Lot 126
ATTRIBUTED TO FLEETWOOD VARLEY (1863-1942)
RARE ARTS & CRAFTS PLAQUE BROOCH, CIRCA 1900
Auction: Day One: 21 April 2021 | From 11:00
£1,000
Description
white metal and enamel
Dimensions
5cm x 3.5cm
Footnote
Literature: Karlin, E.Z. Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition, p.97 for a similar enamel plaque brooch by Varley in a pierced silver mount.
Note: Fleetwood Varley (1863-1942) worked at The Guild of Handicraft from 1899 and was a renowned artist and gifted enameller. He was a friend of C. R. Ashbee and collaborated on finely painted enamel works mounted in silver at Chipping Camden.