Silver, enamel, pearls

This brooch is attributed to Henry Wilson. It is similar to a pendant in Wilson's book Silverwork and Jewellery page 126, fig.68. 'you may either read "The Romaunt of the Rose" and take thence whatever suggestion most appeals to you, or you may prefer to put a nightimgale singing in the middle of a bower of leaves (fig.68). THe latter will be the least difficult, as the former supposes a knowledge of the figure, though you might make a little gateway with towers to the garden of the Rose, which could be made very interesting.'

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. 35
Elyse Zorn Karlin, Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition,
1993, illustrated page 104
Helen Ritchie Designers & Jewellery 1850-1940, Jewellery and Metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2018, pp. 86-93 biography

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