International studio (51.1913/1914)

Some Examples of Modern English Jewellery


craftsmanship they also
possess that manipulative
skill which comes from long
and conscientious practice.
The particulars accom-
panying the illustrations
make further comment
unnecessary. It will be
noticed,of course,that some
prominent workers in this
field of activity are not re-
presented—Mr. and Mrs.
Gaskin, for instance. Their
work, however, is to be the
subject of a special notice in

[ BRACELET SET WITH AMETHYSTS, AND NECKLACE SET WITH TURQUOISE MATRIX
BY MARGARET J. AWDRY

the near future, and the
work of others from whom
no material was available

ever, always been open to good craftsmanship of

when this article was prepared will also be dealt

all kinds, and in now giving a
recent work by artists whose
productions are familiar to
exhibition visitors we hope
we are doing something to
advance a cause which is
thoroughly deserving of
public support. We only
regret that the limitations
of photographic reproduc-
tion deprive these examples
of so much of the charm

small selection of with when.an opportunity arises.


derived from their harmony
of colour and the play of
light on the metal and the
varied kinds of precious
and semi-precious stones
employed in the ornaments
illustrated. Inadequate,
however, as the ordinary
half-tone process of repro-
duction is for displaying all
the qualities of such work,
the illustrations serve to
show clearly enough that
in the matter of design the
artists represented are not
lacking in inventiveness and
a sense of that decorative
fitness which is so essential
to the creator of personal
ornaments; and the details,
moreover, are shown with
sufficient clearness to prove
that in regard to actual

SILVER BROOCHES—TWO SET WITH TURQUOISE MATRIX, ONE SET WITH ROUGH
EMERALDS. BY MARGARET J. AWDRY


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SILVER NECKLACE SET WITH CABOCHON TOPAZES AND MEXICAN OPALS, THE
HANGING TREFOILS SET WITH SMALL AMETHYSTS. BY MARGARET J. AWDRY