Decorative Art and Design

For Auction: 10th January 2012

lots per page:

A cased set of sterling silver Art Nouveau buttons by Richard Hedley Whittaker,
six Art Nouveau foliate pierced buttons with a central daisy bud and foliage to a whiplash border, London 1903

Not sold

Lot: 1

An Arts & Crafts silver moonstone and red stone ring,
circular cabochon central moonstone with vari-shaped garnets and synthetic rubies rub set at the cardinal points, with flower head and leaf clusters between, scalloped shoulders to a plain shank.
Finger size P

Hammer: £65.00

Lot: 2

An Arts & Crafts moonstone and enamel brooch,
attributed to Jessie M King, 1873-1949, for Liberty & Co., marked 15ct, signed 'L & Co.'

Hammer: £200.00

Lot: 3

A gold Arts & Crafts opal brooch, c.1930,
an oval cabochon opal, milligrain set to an open scrolled mount, with bead detail at each end, marked 9ct, case by the Cornish Arts & Crafts Jewellers, Falmouth

Hammer: £100.00

Lot: 4

An Arts and Crafts stained chalcedony bar brooch,
an oval blue chalcedony milligrain set to a plain collet, with berry and vine leaf open border, double wire bar with scroll decoration

Hammer: £65.00

Lot: 5B

A marcasite and enamel ring,
attributed to Bernard Instone, a pink enamel flower with a marcasite set to the centre, pairs of green enamel leaves to each side, with a blue enamel berry to each shoulder, unmarked.
Finger size L

Hammer: £38.00

Lot: 5A

A sterling silver enamel brooch by Bernard Instone,
an open centre, square shaped brooch, composed of overlapping rectangular foliate plaques, polychrome enamelled in blue, green, pink, yellow and white, marked silver with maker's mark

Not sold

Lot: 5

A late 20th century Arts and Crafts style sterling silver enamel pendant,
a central polychrome enamel boss depicting Anemone coronaria, with a cultured freshwater pearl pendant drop, wire swags to a hammered leaf and bead surround, London 1981

Hammer: £65.00

Lot: 6

A carved oriental bead necklet,
c.1930, the carved 12mm beads strung knotted to a flower centrepiece with a silver box clasp, decorated with carved petals with a cabochon jade centre

Hammer: £150.00

Lot: 7

An Art Deco 9ct gold cigarette case,
hinged rectangular form with engine turned waves, sunray decoration radiating from one corner to both sides, with a bevelled edge with wavy engine turned pattern. Engraved initial 'C' to each lower left-hand corner. Facsimile engraved presentation message inside to read 'Constance, with ever so much love and many very happy returns, Ken, Hadley Lodge 24.3.45, Lysmore 24.3.24', Birmingham 1927

Hammer: £680.00

Lot: 8