Art Nouveau Turquoise Pendant; Mürrle Bennett circa 1905
£1,950.00
A stylish Art Nouveau turquoise pendant by Mürrle Bennett & Co
This stylish pendant has a large central matrix turquoise in a sinuous gold Celtic revival design mount set with 3 small seed pearls typical of the Art Nouveau movement.
It is open to the reverse, typical of Murrle Bennett's designs and has an articulated smaller matrix turquoise drop to the base. The pendant is suspended from an original stylised heart-shaped bail.
The pendant is signed to the reverse and is in excellent condition made from buttery yellow 15 carat gold.
The renowned wholesale jewellery business of Mürrle Bennett (Ernst Mürrle and J.B. Bennett) opened in London as Siegele & Bennett in 1884, advertising in 1891 as 'manufacturers and importers of British and Foreign jewellery also at 39 Bleich-strasse, Pforzheim'.
The firm was renamed Mürrle, Bennett & Co and supplied jewellery to Liberty & Co in London.
Era: Art Nouveau, 1890 - 1915
Measurements: Pendant 4.4cm in length (from top of bail), 1.8cm at widest point.
It weighs 3.9 grams.
Hallmarks: Stamped 15CT with MBCo maker's stamp
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