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Click here to subscribe19th Century Welsh oak mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, the arched hood with swan neck pediment above a rectangular panel door and similar base, the enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, and calendar aperture inscribed ' Pwttheli ', with a two train movement striking on a bell
Quantity of various World War I and II service medals together with a silver gilt Masonic Maguncor medal, three other medals and a quantity of embroidered sweetheart postcardsStar and Civilisation medal Named H H Barnes Private East Surrey regiment, the others with different names.The Masonic medal with Angel has on the reverse side W. Bro H W Mills No. 1685 The Masonic medal Maguncor there are some losses to the lettering on the enamel
18 K yellow gold brooch, with pearls and black enamel.Clasp with prong.It has a cruciform shape, with hand-enamelled decoration in black.The arms of the cross are decorated with floral motifs crowned with pearls.Two suspended chains hang from the main chain, from the main chain a knob with black enamel. Measurements: 49 x 49 mm.
MASRIERA Y CARRERAS pendant; Barcelona, 40-50s.In white gold, pliquè-a-jour enamels, diamonds, emerald and ivory.Signed.Measurements: 7,5 x 3,5 cm (pendant).Pendant with oriental figure by the prestigious Catalan firm Masriera y Carreras with the same design, although with some changes in the materials, as the one published in "Els Masriera, Un segle de joieria i orfebreria", page 136, whose original Indian ink drawing (scale 1/1) appears, in turn, in the "Catàleg de models de Masriera Hermanos y Joaquín Carreras", vol. 3, n. 2998 and vol. 4, num 3672. Both pieces have also been published in "Els Masriera. Josep, Francesc i Lluis", Mnac, Editorial Proa, 1996, p. 131.Within the iconographic repertoire of Lluis Masriera's jewellery, the numerous representation of female figures stands out, in contrast to the almost non-existent presence of male figures. This pendant, which has an oriental figure as its subject, is one of the exceptions.The pendant's exceptional design features a frontal decorated with the image of a turbaned man whose face has been worked in ivory. The surface is decorated with pliqué-à-jour enamels, in the style of Masriera and Carreras, with the background in dark blue with vegetal and floral decoration in oranges and ochres, and with brilliant-cut diamonds around the whole of the piece. The upper part of the pendant features a knob-cut emerald, bordered with diamonds and contained in a masterly interplay of openwork. With a yellow-gold chain and a loop clasp.The plique-à-jour technique, French for "letting the light in", is a vitreous enamelling technique in which the enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but without any backing material on the finished product, so that light can pass through the transparent or translucent material. It is an extremely expensive technique (up to 4 months to produce a piece), with a high failure rate.The silverware and jewellery firm was founded in Barcelona in 1839 by Josep Masriera Vidal. The process of making the pieces, from the design to the final polishing, was carried out in the family workshop, which gradually expanded as demand increased and, with it, production. By the end of the 19th century, the Masriera workshop was already the most important in the city of Barcelona, winning the Gold Medal and the Unique Prize awarded by the Associació d'Artífexs en Joieria i Plateria de Barcelona (Association of Jewellers and Silversmiths of Barcelona). In 1887 the firm was renamed Masriera y Hermanos, with Josep Masriera Manovens at the helm. At this time, production was extended to jewellery, partly thanks to the revival of various enamelling techniques, and Lluís Masriera Rosés, Josep's son, became the jeweller of Catalan modernism, achieving international renown. In the second decade of the 20th century, the firm left the Art Nouveau style behind in favour of more geometric lines, close to the new Art Deco. At the height of the Noucentisme, in 1915, two of the oldest families of silversmiths and jewellers in Catalonia, the Masriera and Carreras families, who had been in business since 1766, merged thanks to the association of Masriera and his brothers with Joaquim Carreras Nolla. The Masriera and Carreras firm was born, focused on the production of Lluís Masriera's designs and on the new and thriving European Art Deco style. Their participation in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925, and in the Universal Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, brought the firm definitive international recognition. In 1985, Masriera y Carreras and Bagués, another of Barcelona's historic firms, joined forces. The Bagués-Masriera firm remains active to this day.
Victorian style 18K yellow gold pendant in blue enamel.It features a heart motif of rose-cut diamonds.Queen Victoria of England mourned the death of her husband, Prince Albert, from 1861 until his death in 1901.This type of jewellery represents an important moment in the history of jewellery and a type of jewellery that was to become very popular. They can be classified as sentimental jewellery.
Second quarter of 19th century hallmarked silver cased full hunter pocket watch having gold hands to a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, dial diam 4.5cm, the verge movement inscribed 'Wm. Bunby', further inscribed 'Died 11th September 1859' and numbered 1816, back and front cases both hallmarked London 1830 (a/f)
Gents last quarter of the 19th century hallmarked silver cased pocket watch with key wind, having blued steel hands to a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial (chip to enamel at 1:00) inscribed 'A.W.W. Co, Waltham, Mass.), dial diam 4.5cm, the movement inscribed 'Waltham Mass 6610350', case bearing the Birmingham hallmark for 1894
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