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| Necklace of Seed Pearls, Emeralds, Star Rubies, Moonstone and Enamel Henry Wilson, ca. 1910 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
The famed Arts and Crafts jeweler Henry Wilson's (1864-1934) was celebrated for
its brilliant color combinations worked in stones and enamel as well as its natural
sculptural qualities. Wilson, after
training as an architect, became interested in metalwork in the 1890s, and went
on to teach at the Royal College of Art.
He later penned a practical manual “Silverwork and Jewellery” in 1903
wherein he encouraged his students to “feed his imagination on old work,” and
incorporate historical themes.
This
necklace is a great example of Wilson’s sensibilities. Here, we see that the back as well as the
front of the central pendant is decorated with enamel in the manner of
Renaissance jewelry. The necklace of
gold is set with star rubies, emeralds, moonstones, emamel, seed pearls and
pearl drops and adorned with an enameled plaque of a running stag.
The necklace was made by Wilson in Kent around 1910.
The necklace was made by Wilson in Kent around 1910.
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