RoseGull (Margrethe Rose)
RoseGull is the workshop name used by goldsmith Margrethe Rose in Arendal, Norway. The business makes handmade jewellery and undertakes commissions, repairs and remodelling using customers' gold. Here the name identifies a particular workshop rather than a gold colour.
Work and materials
The workshop describes making rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets in gold and silver, with or without gemstones. A central activity is turning older gold jewellery into new pieces that the customer wishes to wear. RoseGull also presents a small selection of ready-made jewellery in its online shop as individual, one-off pieces.
Remodelling should be distinguished from preserving an older jewel in its original form. Before deciding, it can be useful to document its ownership history and background. Practical suggestion: Photograph the piece and all visible marks, and keep receipts or commission correspondence with the record.
Identification when buying or selling
A statement that jewellery was repaired or remodelled by RoseGull records work performed. Ask who made the original piece and what has subsequently changed. Do not assign an unidentified mark to the workshop from its name or an object's appearance alone.
Consult the workshop's description of commissioned work for its own account of its activities. At OBA, explore jewellery for sale or read about offering your jewellery for assessment and possible purchase.
