Art Nouveau 15ct Gold Necklace Set With Opals By Murrle Bennett & Co

A beautiful 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. necklace that was retailed by the firm Murrle Bennett & Co in their Regent Street premises in the early 1900s. The design is most likely by Archibald Knox who was a very known and respected designer in the Art Nouveau period. He also did work for Liberty. It is set with two opals.