Gold, ruby, pink tourmaline, chalcedony, garnet & emerald

H  3.10cm (1.22 in)  |  W  3.10cm (1.22 in)

A superb documented Arts & Crafts brooch by John Paul Cooper who was one of the leading artist craftsmen who shared the medieval vision of William Burges. He was a luminary of the British Arts and Crafts movement.

Provenance
Documented in John Paul Cooper sketch-book no. 603

Literature
Illustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 333
N. Natasha Kuzmanovic, John Paul Cooper, Designer and Craftsman of the Arts & Crafts Movement, 1999 about Cooper
Helen Ritchie Designers & Jewellery 1850-1940, Jewellery and Metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2018, pp. 116-121 biography

Ref No   6837

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