Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

An 18ct gold necklace, by Elizabeth Gage, composed of eight oblong panels with scrolled wire and granulation decoration, with polished hoop links between, hallmarked, bearing maker’s mark ‘EG’ in shield-shaped punch, and stamped ‘GAGE’, necklace length 38cm. £2500-3000

Elizabeth Gage studied for a time on the island of Crete where she learned the ancient jewellers’ technique of granulation. The free flowing designs in granulation and wire have become a signature of her work.