A sapphire set gold circular plaque by H.G. Murphy

A sapphire set gold circular plaque by H.G. Murphy, decorated with green and blue sapphires (two missing) within circular gold strapwork border with pellet decoration, neoclassical shotwork, quatrefoil and heart-shaped sections in yellow gold, 4.2cm diameter

Provenance: H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner

illustrated in Atterbury, P., and Benjamin, J., The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, page 73