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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Hermann & Speck Plique-à-Jour Pendant*
Item Description
Delighfully pretty Jugendstil silver and plique-à-jour pendant designed by Karl Heinrich Hermann and made by the firm of Hermann & Speck in Pforzheim between 1902 and 1906.
Essentially oval in outline with two fans or perhaps lotus flowers, one slightly overlapping the other, and both plique-à-jour enamelled in a shade of pinky mauve.
Little seed pearls embellish the delicate openwork design and a small stone, matching the colour of the enamel, is placed just off centre. The pendant is completed with a cased pearl drop.
Marked on the back with the entwined HS maker’s mark and 900 silver content.
The length including the bale and drop is approximately 6 cm. On a sterling silver chain measuring 41 cm long.