Michael Gosschalk. An 18ct gold emerald and diamond flower s...

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£1,500 - £2,000

Michael Gosschalk. An 18ct gold emerald and diamond flower spray brooch, a textured flower with stamen, the stamen claw set with a circular-cut emerald and a surround of brilliant-cut diamonds, the stem accented with a claw set foliate carved emerald and terminating with a single-cut diamond, UK hallmark, London, 1960, maker's mark MG, length approx. 7.0cm, 23.7grams. (Note: In 1957, Michael Gosschalk, once a successful stone merchant, established his first jewellery shop at 20 Motcomb Street in London. Princess Margaret became a client and Gosschalk was one of only seven independent jewellers whose designs featured in her collection. Gosschalk's wife, the society milliner, Jenny Fischer, operated a few doors down at 16 Motcomb Street and made a number of hats for some of Princess Margaret's wedding guests in 1960. The Gosschalk family lived above Jenny's shop at number 16. Michael Gosschalk catered to a younger set of clients than their more conservative counterparts who purchased on Bond Street. As Elizabeth Benn noted in a 1961 article for the Daily Telegraph, A Change from Bond Street Glitter, 'Kutchinsky and Michael Gosschalk probably make the nearest thing we have to modern jewellery in this country.' The publicity of Gosschalk's glamorous clientele prompted an armed raid on his shop in Knightsbridge and the Gosschalks relocated to Monaco shortly afterwards, opening a jewellery shop in Monte Carlo in 1965. For further reading see: Wingfield, M.A., 'Modern British Jewellery Designers 1960-1980: A Collector's Guide', ACC Art Books (Woodbridge, 2021), p. 74-75).