Mark Nuell’s two rings, made from two Australian sapphires, are faceted in a freeform style which respects the natural beauty of colour and shape in each stone. He has sapphires in his blood, as he grew up near the Queensland gemfields and his father was a sapphire miner. Commending this acquisition, the jewellery expert and member of the Contemporary Craft Committee, Joanna Hardy, noted: “It is rare to find a goldsmith who can cut his own stones…to this level of craftsmanship and skill”.
