About Polly

Polly's Jewellery collections continue to grow and evolve and can be seen in selling exhibitions twice a year, or purchased privately by appointment

Polly Gasston was born and brought up in Kenya. She came to England to do her A-levels, and to follow her childhood dream of becoming a goldsmith. Having completed the 4-year, full-time course at the Sir John Cass College in London, she worked in Hatton Garden for 7 years, developing a distinctive style of her own which included, among other things, the perfection of complex metal piercing.

The tools she used then are the tools she uses today. The change in Polly's style is remarked upon by everyone who knew her in the early days, and who still know her now; from tiny, detailed, intricate work, Polly has moved into a much bolder, stronger, more confident style. She works only in 22ct. gold and semi-precious stones, which, she says, forms a direct link with the ancient goldsmiths who used exactly the same materials: high-carat gold and vibrant, bright stones such as lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral – and the subtler tones of pearls and agates, jaspers and webstones. Her strongest influences are the jewels of the Ancient Near East, from deep antiquity to the end of the Roman Empire.