Lot 68
  • 68

RING, MOSHEH OVED, 1940S

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

Designed as a standing stag, unsigned, size L1/2. Mosheh Oved, 1885-1958, was a dealer in cameos and antique jewellery, and the founder of Cameo Corner in Museum Street. A immigrant watchmaker from Russian Poland, whose real name was Edward Good, Oved came to England when he was about 17, where he became involved in the jewellery trade at which time he adopted the name Mosheh Oved. He was a well-known figure in London's Jewish community and a founder member of the Ben Uri Jewish Art Society. He was a nervous man who had many phobias. To steady his hands his partner suggested that he work with modelling wax. The result was a series of zoomorphic rings.  The most iconic examples included a new-born lamb or a kid, their unsteady legs forming the shank. He was also interested in sculpture, and was a friend of Jacob Epstein, whose work he collected. His wife, Sah Oved, was a distinguished jewellery designer of the interwar and early post-war years. For his animal rings, see: Peter Hinks, Twentieth-Century British Jewellery 1900-1980, London and Boston 1983, p. 96; Elsa Zorn Karlin, Jewelry and Metalwork in the Arts and Crafts Tradition, Atglen, Pennsylvania 1993, p. 86.  

Condition

Diffuse light tarnish and some areas of discolouration to metal surface, one indentation to side of stag's body, likely as a result of the casting process. Light scratches to surfaces consistent with wear. Overall in good condition, weight approximately 20.4 grams. For further information please contact the department on +44 (0)207 293 6409. Please note Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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