Bernard Instone Amethyst Turquoise Silver Arts and Crafts Necklace Bracelet Set

An important Arts & Crafts waist ornament by Nelson Dawson in silver, enamel & turquoise . Signed verso: 'N.D'

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. 155 Signed verso: ‘JHMB’ artist’s monogram An unsigned design drawing for this necklace is in the Artificers' Guild archive belonging to the Goldsmiths' Company. It differs slightly from the finished necklace but pencil annotations on the sketch show the addition of the rubies and confirm that the opals belonged to the client. We feel this piece can easily hold its place alongside the other great Artificers’ Guild jewels by Edward Spencer...

This turquoise nugget paperclip silver 52" necklace was created in the Arts & Crafts Style, most likely in the 1970s. The 3.73mm wide paperclip silver links are punctuated by the most gorgeous, fascinating, natural turquoise nuggets. The turquoise stones seem to me to be from several different mines, making this something of a turquoise "specimen necklace." Bisbee, possibly Lander Blue...

This silver and amethyst circles necklace by Fred Davis is one of his iconic designs. What makes this example stand out is the exceptional size. It is much larger than the standard. ...