Studio: international art (60.1914)

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
the near future, and the
work of others from whom
no material was available
ever, always been open to good craitsmanship ot when this article was prepared will also be dealt

all kinds, and in now giving a small selection of with when an opportunity arises,

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


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HANGING TREFOILS SET WITH SMALL AMETHYSTS. BY MARGARET J. AWDRY