Murrle Bennett Gold, Peridot and Mother-of-Pearl Bracelet*
Bracelet from Murrle Bennett crafted in 9 ct. gold, so very typical of the style of jewellery supplied by them to Liberty’s during the early 1900’s. Openwork in design with alternate rectangular and square sections,…
Archibald Knox Gold Pendant for Liberty
Gold pendant with an openwork entrelac design from the drawing board of Archibald Knox and dating from circa 1905. Set with a central blister pearl drop and with a turquoise matrix lower drop, this pendant…
‘Lady on The Seine’ by Dietz Edzard*
Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Loetz ‘Candia’ Vase with Silver Overlay
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
WMF Flower Dish
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
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Jewellery
Hermann & Speck Pendant*
Jugendstil silver and plique-à-jour pendant necklace by the Pforzheim based jewellers Hermann & Speck dating from circa 1900. An open urn-shaped outline, the silver frame overlaid with a mirrored pair of plique-à-jour enamelled lotus leaves,…
Charles Horner Flying Swallow*
Silver pendant necklace from Charles Horner featuring a swallow seen swooping downwards, its wings and tail fully extended. Vividly enamelled in shades of light and dark blue with green highlights and with just the wing…
Jugendstil Silver and Plique-à-Jour Pendant*
German Jugendstil silver pendant from Pforzheim dating from the early 900’s. Featuring an open design which encloses a pair of plique-à-jour enamelled leaves and an eight-petalled flower set with a little pink stone in its…
John Atkins & Sons Butterfly Brooch*
Splendid enamelled silver brooch in the form of a butterfly made by John Atkins & Sons, dating from the early 1900’s. Vibrantly coloured, primarily in cobalt blue, with a contrasting green centre and black wingtips,…
Arts & Crafts Pendant with Three Butterflies*
Well crafted Arts & Crafts silver pendant featuring three butterflies spreading their beautifully enamelled blue and greeny-yellow wings which are slightly angled forwards, giving a three-dimensional effect. Arranged in a triangle with the lower one…
Jugendstil Silver and Plique-à-Jour Pendant*
German Jugendstil silver pendant with pinky-violet plique-à-jour enamelling, set with a central mother-of-pearl plaque and detailed with marcasites at the outer tips of the design. Completed at the foot with a Mississippi pearl drop and…
Murrle Bennett Gold and Jade Bracelet*
Bracelet from Murrle Bennett in 9 ct. gold featuring a row of six polished nephrite jade beads, each caged within gold wire decorated with little dots on each side. Linked between each one is an…
Gold Ring with Pair of Snakes*
18 ct. gold ring set with a diamond and a ruby, in the form of two snakes with their heads and tails intertwining at the ring’s focal point. On snake has a diamond on the…
Pendant by James Fenton*
A James Fenton silver and enamel pendant that we’ve not come across before. The circular outline frames a tall triangle enamelled in that typically Fenton ‘bobbled’ manner, in a shade of golden yellow graduating to…
Murrle Bennett Silver Pendant Necklace*
Art Nouveau pendant necklace from Murrle Bennett crafted in silver with a real Liberty of London look about it. The shaped outline encloses a hammered background to a detail of four open long-stemmed flowers enamelled…
Murrle Bennett Windmill Pendant*
Hammered silver pendant from Murrle Bennett set with a convex circular enamelled landscape scene of a windmill, green grass and trees against the backdrop of a deep blue sky. With a somewhat flagon shaped outline…
Earrings with Caged Pearls*
Pair of earrings in 9 ct. gold, each with two good sized caged baroque pearls, connected on a single link one above the other. The wire caging is further detailed at intervals with alternating little…
Limoges 18 ct. Gold Brooch*
Bar brooch from Limoges crafted in 18 ct. gold, signed by the master French enameller Louis Clément (born 1882). Of slender form, widening towards the centre to house an oval copper plaque with an abstract…
Silver Pierrot Earrings*
Pair of Art Deco silver and black enamel clip-on earrings that are unmarked but, if not actually attributed to, they are certainly in the manner of Etienne (also Emile) David. Modelled as a stylised portrait…
Skønvirke Brooch by Georg Halling*
Danish Skønvirke silver brooch designed by Georg A. Halling (b. 1866). Crafted in the form of a garland of stylised leaves and flowers surrounding a central polished amber cabochon, with another small flower suspended below…
Flying Scarab from Charles Horner*
Silver brooch in the form of a flying scarab, with its body and outspread wings enamelled in a vivid shade of green. This design was also made by the Horner company into a pendant –…
Necklace from Marius Hammer*
Silver gilt necklace from Marius Hammer with enamel detail in pale blue, further detailed with little white enamelled dots. The main pendant hangs on two short chains from a floral shaped suspender, enamelled in its…
French Art Deco Gold Necklace*
Striking French 18 ct. gold necklace crafted in a strong Art Deco style, dating from the late 1920’s to early 30’s. Made using three distinct shades of gold – yellow, rose and white, although we…
Gold Snake Head Earrings*
Pair of Victorian 9 ct. gold earrings in the form of stylised snakes’ heads, each set with ruby eyes. Very well crafted with finely etched detail and a real individual look. Each earring curves in…
Art Deco Brooch by Meyle & Mayer*
German Art Deco silver brooch set with amethysts and marcasites. Openwork in style with a regular shaped outline, not unlike that of an open flower, and a complex design spreading out from the central ring…
Austro-Hungarian Pendant*
Intricately crafted pendant in silver-gilt with a pierced design that we are pretty sure is Austro-Hungarian in origin. Approximately circular in outline and set with little turquoise cabochons and a central pearl. Surrounding the pearl…
Levinger Pastel Enamel Brooch*
Silver brooch by Heinrich Levinger with an inward curved wing design decorated with pastel coloured cloisonné enamelling and an oval mother-of-pearl centre. A pretty Jugendstil design, completed by two little baroque pearls attached to sinuous…
Art Nouveau Silver Pendant Necklace*
Late Art Nouveau /early Art Deco pendant necklace crafted in silver and featuring a pair of downward pointing leaves in pastel enamel shading from pale green to pink. With a wide, heart-shaped outline that is…
Art Nouveau Mirror Locket by Dropsy*
French Art Nouveau heart-shaped silver mirror locket designed by Jean-Baptiste-Emile Dropsy (1858-1923). So typical of his work, depicting as it does an Art Nouveau maiden with her long hair tied in a chignon. She’s surrounded…
Silver Bracelet attr. to Bernard Instone*
Silver bracelet in the form of eight linked approximately rectangular plaques fashioned in openwork style into sprays of leaves and flowers. Highlighted with little marcasites along the centre of each leaf and single, larger ones…
Art Nouveau Gold Pendant*
Stylish pendant in 15 ct. gold dating from the late 1800’s. With a complex design, the pendant hangs on two short lengths of chain from a decorative central suspender, its rounded top set with little…
Arts & Crafts Silver, Turquoise and Coral Pendant*
Highly distinctive Arts & Crafts silver pendant in a very individual design. The circular frame with its beaded leading edge encloses a hammered silver curve that narrows and sweeps downwards behind the ring, appearing to…
Necklace by Marius Hammer*
Silver gilt and blue enamel festoon necklace by the Norwegian maker Marius Hammer dating from the very early 1900’s. A typically elegant piece with its teardrop shaped enamelled drops suspended below stylised filigree flowers. Showing…
Charles Horner Heart Pendant with Shamrock Leaf*
A rarely seen silver pendant from Charles Horner in the form of an openwork heart framing a lucky shamrock (or perhaps clover) leaf. The heart-shaped frame is guilloche enamelled in a shade of sky blue…
Art Nouveau Pendant by Marples & Beasley*
English Art Nouveau silver and enamel pendant by the Birmingham jewellery makers and silversmiths Marples & Beasley, hallmarked for the year 1908. Semi openwork and circular in outline, with the head and shoulders portrait of…
Hermann & Speck Plique-à-Jour Brooch*
Jugendstil silver and plique-à-jour enamelled brooch made by Karl Hermann (Hermann & Speck) of Pforzheim circa 1900. With wide, flowing and undulating lines, and a stylised lotus blossom and leaf in the centre. Offset, to…
Art Nouveau Silver and Plique-à-Jour Mirror Pendant*
Art Nouveau silver pendant with an elegantly shaped outline enclosing the profile portrait of a young girl holding in her hand an open flower. Further flowers and leaves encircle her against a background plique-à-jour enamelled…
Marius Hammer Earrings*
A pair of silver-gilt and blue enamel earrings that have been expertly made from a brooch by Marius Hammer that was missing one section when we acquired it and was therefore unrepairable. These earrings showcase…
French Art Nouveau Silver and Pearl Necklace*
Ornate Art Nouveau silver necklace set with a total of sixteen Mississippi pearls, some fixed in position and others on single links. The silver has been crafted into an elegant and very Art Nouveau open…
Early Egyptian Revival Brooch*
German made Egyptian revival brooch dating from the late 1800’s. A stylised winged scarab beetle enamelled in shades golden brown and blue, with a central greeny-blue faience scarab and three more set in the three…
Silver and Enamel Egyptian Revival Necklace*
Egyptian Revival silver and multi-coloured enamel necklace that has a definite Arts & Crafts look. With a centrally placed amethyst coloured scarab, winged serpents, stylised lotus blossoms and even a little ankh forming the drop,…
Arts & Crafts Enamelled Silver Pendant*
Silver Arts & Crafts pendant with a rather individual and somewhat stylised heraldic look about it. Enamelled in shades of blue with yellowy-green highlights at the tips, and with three fine Mississippi wing pearls suspended…
Arts & Crafts Butterfly Pendant*
Colourful Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau pendant in the form of a flying butterfly. Made in silver, its its outspread wings are enamelled in a mottled shade of blue. highlighted with four prominent yellow-green spots. The…
Egyptian Revival Earrings*
Pair of continental silver gilt and enamel earrings in the Egyptian revival style dating from around the late 1920’s to early 30’s. Made in three decorative sections, each connected by short links of chain and…
Egyptian Revival Necklace*
Ornate silver gilt and coloured enamel festoon necklace incorporating a series of Egyptian revival motifs including a pharaoh’s head emerging from a lotus, a pair of sphinxes, many stylised lotus blossoms and a centrally suspended…
Art Nouveau Gold and Pastel Enamel Pendant*
Openwork Art Nouveau pendant in 15 ct. gold with a sweeping, sinuous outline enclosing a spray of pastel enamelled flowers and a single leaf, together with two little seed pearls representing unopened buds on short…
Art Deco Carved Jade Pendant*
Distinctive and very individual pendant featuring a carved and pierced violet coloured stone that at first we thought to be amethyst. However, a closer look combined with the use of a gem tester confirms it…
Silver and Plique-à-Jour Angel Pendant*
Stunning octagonal silver pendant with the profile portrait of an angel, hands clasped together, praying against a backdrop of plique-à-jour enamelled stained glass windows. The outer edge of the pendant is bevelled and a very…
Marius Hammer Pendant*
Silver gilt and sky blue enamel pendant from the Norwegian jeweller and silversmith Marius Hammer. An openwork square, turned on to one corner, enclosing an enamelled circle and detailed with tiny whorls of gilded silver…
Marius Hammer Black Enamelled Butterfly*
Splendid Skønvirke butterfly brooch by Marius Hammer. Crafted in silver with the wings, body and eyes of the insect contrastingly enamelled in black. Marked on the back with the recognised maker’s mark and for 930…
Festoon Brooch attr. to Marius Hammer*
Skønvirke silver-gilt and pearlised enamel brooch that, although unmarked, is surely by Marius Hammer. In the festoon style so typical of that maker and with the typical Hammer drops and scrolling detail. Plenty of movement…
Art Deco Necklace*
A good Art Deco silver pendant necklace set with a semi-opaque six-sided carnelian. This is framed within an ornately designed border detailed with marcasites. The necklace is fitted with its original decorative chain, still sporting…
Newlyn Style Enamelled Necklace*
Arts & Crafts silver and enamel necklace dating from circa 1900, very much in the style of Newlyn but, as is so often the case, unmarked. The main body of the pendant in an ornate…
Arts & Crafts Galleon Necklace*
English Arts & Crafts silver and enamel galleon necklace that’s very special. Featuring an ornately crafted and very three-dimensional galleon with a billowing sail, steeply raked bowsprit and pennants flying from the top of the…
Silver and Enamel Wings Pendant*
Arts & Crafts silver pendant necklace in the form of a pair of upright outspread wings, vividly enamelled in shades of blue with yellow-green highlights. Set in the centre with a circular mother-of-pearl disc and…
Jugendstil Pendant by Fahrner for Murrle Bennett*
Pendant made in Pforzheim by the Fahrner company for Murrle Bennett & Co. Crafted in silver and gold, set with green chrysoprase cabochons and further detailed with green and dark blue enamelling. Very 3-dimensional, with…
Gourdel Valès Pendant*
Good looking silver and enamel pendant from the jewellers and silversmiths Gourdel, Valès & Co., then of Gt. Marlborough Street, London. Semi openwork and crafted with a hammered finish with additional fine detail to the…
Arts & Crafts Gold and Opal Pendant Necklace*
Very fine pendant necklace crafted in high carat gold – at the very least 15 ct. – set with a quite beautifully coloured upright oval opal. Immediately above this is a small cluster of three…
Murrle Bennett Celtic Knots*
Silver and enamel brooch by Murrle Bennett & Co made for Liberty of London circa 1900. Roughly shield-shaped with a Celtic knot design on each sloping top side and a detail of three raised dots…