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Jacqueline Mina

OBE
b.1942

Gold & Platinum Brooch II, Modi Series 2, 2018

textured 18ct gold with platinum wire fusion-inlay
H:7cm W:1.8cm
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Earrings; Aleatoric Series

18ct gold & platinum fusion-inlay
H:2.7cm W:2.4cm
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Earrings with Garnets

18ct gold, distressed platinum fusion inlay, garnets
H:4cm W:2.1cm
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Fusion Inlay Brooch II, 2017

18ct gold and platinum fusion inlay
H:3cm W:5cm
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Bracelet with Goshenite

18ct yellow gold, striptwist bracelet, beaded bezel, goshenite
H:6.5cm W:6cm D:1cm
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Striptwist Neckwire with Removable Pendant, Gold Variations Series, 2022

18ct gold striptwist neckwire (15g) with removable pendant (7g) platinum set diamonds (0.21cts), impressed abstract texture
H:3.2cm W:3cm D:14cm
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Ring with Striptwist

18ct yellow gold, striptwist rectangle, double shank; UK size I1/2
H:2.5cm W:2cm D:2cm
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Lapel Pin I

platinum pin, fine gold dust, brass fixing
H:2cm W:1.8cm D:1cm
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Lapel Pin II

18ct yellow gold, platinum wire fusion rosettes, diamond, brass fixing
H:2.5cm W:1.8cm D:1cm
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Earrings I

platinum earrings, 18ct yellow gold posts
H:1.3cm W:1.2cm D:1cm
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Earrings II

18ct yellow gold, platinum wire fusion rosettes
H:1.1cm W:0.7cm D:1cm
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Earrings III

platinum, fine gold dust
H:1.5cm W:1.4cm D:1cm
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Earrings IV

platinum, fine gold dust
H:1.8cm W:1.9cm D:1cm
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Earrings VI

18ct yellow gold, platinum wire fusion rosettes
H:0.6cm W:0.7cm D:1cm
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Lapel Pin III

18ct yellow gold, platinum wire fusion squares, brass fixing
H:2cm W:1.7cm D:1cm
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Textured and Pleated Brooch II, 2015

18ct gold textured and pleated on bronze patinated titanium
H:6.2cm W:5cm
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Oval Earrings

18ct gold, platinum gauze fusion-inlay
H:3.6cm W:2.5cm
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Ring, Aleatoric Series, 2018

18ct gold, platinum fragments fusion inlay, nine platinum set diamonds, approx size T
W:3cm D:2.4cm
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Forged Necklace and Pendant, 2004

18ct gold, platinum fusion inlay, diamonds (necklace internal width 12cm, internal depth 10.8cm, pendant can be removed)
H:10cm W:2-3cm
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Blue & Mauve Brooch, 2009

titanium, blue & mauve filed surface, 18ct gold with platinum dots fusion-inlay
H:7.3cm W:6cm
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Titanium Earrings

textured & patinated titanium with 18ct gold inserts & fittings
H:4cm W:2.3cm
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Mottled Blue Brooch

titanium, light mottled blue, 18ct gold
H:7.1cm W:5cm
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Striptwist Earrings II

18ct gold wiggly striptwist, 2g
H:1cm W:0.4cm
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Ellipse Titanium & 18ct Gold Brooch III

titanium and 18ct gold
H:5.7cm W:3.6cm
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Ellipse Titanium & 18ct Gold Brooch II

titanium and 18ct gold
H:5.7cm W:3.6cm
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Rik Rak Necklace

18ct gold, forged
D:Ø13.5cm
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Ellipse Titanium & 18ct Gold Brooch I

titanium, 18ct gold
H:5.7cm W:3.6cm
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Cuttlefish Cast Ring

18ct gold tapered ring, cuttlefish cast, UK size S 1/2
H:2cm W:0.7cm
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Platinum and Red Gold Earrings

platinum, 22ct red gold splashes, 2g
H:2cm W:0.7cm
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Twisted Ring

twisted platinum, UK size M
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Forged Ring

forged tapered platinum set with diamond, UK size O1/2
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Titanium Brooch

titanium, blues and mauves, 18ct with platinum wire fusion inlay
H:6.3cm W:4cm
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22ct Gold Earrings

22ct gold, platinum wires and scrolls
H:2.9cm W:2.2cm
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Zebra Stripe Earrings

18ct, part-oxidised, platinum fusion-inlay zebra stripes
H:5.9cm W:1.3cm
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Platinum Brooch

platinum, 18ct gold fittings
H:3.5cm W:2.5cm
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Opal Wobbly Ring

18ct wobbly ring, platinum fragments fusion-inlay, boulder opal, forged & tapered shank - Size O; 12g
H:2.5cm W:2.5cm
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Platinum and Golds Earrings

platinum, 24ct gold, 18ct gold
H:6.5cm W:3.1cm
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Gold Oval Brooch I

18ct gold, platinum gauze
H:2.8cm W:4.4cm
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Lapel Pin

precious white and yellow metal, base metal fitting
H:1.6cm W:1.5cm
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Earrings

textured, curved 18ct earrings with platinum fusion inlay ‘fragments; 4g
H:2cm W:1.3cm
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Striptwist Earrings

18ct striptwist; 1.1g
H:1.9cm W:0.3cm
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18ct White Gold Bracelet, 2023

18ct white gold striptwist, untwisted with emerald (0.9 x 0.7 cm, 1.85ct)
D:6cm
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Diadem, 2010

18ct gold striptwist with X3 articulated buttons and X66 diamonds (1.2mm)
H:3.2cm W:14.5cm D:15.5cm
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Vintage Earrings II

18ct gold, chalcedony nodules, 20g (screw backs for unpierced ears)
H:2.1cm W:1.9cm
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Vintage Brooch

18ct gold, chalcedony nodule, 31g
H:4.6cm W:6.3cm
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Vintage Earrings

platinum filigree, platinum fine gold fusion, 4g
H:6.5cm W:2.6cm
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Forged Coiled Ring, 2012

18ct gold, size P1/2
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Striptwist Necklet and Lapis Pendant, 2023

18ct gold, lapis lazuli (cabochon), pendant measures H2 x D1.3 cm
W:0.2cm D:11.5cm
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Ring with Lapis Lazuli

18ct yellow gold, striptwist shank, lapis lazuli; UK size P
L:1.5cm H:2.5cm W:2.3cm
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Striptwist Bangle, 2021

18ct gold (internal diameter: 4.7cm)
W:0.7cm D:4.7cm
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Impressed Abstract Texture Ring, Gold Variations Series, 2022

18ct gold with platinum set diamonds (0.52carats), size O
H:3.2cm W:1.7cm
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Small Earrings, Aleatoric Series, 2017

18ct gold with platinum wire fusion-inlay
H:1.9cm W:1.8cm
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Impressed Abstract Texture Earrings II, Gold Variations Series, 2022

18ct gold with platinum set diamonds
H:2.4cm W:1.7cm
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Rik Rak Bracelet V, 2022

18ct gold forged wire
L:6.2cm H:7.3cm W:0.3cm
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Rik Rak Bracelet IV, 2022

18ct gold forged wire
L:6cm H:7cm W:0.2cm
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Rik Rak Bracelet III, 2022

18ct gold forged wire
L:5.4cm H:6.5cm W:0.4cm
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Rik Rak Bracelet II, 2022

18ct white gold forged wire
L:6.2cm H:7.5cm W:0.3cm
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Rik Rak Bracelet I, 2022

18ct gold forged wire
L:6.4cm H:7.7cm W:0.2cm
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Rik Rak Circle Ring I, 2022

18ct gold, size S - T
D:2.4cm
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Rik Rak Circle Ring II, 2022

18ct gold, size O
D:2.1cm
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Oval Earrings with Diamonds, 1988

18ct gold, platinum gauze fusion inlay, platinum set diamonds
H:4cm W:2.2cm
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Oval Brooch II

18ct gold, platinum, platinum gauze fusion inlay
H:4.7cm W:3.1cm
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Earrings II, Aleatoric Series

18ct gold, platinum fusion inlay
H:1.5cm W:2cm
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Rik Rak Bangle

hammer textured 18ct gold
D:6.5cm
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Fusion Inlay Ring

18ct gold with platinum fusion-inlay, approx size O
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Gold & Platinum Brooch I, Modi Series 2, 2018

textured 18ct gold with platinum wire fusion-inlay
H:5.5cm W:3cm
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Fine Gold Dust & Platinum Ear Studs

platinum, fine gold dust
H:2.3cm W:0.3cm
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Bead Necklace

dumortierite beads, 18ct gold hook and spacers
L:60cm D:0.8cm
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18ct Gold and Platinum Earrings, 2017

18ct gold with platinum wire fusion-inlay
H:2.7cm W:2.2cm
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Gold Dust Necklace

textured platinum with fused fine gold dust
L:97cm W:0.7cm
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Double Striptwist Brooch

18ct gold
H:8cm W:1cm
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Brooch I, Aleatoric Series, 2015

18ct gold, platinum fusion inlay
H:2.5cm W:4.5cm
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Coiled Ring IV, 2023

forged and coiled 18ct gold, size Q1/2
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Coiled Ring II, 2011

forged 18ct gold, ring size L
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Gold & Platinum Earrings, 2019

18ct yellow gold, platinum wire fusion inlay
H:6.6cm W:1.6cm
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Gold & Platinum Brooch III, Modi Series, 2018

textured 18ct gold with platinum wire fusion-inlay
H:6.6cm W:3cm
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Textured Earrings, Aleatoric Series, 2018

textured 18ct gold, platinum set diamonds
H:2.3cm W:2cm
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Brooch I, Cycladic Series, 1999

18ct gold and platinum fusion inlay
H:2cm W:5cm
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Petal Brooch, 2017

18ct gold and platinum fusion inlay
H:3cm W:4.2cm
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Stripe Texture Earrings, 2017

18ct gold with stripe emery texture
H:3.3cm W:2.2cm
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Rik Rak Collar Necklace, 2015

18ct gold, internal diameter 15.5 cms
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Textured Wobbly Rings, Aleatoric Series, 2016

18ct gold, platinum, diamonds
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Wobbly Ring, 2011

18ct gold, diamonds, approx. size N
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Pleated Earrings, 2014

18ct gold; textured and pleated
H:3cm W:1.8cm
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Swivel Brooch, 1993

18ct gold, platinum gauze fusion inlay
H:11cm W:3cm
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Textured Striptwist Necklace, Aleatoric Series, 2017

18ct gold, platinum fusion inlay
H:19cm W:14cm
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Gold Oval Brooch II, 1990

18ct gold, platinum gauze fusion inlay
H:3.2cm W:5cm
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Platinum Diamond Brooch, 1989

platinum, diamonds, 18ct gold back
H:2.8cm W:4.5cm
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Rik-Rak Studs II, 2021

18ct gold
H:1.8cm W:1.6cm
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Earrings I, Aleatoric Series, 2015

18ct gold with platinum wiggles fusion-inlay and platinum squares
H:2cm W:2cm
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Platinum Gauze Brooch, 1989

18ct gold, platinum, platinum gauze fusion inlay
H:5.5cm W:5.7cm
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Platinum & Gold Earrings, 1996

18ct gold, platinum
H:2.1cm W:2.1cm
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Jacqueline Mina

OBE
Born: 1942
Place of Birth: Buckinghamshire

I aim to achieve an aesthetic result that obscures the technical rigours of its production. I am preoccupied mainly with the surfaces of precious metals (which I always affect in some way before construction begins) and with form – juxtaposing the play of light, reflection, lustre with characteristic angle, curve and line – inspired by an abstraction of nature and art, and particularly of the human form. I am intrigued, too, by the potential for dialogue between inner and outer planes, with random patterns imprisoned within strictly delineated edges, the inclusion of chance, and the visual tension created by the contrast and harmony of all these factors.

A Lecturer at the Royal College of Art from 1972 until 1994, Mina has made a significant contribution to art education and has provided a great source of inspiration to her students; many of whom have become distinguished jewellers. Winner of the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize for Jewellery in 2000 for ‘consistent innovation and a significant contribution to contemporary jewellery… for subverting and taking precious metal techniques to the extreme’, Mina also received an OBE for services to Art in 2012. In 2011, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths honoured her career with the retrospective exhibition, Dialogues in Gold, which brought together a selection of her work spanning almost her entire career to date. It included pieces that are still regarded as seminal today; ground-breaking pieces for contemporary practice in precious metal. This was followed by Touching Gold, an exhibition which toured the UK.

Jacqueline Mina’s technical brilliance, allied with her strong artistic curiosity has resulted in a range of sensuous, understated work, which has a rare aesthetic presence in the field of contemporary gold jewellery. Her superb technical accomplishment in manipulating precious metals is combined with a fine, painterly eye. Sources of inspiration include the Venetian Palazzo Fortuny with its textile drapes; featuring devoré velvet with their etched patterns.

Public collections include: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh; V&A Museum, London; Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York; Crafts Council, London; The Goldsmiths’ Company, London; Leeds Museums and Galleries.


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