Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.


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Margaret Richardson (Lilly Margaret Richardson)

Germany-South Africa 

Margaret Richardson received her goldsmithing education in the 1930s in Germany and emigrated to South Africa after World War II.

Margaret established her own studio in Cape town where she worked until relocating to Johannesburg in 1957. She favoured materials such as copper and sterling silver and had a deep appreciation for South African semi-precious stones which she personally sourced and incorporated into her pieces. Some of her pieces are signed LMR, as she was born Ulli/ Lilly Margarete Samuelson in Russia in 1908. She died in Sandton in 1989.

She was a pioneer of the 'Safari jewellery' movement, a design style that celebrated bold , organic motifs drawing inspiration form south African landscapes and cultures.

Her career in South Africa spanned from the late 1940s into the early 1970s, after which she relocated to the United Kingdom. Her bold forms, craftmanship and use of local materials left a lasting stamp on South African jewellery design.

1 lot offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 3 518
 

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Pair of silver and jasper cufflinks, Margaret Richardson (1908-1989) .925 sterling, 1970s
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT