MURRLE BENNETT & CO Art Nouveau Buckle

llustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 490 An extremely beautiful unrecorded Diadem by Archibald Knox. The fiery central opal is set amongst gold entrelacs of flowers and foliage enriched with superb plique-à-jour enamel. The reverse is embossed with a butterfly motif. This is a metamorphic jewel being adjustable to both a diadem and a decorative comb...

Illustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 231 The diadem is unmarked, but undoubtedly French and possibly by Georges Fouquet or Maison Vever. The design of the female head is reminiscent of drawings and posters by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, who worked closely with Georges Fouquet designing jewellery whilst he was living in Paris. Mucha was much influenced by Byzantine culture and made a series titled 'Byzantine heads...

A beautiful documented Art Nouveau Peacock pendant by Charles Boutet de Monvel. The mirrored image of the bird creating a heat shaped pendant. Gilded ...

Illustrated in our book: Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, cat. no. 474 Published as a ring by Georges le Turcq...

Piel Frères Art Nouveau double prong buckle circa 1900. Of rich matte gilt bronze foliage and japanned silver plated blooming poppies with matte gilt detai...

This is a stunning and rare antique Belle Epoque Buckle in Sterling Silver with a Gargoyle, God or Grotesque Imagery with acanthus leaf designs throughout. The Gargoyle face is surr...

This outstanding Art Nouveau buckle in the shape of a peacock feather has been designed and executed by Piel Frères, Paris around 1900. An identical buckle is published in Vivienne Becker's book 'Fabulous Fakes', page 91, Grafton Books 1988. The same buckle, executed in silver, is published in 'Pariser Schmuck', catalogue of the exhibition of the same name page 275. That catalogue describes the buckle as ' a peacockfeather with short quill, the eye of the feather is represented by a kidney shaped blue glas cabochon on green green shimmering metal foil'. Piel Frères were an important firm of jewellers based in Paris, they are mentioned in the 3 volume enzyclopedic publication 'La Bijouterie Française ' written by Henry Vever.

We offer this perfectly beautiful American Art Nouveau locket of 14K gold with edge engraved flowers and flourishes framing a 3-dimensional female image with diamond earring and enam...