A widely respected postwar British-Italian jewelry designer, Andrew Grima is often regarded as the father of modern jewelry. Grima was entirely self-taught and unafraid to take bold risks. His pioneering designs of the 1960s — set with amethysts, emeralds and other vibrantly colored stones — included cocktail rings, pendant necklaces and clip-on earrings in sculptural and eye-catching styles that sharply contrasted with the adornments of the era.
Grima was born in Rome in 1921, but he grew up in London. Though he came from an artistic family, he initially studied mechanical engineering at the University of Nottingham and served in the Royal Engineers during World War II. Upon returning from the war, in 1946, Grima joined his father-in-law's London jewelry business. He started as an accountant but quickly began experimenting with jewelry design.
By the mid-1960s, Grima's innovative techniques and abstract designs had catapulted him to fame, and his creations were in high demand. He opened his own exclusive gallery in London's West End, which featured an opulent spiral staircase. Candy-colored gems had captivated magazine editors and jewelry lovers everywhere, and Grima's prestigious clientele included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, artist Barbara Hepworth and the British Royal family. In the 1970s, Grima also expanded into watchmaking, creating the "About Time" collection for Omega and a line of gold watches for Pulsar.
Grima received numerous awards over his career for his contributions to jewelry design. He was the winner of the De Beers Diamonds International Award a record number of 11 times and he was the only jeweler to win the Duke of Edinburgh Prize for Elegant Design. Today, his high-profile collectors include the likes of Miuccia Prada and Marc Jacobs, and his work is held in the collections of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Grima passed away in 2007, but his wife and his daughter carried on his legacy. Every year, they enlist a team of specially selected goldsmiths to produce a small collection of original jewelry in his unique style.
Today's designers and collectors recognize the importance of Grima's work and its impact on the jewelry industry. In 2018, New York jewelry dealer Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos featured Grima's groundbreaking designs in her "London Originals: The Jeweler’s Art in Radical Times" exhibit.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Andrew Grima rings, brooches and earrings.
Vintage Andrew Grima Diamond and Gold Bombé Ring, 1969
By Andrew Grima
Located in London, GB
A vintage Andrew Grima diamond and gold bombé ring, composed of an openwork dome of hearts, squares, drops, triangles and circles, randomly set with marquise, oval, baguette, pear an...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Collectible 90 Carats Chrysoberyl 18K Gold Ring by Andrew Grima
By Andrew Grima
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic Modernist Ring by Andrew Grima. 90 carats Cushion Cut Chrysoberyl in a 18K Gold textured graphic setting; with diamonds. Signed Grima Andrew Grima (31 May 1921 – 26 December...
Diamond, Chrysoberyl, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
GUBELIN Swiss 18k Yellow Gold & Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl Cocktail Ring 1970s
By Gubelin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gubelin 18k Yellow Gold & Cat's Eye Cocktail Ring 1970s Vintage Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer ring. Product = Gubelin 7.65 CT Chrysob...
Chrysoberyl, Yellow Gold
Circa 1960 Enamel and Diamond Bombé Ring
Located in Wheaton, IL
Cool, fun and funky are the perfect words to describe this Circa 1960 18kt yellow gold, diamond, blue, and green enamel dome-shaped bombe ring. This delightful, colorful ring is set ...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Vintage Diamond Bombe Ring in 18k Yellow and White Gold
Located in London, England
A beautiful vintage diamond bombe ring set in 18k yellow and white gold. This spectacular piece is composed in a bombe design and is completely pave set to the front with round bril...
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
5.90 Carats Natural Tanzanite and Diamond 18k Solid White Gold Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
5.90 Carats Natural Tanzanite and Diamond 18K Solid White Gold Ring Total Natural Oval Cut Tanzanite Weight is: Approx. 5.00 Carats Tanzanite Measures: Approx. 12 x 10mm Natural...
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Onyx Diamond Gold Bombe Cocktail Ring
Located in New York, NY
High style 18kt Yellow Gold Ring with pave set Diamond sides set in Platinum and polished Black Onyx Body. Super sophisticated. Size 6.5
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
7.90 Carats Natural Tanzanite and Diamond 18K Solid White Gold Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
7.90 Carats Natural Tanzanite and Diamond 18K Solid White Gold Ring Total Natural Tanzanite Weight is: Approx. 6.90 Carats Tanzanite Measures: Approx. 13.00 x 9.00mm Natural Roun...
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage Ruby Emerald and Diamond Floral Bombe Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a stunning bombe ring featuring a vibrant array of gemstones. A domed shaped head plays host to clusters of perfectly matched round red rubies and green emeralds, inters...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage Van Cleef & Arpels, 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond Bombé Ring
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Chicago, IL
This classic ring my Van Cleef & Arpels is in a bombé style with pavé set round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 3.25 carats total. Mounted in 18 karat yellow gold and e...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Emerald and Diamond Bombe Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a fabulous emerald and diamond bombe ring crafted at a time when the Art Deco style was at the height of design. An open concave face has been crafted from platinum and ...
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
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David Webb Black Bombe and White Diamond Enamel Platinum Gold Ring
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
The bombe ring features full-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.50 carat, set in platinum, atop an 18k gold ring having black and white enamel accents, marked Webb. Gro...
White Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
9.90 Carats Natural Tanzanite and Diamond 18k Solid White Gold Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
9.90 Carats Natural Very Nice Looking Tanzanite and Diamond 18K Solid White Gold Ring Suggested Replacement Value: Approx. $10,000.00 Total Natural Oval Cut Tanzanite Weight is: A...
Diamond, Tanzanite, White Gold, 18k Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Cabochon Ruby and Diamond Bombe' Band Ring
By Campanelli & Pear
Located in Troy, MI
The timeless Bombe' style of this ring will never go out of style! Comprised of 18 karat yellow gold centered around a gemmy oval cabochon ruby = 5.22 Carat & 64 rbc diamonds pave' s...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Grima Opal and Diamond Ring
By Andrew Grima
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful Oval Opal and Diamond Ring signed Grima, maker's mark AGLtd, UK hallmarks, set in 18k yellow gold. The ring is mentioned in "Grima Retrospective" May 1991 No. 145 in the c...
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
Andrew Grima Modernist Ring
By Andrew Grima
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic Modernist Ring by Andrew Grima. 20 carats Cushion Cut Brown Quartz in a 18K Gold textured graphic setting; Signed Grima Andrew Grima (31 May 1921 – 26 December 2007) was an ...
Diamond, Quartz, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Grima Ring in 18 Karat White Gold With an Opal & Diamonds
By Andrew Grima
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This unique white gold ring was made by the jewellery house 'Grima' and features a sizeable boulder opal set with diamonds on a triangular shank. The grooved tapered shank sweeps up to a point where there is a triangular cabochon 'boulder' opal which is claw set and surrounded by 10 round brilliant cut diamonds. Each of the diamonds in the ring are of I colour and SI clarity and total 0.45 carat and have been accented with a ball and wire feature style setting. Grima is the jewellery house founded by Andrew Grima who notably created jewels for The Queen, Princess Margaret and Princess Anne. Virtually all of Andrew Grima's creations are one of a kind and whilst he has passed away the firm is now run by his youngest daughter Francesca Grima...
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Andrew Grima Rare Hammered Ring in 18Kt Yellow Gold with 1.50 Ctw in VS Diamonds
By Andrew Grima
Located in Miami, FL
Diamonds ring designed by Andrew Grima (1921-2007). A beautiful cross-over piece, crafted in solid 18 karats yellow gold and finished with a delicate battuto hammered pattern. Is pave set with 56 round brilliant cut diamonds, 1.50 carats, E/F color, VS-2 clarity. Have a total weight of 17.5 grams and the actual size is 10, sizable. stamped with the maker's mark logo, the assay hallmarks and signed, "GRIMA .750 D150". Andrew Grima, 31 may 1921-26 December 2007, was an Anglo-Italian designer who became known as the doyen of modern jewelry design in Britain. He became the foremost modern jewelry designer in the west end of London in the 1960s and 1970s, selling designs from his exclusive gallery at 80 Jeremy street in Mayfair featuring the world's first Perspex spiral staircase (1970) built by peter rice and Ove Arup. In 1970 he designed the successful "about time" watch collection for omega and in 1976 a collection of gold digital led watches...
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Grima Ring in 18 Karat White Gold With an Opal & Diamonds
By Andrew Grima
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
This unique white gold ring was made by the jewellery house 'Grima' and features a sizeable boulder opal set with diamonds on a triangular shank. The grooved tapered shank sweeps up to a point where there is a triangular cabochon 'boulder' opal which is claw set and surrounded by 10 round brilliant cut diamonds. Each of the diamonds in the ring are of I colour and SI clarity and total 0.45 carat and have been accented with a ball and wire feature style setting. Grima is the jewellery house founded by Andrew Grima who notably created jewels for The Queen, Princess Margaret and Princess Anne. Virtually all of Andrew Grima's creations are one of a kind and whilst he has passed away the firm is now run by his youngest daughter Francesca Grima...
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Grima Stylish Vintage Amethyst Diamond Gold Ring, 1971
By Andrew Grima
Located in London, GB
A stylish vintage amethyst and diamond ring by Grima 1971, centred with a fantasy cut amethyst of rectangular cushion shape set point to point up the finger and held on either side by a row of three single cut diamonds grain set within a platinum channel to an 18ct yellow gold mount with triangular profile and a heavily textured and patterned finish. This funky and fabulous ring is instantly recognisable as both 1970s and as Andrw Grima. Grima jewellery...
Amethyst, 18k Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Dress Ring by Andrew Grima, 1976
By Andrew Grima
Located in Zurich, CH
18 karat yellow gold diamond dress ring by Andrew Grima, 1976. Of abstract design, the textured wire gold mount embellished with 4 marquise and 4 brilliant-cut diamonds totalling cir...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Andrew Grima Amethyst Diamond Gold Ring 1970s
By Andrew Grima
Located in New York, NY
A vintage, cabochon amethyst, diamond, and textured 18 karat gold wire work ring, by Andrew Grima, c. 1970. This sculptural, oval cabochon amethyst ring is a wonderful example of And...
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1999 Andrew Grima Dendritic Agate, Diamond and Textured Gold Ring
By Andrew Grima
Located in New York, NY
A dendritic agate, diamond and 18 karat textured gold ring, by British modern designer Andrew Grima, 1999. Signed Grima. Stamped with maker's mark, 750...
Agate, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Andrew Grima Big Emerald and Diamond Ring, Vintage 1970 in Aesthetic Design
By Andrew Grima
Located in London, GB
Statement ring in aesthetic design set with big oval cabochon emerald and diamond ring. Centering emerald surrounded by diamonds for a glowing sparkle border with rugged on the edge ...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1970 Andrew Grima Mabe Pearl and Gold Ring
By Andrew Grima
Located in New York, NY
A mabe pearl and 18 karat gold ring, by renowned British jewelry designer Andrew Grima, 1970. The ring measures size 5.75 but fits comfor...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Andrew Grima Abstract Gold Ring
By Andrew Grima
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, 18k, London, by Andrew Grima. From the catwalk at fashion week to an idyllic poolside daze, this ring has it all. Designed by the most important modernist goldsmith of ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold