hard to find complete! Also the beautiful blue glass bottles. The vintage containers are so much more interesting!
i-D MAGAZINE-FALL 2011-AYMELINE VALADE
I made the cover on the fall 2012 edition of i-D magazine (or at least one of the covers – there were 16 different ones). You can’t really see my earrings! This one is of Aymeline Valade – the French model and actress – and was photographed by Emma Summerton and styled by Edward Enningful – who is now at Vogue Magazine.