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'In the Gardens of Arqua Petrarca' series Bangle
'In the Gardens of Arqua Petrarca' series Bangle
'In the Gardens of Arqua Petrarca' series Bangle

'In the Gardens of Arqua Petrarca' series Bangle

Maker (Wolverhampton, England, born 1940)
Date2003
Object NameBangle
Mediumstainless steel
ClassificationsJewellery
Dimensions18 x 22 x 14.5cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2005 with assistance from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland and the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© David Watkins
LocationOn Display - Gallery 04
Object numberABDAG011215
About MeWatkins was the Head Professor of the Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery Department at the Royal College of Art, London from 1984- 2006.
He has combined a successful teaching career with extensive studio practice as a designer, jeweller and sculptor. Today he is regarded as one of Britain's leading influential jewellers.

In this stainless steel bangle Watkins has retained his loyalty to the geometric shape of a circle, but has extended beyond the confines of the diameter with open wire leaves and protruding rectangular forms. The corners are cut (rather than assembled) with an incredible precision and sharpness of line.
More About Me
Watkins, university teacher, studio jeweller and occasional sculptor likes "to explore technologies - to discover what they can do for me"
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