Murrle Bennett & Co. Art Nouveau Opal Gold Necklace

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...

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. 6 ...

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. 41 A good French Art...

This Jabot has been inspired by the Lyre birds tail feathers creating this stunning jewel.

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...

A superb late Victorian period pendant. A 950 grade silver example with blue / green enamelling to the pendant. Complete with belcher link chain. Murrle Bennett example. 10.1 grams. ...

A fine and impressive antique Art Nouveau 2.62 carat opal and 15 karat yellow gold necklace made by Murrle Bennet & Co; part of our diverse antique jewel...

14K yellow gold pendant necklace with Boulder Opal opal origin - Australia opal measurements - 0.12 x 0.67 x 1.02 in / 3 x 17 x 26 mm opal weight - 22.25 carats pendant length - ...

An impressive antique Art Nouveau 0.32 carat opal and ruby, 9 karat yellow gold necklace; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine and impressive antique Art Nouveau necklace has been crafted in 9k yellow gold. The feature pierced decorated, Art Nouveau design frame is ornamented with a bezel set cabochon cut opal and two bezel set square cut rubies. The feature setting suspends via a fancy ribbed belcher style chain, securing with a push fit clasp to the reverse. The necklace is ornamented with four fine link chain swags and six ball decorated drops. A single pearl terminal suspends from the lower border of the design. The necklace is hallmarked with the maker's mark 'BT' and '333', and has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 9k gold. This impressive antique Art Nouveau necklace is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This impressive antique gemstone necklace...

Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Sublime antique necklace, it is formed of falling patterns held by a thin chain jaseron mesh. The motifs realized in satin yellow gold, are openworked with arabesque decoration, cup and flowers and retain each one in pendulum an pear- cut opal. The center pattern, more important, retains in the center a brilliant-cut diamond. The clasp is a spring ring. Total weight of the opals : 1.20 carat approximately. Length : 39 cm, height of the main motif : 3.6 cm, thickness of the chain : 1.1 mm. Total weight of the jewel : 13.7 g approximately. Antique jewelry - French work circa 1890. The addition of the opals has been made with care by our workshop. Our opinion : A magnificent Art nouveau jewel...

During the 19th century, the discoveries of ancient archaeological finds influenced what is referred to as "archaeological revival jewelry," or "Egyptian revival jewelry." The initia...