‘Spring’ by David Andersen*

‘Spring’ by David Andersen*

Sterling silver gilt and enamel brooch by the Norwegian silversmith and jeweller David Andersen. Designed by Thorbjørn Lie-Jørensen in the 1950’s, these brooches were enamelled in four different colourways to represent the changing colours of…

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Necklace attr. to Bernard Instone*

Silver pendant necklace with gold detail set with a splendid teardrop shaped moonstone and little faceted pink gemstones, possibly tourmalines, interspersed amongst a series of long sweeping leaves and stems. A closer look reveals tiny…

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Gold and Opal Pendant by Murrle Bennett*

Art Nouveau 15 ct. gold pendant of an openwork design, set with a well coloured opal in the centre and another forming the drop. An oval shape with little winding stems and leaves and two…

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Pendant attr. to Charles Fleetwood Varley*

Pendant in 9 ct. gold with an upright enamelled landscape scene of poplar trees against an early evening sky, attributed to Charles Fleetwood Varley who made a speciality of enamelling scenes such as this. With…

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Arts & Crafts Silver and Citrine Pendant*

English Arts & Crafts silver pendant crafted in the form of leaves, berries and winding stems securing at the top a large teardrop-shaped faceted citrine. With a dedicated bale featuring a matching downward pointing single…

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Gold and Ruby Snake Ring*

Victorian 15 ct. gold ring crafted in the form of a snake, its head facing forward over the top of the coiled body and its tail curling down one side of the shank.  Displaying fine…

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C.R. Ashbee Butterfly Brooch*

English Arts & Crafts silver brooch in the form of a stylised butterfly, set with faceted amethyst stones. With wirework detail to the feelers and at the trailing edges, the wings also showing a finely…

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Earrings from Bernard Instone*

A fine pair of drop earrings that are unmarked but we are quite confident are from the workshop of Bernard Instone. Crafted in two sections, the upper part with a pair of leaves below a…

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Arts & Crafts Silver and Blister Pearl Ring*

Silver Arts & Crafts ring set with the most amazingly contoured and colourful blister pearl that at first sight we thought might be abalone. Featuring an open flower and a pair of spreading leaves on…

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Jugendstil Pendant from Pforzheim*

Jugendstil silver pendant with three descending leafy clusters plique-à-jour enamelled in green shading to pink, each highlighted with a little synthetic pearl at its centre. The leaves sit over the lower part of the openwork…

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“Italienne”

This is a delightful print taken from an original French magazine published in 1945.  We have acquired several of these old magazine prints, varying in age, which are so evocative of the times. These weekly…

The Red Shawl

Another old French magazine print of an elegant young lady posing in her boudoir wearing a very ornate fringed red and white shawl over her long sleeveless dress. Originally painted by the artist H. Richir,…

The Dolly Sisters by Goldscheider

Hard to find Goldscheider ceramic figure titled “Revue” of the two Dolly Sisters up on stage and confidently strutting their stuff. Rosika (Rose) and Janka (Jenny) were identical twins who were born in Hungary in1892…

Dancing in the Moonlight

These three nymphs seem to be having a great time as they provocatively dance together by the water's edge in the late evening moonlight.  With their smiling faces, writhing bodies and swirling shawls they create…

Nathan & Hayes Mycenaean Wine Cup

Shallow silver wine cup made by the Arts & Crafts silversmiths George Nathan and Ridley Hayes who had workshops in both Birmingham and Hatton Garden, London between 1895 and 1915. The design is based on an…

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptress by Villanis

A rarely seen original old edition bronze by Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914) of an Art Nouveau maiden sculpting a bust which lies at her feet.  This is an imaginatively stylised portrayal which certainly succeeds to capture…