Anton Fruhauf, large aquamarine and gold dress ring, in naturalistic setting, step-cut aquamarine weighing approximately 30cts within a diamond set gold bark textured mount, signed A Fruhauf , stamped 750 for 18ct gold. Provenance: from the collection of Liesl Muller-Johnson. Anton Fruhauf - Artist Jeweller - Italian 1914-1999: Anton studied at Munich School of Applied Art and worked as a goldsmith in Rome before returning to the family business. From the 1950's his avant guard jewellery designs drew international attention, in the following decades he won prizes for design in Austria, Italy, Germany and Japan. A gold medal was awarded for his' Kings bracelet' in 1957. Fruhauf's work appears in The Boston Museum of Fine Arts and in the Pforzhiem Jewellery museum.