CHARLES ROBERT ASHBEE (1863-1942)

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Documented 'Further designs from C.R. Ashbee's album of drawings number 1463 (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
Pre-Raphaelite to Arts & Crafts Jewellery, 1989, Gere & Munn, p.186
The Ashbee Peacock jewels are extremely rare. They are archetypal of the best & most innovative of the Guild of Handicrafts work

Peacock standing on an opal orb, it's tail recumbent
Silver Gold Opal Peridot
H: 8.7 cm (3.43 in) W: 4.2 cm (1.65 in)
Original fitted case by Marcus & Co
The silk marked: 'MARCUS & CO. JEWELERS.
5th AVE.COR.45thST. NEW YORK'
British, c.1900
Original Fitted Case

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