A gold turquoise and mother of pearl bracelet attributed to Murrle Bennett
Price: £1,450
A really attractive gold and mother of pearl bracelet with persian blue turquoise.
The bracelet is unmarked but attributed to Murrle Bennett. The catch, which is not original, is where the Murrle Bennett marks would typically have been. It is marked 375 for 9 carat gold though bracelet itself is quite possibly 15 carat gold and is in excellent condition. It dates to c 1905. It is not a modern copy. The bracelet retains its original safety chain.
The stylized leaf design to the gold, and overall bracelet design, is inspired by the work of the Wiener Werkstatte and Josef Hoffmann.
Maker: Murrle Bennett & Co (attrib)
Designer: NA
Date : c. 1905
Marks: 375
Material: 9 carat gold or better, mother of pearl, turquoise
Condition: Excellent, see description
Size: c. 19 cm length
Weight : 11 grams, 0.4 oz
Additional Information
Murrle Bennett & Co was established in London by Ernst Murrle and J.B Bennett and specialized in high quality affordable silver and gold jewellery. The firm produced jewellery predominantly in the Art Nouveau style. Their designs were often characterized by abstract motifs typical of Art Nouveau and the Arts & Crafts movements. Their relationship with Liberty & Co is not entirely clear but it seems they, alongside William Hair Haseler, made jewellery for Liberty’s Cymric range, and using Archibald Knox designs.
| Period | Art nouveau, Arts and crafts |
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