ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) LIBERTY & Co.
A gold pendant set with a central opal and with a pearl drop.
English. Circa 1900.
Size: Height of pendant with integral bale 5.7 cm. Without bale 4.8 cm. Width 3.6 cm.
Literature.:
Liberty Jewellery sketch no. 500/95.
"Liberty Style". Academy Editions. Illustration page 70. J73. (Fitted case).
Photographs and description courtesy of Van Den Bosch.
An Art Nouveau Liberty & Co gold and turquoise pendant necklace designed by Archibald Knox, model no. 500/95 the sinuous wirework frame with central turquoise matrix cabochon above a natural pearl drop, unsigned, 5.3cm. long.
Exhibited
Art & Fashion Cheltenham Museum & Art Gallery
Literature
Stephen A Martin Archibald Knox, ARTMEDIA Press, page 66 this design illustrated.
Victor Arwas Liberty Style Parco, page 70 catalogue numbers J73, J74 and J75 for three variations of this design set with different stones.
Photograph and description courtesy of Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers.
