Lot 237
JAMES CROMAR WATT (1862-1940)
ARTS & CRAFTS ENAMEL AND PEARL SET NECKLACE, CIRCA 1905
Auction: 6 April 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
the teardrop shaped pearl pendant below curled scrolls and flanked by chains fitted with small pearls and glass beads, mounted with six green enamel panels
Dimensions
39cm long approx.
Footnote
Literature: The Art Journal, 1907, which shows an image of the necklace in a group of 'selected pieces of jewellery by Cromar J. Watt'.
Note: James Cromar Watt was born in Aberdeen. He worked in precious metals, developed particular skills in the ancient techniques of gold granulation and translucent foiled enamelling. His work was exhibited in Turin in 1902 and was illustrated in the Art Journal periodical of the time. Some of his pieces were strongly influenced by the enamel work of Phoebe Traquair and some was designed in association with the painter and stained glass artist, Douglas Strachan. His work is predominantly in the collection of the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum.