John Huddleston - Silversmith

 

Recent work

These examples of my recent work were generally made to commission. See many more examples of my work.

All the beetles

 

Individual gifts shown here en masse, but without the 'queen'. More about the beetles

Hazelnuts

 

Silver and a gold plated hazelnut commissioned as 'prizes'

More information about the Great Nut Hunt

Other cast nuts and seeds

Christening gift for Talia

 

Other identity bracelets.   To match her sister's bracelet.  It's easier to make two originals than one and a copy!

Other bracelets

Campagnolo buckle

 

A chunky mens leather belt to the customer's design of the shield.

Other belts

Rolled faceted necklace

 

 

This hybrid between a chain and a choker as a necklace has the length and shape adjusted to suit the client.  Matching earrlings were made from the surplus chain. Other necklaces.

Choker with lapis mount

 

Design to complement the lapis lazuli stone, yet be comptatibile with other jewellery. More chokers

Peridot necklace

 

Matching bracelet

Other necklaces

Leaving present

A bookmark presented to the chairman of the Radley Village Shop Association by the shop's volunteers when she moved with her family to Ghana

Other bookmarks

Mounted Roman coin pendant

A simple design to support but not detract from an ancient silver coin

Other pendants

Joined napkin rings with initials

 

Other napkin rings - To celebrate the marriage of N to P

Cufflinks with featured initials

 

Other cufflinks From R to her husband M reminding of their baby son C

Vindolander bracelet

 

Other bracelets- inspired by a bracelet see at Vindolanda. Rings to match too.

Highclere bracelet

 

Other bracelets - inspired by an ancient Egyption bracelet on show at Highclere Castle.

Mandy's pendant

 

Other pendants A simple but striking pendant.

Labyrinth set

The St Michael set -this labyrinth design is etched onto various items of jewellery. They were commissioned to celebrate the new floor in St Michael's Church, Abingdon which includes a tiled labyrinth.

Other sets

Other cufflinks, earrings and pendants

Key fob frog

A cast silver frog based on a model - no animal was hurt creating this!

Other key fobs

RAH cufflinks

An anniversary present with etched initials.

Other cufflinks

Pendant - ammonite in rock crystal

This piece combines salt casting for the base and delft clay casting for the ammonite.

Other pendants

Gold ring with opal

A simple 18ct gold ring with a solid opal

Other rings

Roman coin cufflinks

Genuine Roman coins set in bespoke fittings designed to easily show both faces of the coins

Other cufflinks

Walking stick ferrule A silver ferrule for a walking stick for special occasions. The stick already had a silver handle but it looked incomplete without the end cap in silver.
Wedding ring

This ring and the ring below are a pair of wedding rings - similar in design, but with differing finish - as the customers requested.

Other rings

Wedding ring

 

Other rings

Domed cufflinks both with letter H

H2 is the chemical formula for hydrogen gas - made for someone proud to be working on the fuel of the future.

Other cufflinks

necklet feature

This is the centrepiece of a necklet. It's a development of the necklace below - I rarely do the same thing twice - especially if it's a commission.

Other necklaces

Tie clip with chain

This clip is one of a genre can be used for ties or napkins.

 

More clips

Ring with cabachon

A 'pinkie' ring - one for the little finger with a faceted garnet.

Other rings

Golf markers bearing the initials B and K

These are golf ball markers. They were commissioned as a silver wedding present for a couple of keen golfers.

Other golf items

Cuttlefish cast pendant

A cuttlefish cast used as a pendant piece

More pendants

Chain earrings Sheena needed a chain shortening - seemed a waste to recycle the two two inch lengths, so I made them into a set of earrings - see earrings
Fused broch with sapphire

This brooch was designed to complement the customer's sapphire cabochon - see Other brooches

Underneath detail of janet & John necklace This picture shows a piece where the lettering has been laser engraved at the same time as the hallmark was applied by laser - see the full work at necklaces
Paperweight A three-dimensional representation of Castle Campbell in an elm surround - see paperweight
Round buckle Round buckle - see belts and buckles
Ammonite pendant Ammonite pendant - solid - this size and one half a thickness larger are available - see pendants
Garnet mounted and supported on a fetter and link chain, with matching chain bracelet Garnet in a cuttlefish cast mount supported on a handmade fetter and three link curb chain. The pendant can be detached to allow the chain to be worn on its own - by special request. The customer was so pleased, she then requested a matching chain bracelet!
Other pendants and bracelets
Aromonite ring Armmonite ring - a special request to mount this fossil as a ring with similar pieces for earrings. Andrea supplied the stones.
Other rings
Identiy bracelet for a grandaughter's Christening Christening identity bracelet - see ID bracelets
Kangaroo cufflinks Kangaroo cufflinks - see cufflinks
Lapped washer bracelet Lapped washer bracelet -see bracelets
Necklace with opal Necklet with opal -see necklaces
Rings brooch

Rings brooch. Not quite the Olympics - but getting that way.
Other brooches

   
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