MICHAEL GOSSCHALK: PINK SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH, CIRCA 1959The wirework petals with ropetwist detail, set with a central cluster of cushion-shaped and single-cut diamonds, accented by oval-cut and cushion-shaped pink sapphires, mounted in 18 carat yellow gold, diamonds approximately 3.50 carats total, maker's mark MG, French marks, London import mark, length 6.6cmFootnotesAccompanied by a report from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory stating that two of the pink sapphires weighing 1.17 carats and 0.54 carat were tested and found to be natural, of Burmese origin, with no indications of heat treatment. Report number 17346, dated 10th June 2019. 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 glamourous 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.
MICHAEL GOSSCHALK: PINK SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH, CIRCA 1959The wirework petals with ropetwist detail, set with a central cluster of cushion-shaped and single-cut diamonds, accented by oval-cut and cushion-shaped pink sapphires, mounted in 18 carat yellow gold, diamonds approximately 3.50 carats total, maker's mark MG, French marks, London import mark, length 6.6cmFootnotesAccompanied by a report from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory stating that two of the pink sapphires weighing 1.17 carats and 0.54 carat were tested and found to be natural, of Burmese origin, with no indications of heat treatment. Report number 17346, dated 10th June 2019. 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 glamourous 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.
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