Jewellery and Watches

A pair of 18ct gold hoop earrings by Stephen Webster, the hoops formed as a series of interlocking scrolls leading to an openwork heart, maker’s mark, London hallmark, numbered ‘24175’, length 5.5cm. £500-£700

Stephen Webster MBE is a British jewellery designer, best known for his renowned jewellery brand. Born in Gravesend, Kent in 1959, he trained at the Medway Colllege of Design, and after completing his training under Tony Shepherd (a former Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths), Webster worked as a jewellery craftsman with several London design houses in Hatton Garden. His career attained recognition when he received the De Beers honour in 1982 and Webster relocated to Canada to design for an independent jeweller, later moving to California where he identified a potential market for his highly creative and distinctive designs. Returning to London in 1989, he established his company Stephen Webster Ltd, currently with over 200 retail outlets worldwide with flagship stores in London, Beverly Hill, Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev. In 2013, Webster was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to training and skills in the British jewellery industry.

Described in the Evening Standard (Kathryn Israel, November 2018) as the ‘outlaw rock star of Britain’s fine jewellery industry’, Webster has designed for celebrity clients, a list that includes Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne and Sir Elton John, his style of design described again by Kathryn Israel: (Evening Standard, November 2018) as ‘a fusion of the baroque, rock ’n’ roll and punk’.