Jewellery & Watches - 19th July 2018
Lot 1030
A sapphire set gold circular plaque by H.G. Murphy
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1400
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Description
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