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An Arts & Crafts gold, opal and enamel pendant, by Edward Spencer of the Artificers' Guild
The hexagonal shaped pendant with central circular apple green translucent enamel hinged locket with applied grape-vine naturalistic decoration, the cardinal points with three cabochon opals and two modelled rose flowerheads to a matching surmount, within a fine chevron design rope border, to a belcher-link neckchain, circa 1905, 44mm long, in fitted case stamped The Artificers' Guild, 4 Conduit Street, London, W
The hexagonal shaped pendant with central circular apple green translucent enamel hinged locket with applied grape-vine naturalistic decoration, the cardinal points with three cabochon opals and two modelled rose flowerheads to a matching surmount, within a fine chevron design rope border, to a belcher-link neckchain, circa 1905, 44mm long, in fitted case stamped The Artificers' Guild, 4 Conduit Street, London, W
Further details
Edward Napier Hitchcock Spencer (1872-1938)
Edward Spencer was a metal worker and designer and initially trained at the Architects office of Henry Wilson. It is possible that in 1901 he was co-founder with Nelson Dawson (1859-1942) of the Artificers' Guild. In 1903 The Artificers' Guild which was based in Chiswick was taken over by Montague Fordham and the workshop was moved to his Fordham gallery at 9, Maddox Street where Spencer was made chief designer. He was heavily influenced by the work of John Paul Cooper who was also designing at the Guild. After the Great War the guild finally moved to 4, Conduit Street until it closed in 1942.
The original design artwork of the pendant (ref. 5C 468) is held at the Goldsmiths Company Library, London which houses approximately two thousand of the Artificers' Guild original drawings.
Edward Spencer was a metal worker and designer and initially trained at the Architects office of Henry Wilson. It is possible that in 1901 he was co-founder with Nelson Dawson (1859-1942) of the Artificers' Guild. In 1903 The Artificers' Guild which was based in Chiswick was taken over by Montague Fordham and the workshop was moved to his Fordham gallery at 9, Maddox Street where Spencer was made chief designer. He was heavily influenced by the work of John Paul Cooper who was also designing at the Guild. After the Great War the guild finally moved to 4, Conduit Street until it closed in 1942.
The original design artwork of the pendant (ref. 5C 468) is held at the Goldsmiths Company Library, London which houses approximately two thousand of the Artificers' Guild original drawings.
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