PRESENTING
Waltz Of the Wild
‘Waltz Of the Wild’, a limited-edition collection of brooches capturing a dramatic moment between creatures of the same species whose DNA makes them natural combating pairs. Each brooch is also presented as an objet d’art and showcases versatility and acumen of Stephen Webster craftsmanship and design.
Inspired by pairs of creatures from the same species whose DNA makes them natural combating pairs.
Fiddler crabs are just plain anti-social. At the drop of the tide, they are out looking for trouble. Armed with a single ‘Pop Eye’ - like pincer, which interestingly can appear as either left or right-handed protrusions. The strategy is to disarm the opponent as soon as possible. Once the oversized pincer has been amputated, the crab becomes completely defenceless and vulnerable. The amputee scuttles off to hide under a rock until a new defence mechanism has fully grown back.
Our fiddle players are created in Titanium and 18 carat White Gold, inlayed with natural Turquoise from the American Sleeping Beauty mine and set with Blue Sapphires and colourless White Diamonds.
Cobras have a sting in their tails when it comes to interspecies face offs. Their intolerance for their brethren stems from the combination of territorial disputes and hunger. Cobras are the only snakes that are cannibals. Usually, the longest one wins by administering a venom laced bite which stuns the opponent. The victor then seals the win by swallowing the ‘by then’ comatose unfortunate looser.
Our King cobras are sculpted from Titanium and 18 carat Gold, inlayed with carved Green Agate and Mother of Pearl, set with colourless White Diamonds, and Emeralds and White Diamonds for eyes.
Rams are called rams for a reason. When bleating just doesn’t cut it as a chat up line, the males of so many species resort to various displays of testosterone fuelled masculinity. Equipped with some serious head gear, rams literally bang their heads together. There are of course, many health and safety repercussions resulting from prolonged head butting. After a relatively short bout, the first signs of injury are apparent. The Victor may have won the girl, but boy does he pay the price. Often justifying his bloody condition by bleating “you should see the other guy”.
Our Rutgers are sculpted from Titanium and 18 carat Yellow Gold, set with baguette-cut White Diamonds and Black Spinels, with carved Black and White Moonstone heads.
Roosters serve two purposes, the first to serve as the rural alarm clock, cockadoodledooing at the crack of dawn 365 days a year. The other is to keep an entire flock of hens happy. Should another cock dare to trespass upon another cock’s plot, that’s when the spurs, beaks, claws and squawking really kick in. In a frenzy of feathers and KFC core matter, only one cock survives to wake the world the next morning.
Our raging roosters are created in Titanium, set with Black and White Diamonds, Blue Sapphires, carved Agate comb and head, Onyx eyes and 18 carat Yellow Gold beaks.
The most unlikely of combative pairs are the demure, beautiful and very busy Hummingbirds. Believe it or not, any given pair can’t stand the sight of each other. The feud is centred around the amount of energy required for Hummingbirds to stay airborne, meaning that individuals need to protect their food supply. Should an outsider dare to enter another’s territory, woe betide the perpetrator because the repercussions can be fatal.
Our feuding featherweights are impeccably crafted from Titanium and 18 carat White Gold with blackened Silver and an array of gemstones, including Black Diamonds, Blue, Purple, Pink. Orange and Yellow Sapphires and Tzavorite Garnets, with beaks are carved from Onyx.
