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TWO FIGURAL RINGS, BY MOSHEH OVED
One modelled as a camel, the other a lamb, both circa 1940, the first with later hallmark (2)
One modelled as a camel, the other a lamb, both circa 1940, the first with later hallmark (2)
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Further details
The two rings were previously exhibited at Spink, cf. Antique and Twentieth Century jewellery, Spink & Son Ltd. London 1992.
Cf. lot 407, Christie's London, 2 October 1991, for a similar lamb ring
Moseh Oved originally intended to become a rabbi but eventually trained as a watch maker.
Initially based in Fetter Lane, Holborn, he moved to 1, New Oxford Street and in 1938 opened 'Cameo Corner' at 26, Museum Street, Bloomsbury. The shop was patronised by royalty, including Queen Mary, connoisseurs, collectors and dealers.
Moseh Oved created a series of rings in the form of the various animals, the first was a lamb which he made from his own cufflinks after being informed of the death of a client's son who had been killed in action.
Cf. lot 407, Christie's London, 2 October 1991, for a similar lamb ring
Moseh Oved originally intended to become a rabbi but eventually trained as a watch maker.
Initially based in Fetter Lane, Holborn, he moved to 1, New Oxford Street and in 1938 opened 'Cameo Corner' at 26, Museum Street, Bloomsbury. The shop was patronised by royalty, including Queen Mary, connoisseurs, collectors and dealers.
Moseh Oved created a series of rings in the form of the various animals, the first was a lamb which he made from his own cufflinks after being informed of the death of a client's son who had been killed in action.