SOME VERY EARLY (1971) WORK OF OURS. THE CHOKER IS THE ONE MENTIONED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT.
THE PRICE SHOWN IS FUN COMPARED WITH TODAY'S PRICES!
A VERY EARLY RING, SET WITH GARNETS
A VERY EARLY RING, ONE OF HIS FIRST IN SILVER, SET WITH GARNETS, MADE BY DON FOR HIS MOTHER.
Probably about 1970
A PAIR OF EARRINGS FOR LORNA
A PAIR OF EARRINGS WHICH DON MADE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE RING ABOVE, THESE WERE FOR LORNA
AN ANCIENT SHEASBY QUINTON SILVER RING.
A MAN, WHO GAVE HIS NAME ONLY AS ALEX, CONTACTED ME THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, TO SAY HE'D HAD THIS RING FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS.....DID I REMEMBER IT ?
SAD TO SAY, IT WAS LONG AGO, SOI DON'T RECALL IT AT ALL.
BUT, IT DOES HAVE A FULL SET OF OUR MARKS, SO IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF OURS !
WEDDING RING
WEDDING RING - Designed and made by Don Sheasby for Liis Flack. 18ct gold set with garnet and spinels
SILVER PENDANT SET WITH AN OVAL MOONSTONE AND TWO TOURMALINES
RETICULATED SILVER PENDANT MADE BY DON SET WITH AN OVAL MOONSTONE AND TWO TOURMALINES, ALL CUT BY LORNA
BATWING HEART
Designed and made for Blaise.
The heart was cut by Lorna Quinton, the silver bat wings and chain were made by Don sheasby
BATWING CHRYSOPRASE PENDANT
Lorna cut this large chrysoprase, Don created the pendant and wings. Lorna made up the necklace
LABRADORITE NECKLACE
These stones for this stunning necklace were cut by Lorna, who also made the necklace
DOUBLE BANGLES
(VERY EARLY COMMISSION WORK)
In 1972 a young Luke Freeman arrived back in SA from the USA. He set up a hippy boutique in Rondebosch which he called Head South. Having seen the enormous market for earrings for pierced ears, and noticing none available in SA he asked if we could make him a pair of star earrings on posts with butterfly fasteners. We had never seen such things and he had to draw and explain the butterflies. He was ecstatic when we delivered them, and immediately ordered a gross - yes, 144 pairs !! This was the real beginning of Sheasby Quinton Silver's range of pierced earrings which, as sole suppliers, we supplied to boutiques all over South Africa.
Luke then asked if we could make a heavy silver bangle, which we did. As soon as he saw it, he asked for another two to be made and linked together, leading to several double bangles, (above), being made. The centre wires could be flipped from one side to the other.
Unbelievably, in 2017 I was contacted by an antiques dealer who had acquired two of the double bangles, one of which required one of the balls to be replaced. They were otherwise in perfect condition, after 45 years of wear.
RINGS, DESIGNED BY LORNA MADE BY DON
A LONG TIME AGO.......THESE RINGS WERE MADE FOR A CLIENT.
They have now re-surfaced, having been purchased by Ray & Liz M, new clients, who recognising our marks acquired the rings !
They were quite pleased to tell me of their purchase.
AN EARLY TEARDROP PENDANT MADE BY LORNA WITH A STAR QUARTZ
RING SET WITH A FACETTED SMOKY QUARTZ.
RING, DESIGNED ANDMADE BY LORNA, SET WITH A FACETTED SMOKY QUARTZ.
THIS WAS NOT CAST, IT WAS CONSTRUCTED!
RINGS BY LORNA WITH THE STAR RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES SHE CUT
RINGS MADE BY LORNA WHERE SHE'S INCORPORATED THE STAR RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES SHE HAD CUT
TWO BANGLES MADE BY LORNA USING STONES THAT SHE CUT FOR THEM
CHRYSOCOLLAS AND GARNETS PSILOMELANES WITH GOLD BALLS
RING, FIRE AGATE AND TRIANGULAR SAPPHIRES
FIRE AGATE AND TRIANGULAR SAPPHIRES CUT BY LORNA AND SET INTO A RING MADE BY DON FOR LORNA
RING, LARGE FACETTED RUBY CORUNDUM
A RING MADE BY DON FOR LORNA USING A LARGE FACETTED RUBY CORUNDUM THAT LORNA HAD FOUND ON A FLEAMARKET
FIRE AGATE RING AND BANGLE
FIRE AGATE THAT LORNA CUT AND FIRE AGATE THAT LORNA CUT AND
SET IN SILVER RING, WITH GOLD BALLS SET IN SILVER BANGLE, WITH GOLD BALLS
THE ALIEN
PENDANT
LORNA CUT THE ALIEN OUT OF BLACK CHALCEDONY. THE EYES WERE OF CLEAR QUARTZ,WHICH SHE BACKED WITH 23CT GOLD-PLATED LIZARD SKIN
THIS PENDANT WAS ONE OF THE THREE THAT WERE CALLED THE "ANGELS", TOGETHER WITH "THE BIKERS" WHO WERE THE "DEMONS" IN PETER VISSER'S EXHIBITION - See in COMMISSIONS section
THE ALIEN
THIS UNIQUE ALIEN FACE PENDANT WAS MADE BY BLAISE OF BLUE TIGERS EYE, REAL NAME, CROCIDOLITE.
GOLD RINGS WITH NATURAL DIAMONDS
LORNA WAS VERY FOND OF NATURAL DIAMONDS, (SHE DETESTED CUT DIAMONDS EXCEPT FOR CINNAMON OR BLACK ONES), AND SHE ASKED ME TO SET THESE TINY STONES.
THIS TURNED OUT TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT,
IT EVENTUALLY REQUIRED A PUNCH THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE BOTTOM OF EACH STONE TO BE MADE, IN ORDER TO PUNCH A "SOCKET" TO CONTAIN THE STONES IN THE RINGS
GOLD RING WITH NATURAL DIAMOND "MACKEL"
THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL STONE. IT IS CALLED A "MACKEL", A NATURAL DIAMOND.
THIS PARTICULAR STONE WAS FOUND ON THE KIMBERLEY DIAMOND FIELDS BY HER GRANDMOTHER WHEN HER GRANDPARENTS HAD A PROSPECTING PERMIT IN THE EARLY 1900s.
The ring is now owned by Lorna's beloved daughter-in-law Liis Flack
LABRADORITE NECKLACE
LORNA CUT THE CENTRAL STONE AS WELL AS THE BEADS AND COMBINED THEM ALL WITH FRESHWATER PEARLS TO COMPLETE THE NECKLACE, WHICH IS DOUBLE-SIDED
WINGED CHAINED HEART WITH STAR RUBY
WINGED CHAINED HEART MADE BY DON USING A STAR RUBY CUT BY LORNA
STAR QUARTZ RING
SILVER RING MADE BY DON TO SET THIS FABULOUS STAR QUARTZ CUT BY LORNA
LORNA WAS ONE OF VERY FEW CUTTERS ABLE TO REALLY SUCCESSFULLY ORIENT AND CUT START QUARTZ, WHICH UNLIKE STAR CORUNDUM STONES, (RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES), VERY SELDOM OCCURS IN CRYSTAL FORM
AMULET WITH STAR QUARTZ
THIS AMULET IS ONE OF A SERIES MADE BY LORNA.
SHE CUT THIS WONDERFUL STAR QUARTZ.
IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER THE HANGING LIGHTS IN BLAISE'S LIVING ROOM, EACH LIGHT PRODUCING A STAR, PLUS LESSER STARS PRODUCED BY THE LIGHTS OFF THE MIRROR BALL
AMULETS SET WITH AN EMERALD CABOCHON
ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF AMULETS MADE BY LORNA. THIS WAS SET WITH AN EMERALD CABOCHON
ANKH SET WITH A STAR RUBY AND BLUE CHALCEDONYS
AN ANKH MADE BY LORNA WITH A STAR RUBY STONE WHICH SHE SPECIFICALLY SHAPED, CUT AND POLISHED FOR THIS PIECE, THE ARMS AND CENTRE STONES WERE BLUE CHALCEDONYS
PENDANT, PSILOMELANE
DOUBLE SIDED PENDANT MADE BY DON WITH THIS STRIKINGLY PATTERNED PSILOMELANE CUT BY LORNA
EARRINGS SET WITH EMERALDS AND IOLITES
EARRINGS MADE BY LORNA, SET WITH MATRIX EMERALD EYES, GOLD EARRING DISCS AND IOLITE BEADS
HALLOWEEN BEADS
NOVELTY HALLOWEEN BEADS MADE BY DON, PUMPKIN AND BAT BEAD
PENDANT, STAR RUBIES AND STAR ENSTATITES
PENDANT MADE BY LORNA WHICH SHE SET WITH STAR RUBIES AND STAR ENSTATITES WHICH SHE HAD CUT AND POLISHED
SUPER CUTE PAIR OF PIXIE EARRINGS MADE BY LORNA. SHE USED EMERALD CABOCHONS WHICH SHE HAD CUT, FOR THE EYES, AND ENSTATITE BEADS FOR THEIR NECKLACES
"THE LOVECRAFT EXPERIMENT"
A PENDANT REPLICA OF THE LOGO MOTIF FOR THE HIGHLY ECLECTIC, BUT SHORTLIVED SHOP "THE LOVECRAFT EXPERIMENT" CREATED BY BLAISE AND CADER
TEXTURED CROSS
A TEXTURED CROSS MADE FOR BLAISE
SUN EARRINGS
SILVER, COPPER AND BRASS SUN EARRINGS MADE BY DON FOR LORNA
LI'L MONSTER EARRINGS
AN ASYMMETRICAL PAIR OF EARRINGS MADE BY LORNA
SHE MODELLED THE CHARACTERS ON THOSE APPEARING AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER OF AN "IRON MAIDEN" POSTER.
THEY WERE MADE USING THE NATURAL TEXTURE OF ROUGH CRYSTALS. THE GREEN GUY HAS CARNELIAN EYES, WHILE THE DARK GUY'S EYES ARE CHRYSOPRASE.
MULTI-STONE RING
ANOTHER ONE OF LORNA'S REMARKABLE MULTI-STONE RINGS, SET WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COLOURED AND SIZES OF STONES. iT ONLY BECAUSE OBVIOUS LATER THAT THE POSITIONING OF THE STONES WAS NOT RANDOM, BUT FOLLOWED A DEFINITE PATTERN
RING, RUTILATED QUARTZ
LORNA'S SILVER RING SET WITH A RUTILATED QUARTZ STONE, WHICH SHE CUT
EARRINGS BY LORNA
LORNA MADE THIS PAIR OF SILVER EARRINGS WHICH REFLECT HER TYPICALLY ORGANIC STYLE. SET WITH SUNSTONES, CHRYSOPRASES, BLUE CHALCEDONYS AND CARVED AMETHYST TERMINALS
RING, CARVED CARNELIAN
LORNA DISCOVERED THIS CARNELIAN, BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WITH ARABIC SCRIPT.
