CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
SILVER, GOLD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND CHRYSOPRASE SET PENDANT, CIRCA 1900
£3,750
Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860
Auction: 11 April 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
the central mother-of-pearl panel within a scrolling wirework surround, set with three circular chrysoprase cabochons, to a plain tapering bale, in original fitted box with velvet and silk lining bearing inscription THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT LTS/ 16A BROOK STREET/ BOND STREET W/ WORKS: ESSEX HOUSE/ CHIPPING CAMPDEN GLOS.
Dimensions
Length: 6.4cm
Footnote
Exhibited: 'The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe and America 1880-1920: Design for the Modern World', Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Cleveland Museum of Art, 2004-2006.