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“THE ROBBER” Silver Sculpture
“The Robber” was designed and hand crafted by multi award-winning jeweller Paul Amey in Australia. Paul’s first ever sculpture is stamped with his registered makers mark and precious metal marks and was completed in April 2020 with over 160 hours of labour. All components were masterfully handcrafted by Paul Amey with no casting or 3D imaging used. Diamond and stone settings were all carried out by Paul Amey.
The objet d'art consists of a mother of pearl moon setting at dawn through wispy clouds. The albatross is embarking for a days fishing while the surfboard has been stashed overnight ready for its owner to catch an early morning wave before the rigours of the day. A light breeze wafts around the driftwood structure, concealing the early morning "Robbers" making their presence known. The lizard looking for breakfast, the seagull spying, the octopus creeping over the rocky outcrop to investigate the thong left by the surfer, molluscs and crabs enjoying the morning tide with waves gently breaking over the ocean edge and the life preserver lying in wait for the unfortunate soul who ventures too close to the elements.
Tarnish resistant sterling silver, 518.4 grams of silver, has been hand-made into 36 individual pieces to make this sculpture. These pieces are overlaid on driftwood sourced from the salt lakes north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and believed to be many hundreds of years old. Paul chose a jasper and hematite stone from north Western Australia with natural outer edges and a polished top as the base for this sculpture. The mother of pearl "moon" is from a Broome, Western Australia pearl shell and has been specially hand carved by Paul Amey.
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“The Robber” measures 33cmW x 42cmL x 35cmH
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- Stone:Hematite,Jasper
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- Dimensions:Height: 13.78 in (350 mm)Width: 13 in (330 mm)Length: 16.54 in (420 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:2020
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- Seller Location:Tewantin, AU
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Paul Amey Jeweller
PAUL AMEY is an ARTIST, DESIGNER, MASTER GOLDSMITH and a fellow of the Gold & Silversmiths Guild of Australia. Paul Amey was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia with one grandfather a watchmaker, the other a jeweller. Jewellery was obviously in his blood! Paul has been a designer and manufacturing jeweller for over 50 years and is well renowned for his work in creating and producing beautiful high-quality jewellery with a dramatic flair completely by hand. Paul is still passionate about designing and producing special pieces. “I have fun with jewellery and so should customers - I give people choices they don’t get from other jewellers.” Paul has seen a great number of design changes and influences come and go, but he says “the fundamentals have always remained the same skilful design, excellent craftsmanship and an attention to detail.” Like the masters of old, using time-honoured techniques, he is creating modern masterpieces. “Each custom piece is crafted completely by hand, no computers, no mass production. My pieces are absolute original works of art, whether they be made from silver, gold or platinum.” Paul has a strong desire and flair for dramatic pieces, an early example being the making of the perpetual Western Australian Gold Swan Award. Also in recognition of his hand craftsmanship was the acceptance of his work by Sotheby's under its Art Category and recently being the recipient of two Precious Metal Awards. Paul Amey – Master of the Perfect Circle
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