Arts and Crafts Jewelry: Britain and Beyond
Belt buckle, Jessie Marion King for Liberty & Co., England, silver and enamel, hallmarked Birmingham, one side stamped 1906, the other side stamped 1912, 3 in. w., $1,716.
The Arts and Crafts movement flourished from about 1880 to 1920, and as it spread across Europe, it breathed new life into jewelry design. Jewelry makers were inspired to create unique, handcrafted pieces, rejecting the production of machine-made items that were considered poor quality with little artistic value. A winter auction at Lyon & Turnbull […]