AUCTION HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS
Jewellery Melanie Saleem of Elstob & Elstob discusses some of the stunning items of jewellery that have gone under the hammer at the Ripon-based auctioneers
A SILVER AND ENAMEL ‘CLYMENE’ BELT BUCKLE DESIGNED BY ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO., 10.5CM BY 5CM, BIRMINGHAM 1909. SOLD FOR £1,600.
“Everything about this highly collectable belt buckle simply screams ‘Art Nouveau’, from the wonderfully organic setting with its undulating ‘whiplash’ tendrils to the vibrantly coloured, beautifully graduated enamelling.”
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“Art Nouveau in Britain had its roots in the Arts and Crafts movement – a movement which, in a backlash against soulless industrialisation, sought to reconnect with nature and traditional craftsmanship. Even though it is well over a hundred years old and is very much of its period, this is an item that you could easily wear on a sash today. I would like to think it is being used rather than just hidden away in a box!”
