Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A cultured pearl bracelet, purchased from John Donald in 1974, the bracelet of hollow cylindrical baton links with cultured pearls between, to ring bolt clasp, stamped ‘9c’, unsigned, in a case signed ‘John Donald, designer + goldsmith, Richmond, Surrey’ and accompanied by a receipt from John Donald Designs Ltd., dated 9th November 1974, bracelet length 19cm. £120-£180

Part of a select group that revolutionised jewellery design in the 1960s and ‘70s, John Donald went on to establish an international reputation. His designs attracted the patronage of HRH The late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and his work can be seen in the collections of the V&A Museum, the Schmuckmuseum in Pforzheim, The Royal Museum in Edinburgh and The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
John Donald opened a shop in Richmond in 1973.