Necklace presented to Queen Alexandra, 1909, designed by Mr Arthur J. & Mrs Georgie Gaskin. autochrome.
A splendid Arts & Crafts jewel. The magazine text reports – ‘The Lord Mayor, on the recent visit of the King and Queen to Birmingham, England, presented to the Queen a beautiful necklace designed and executed by Mr Arthur J. Gaskin & Mrs Gaskin. The necklace, consisting of chain & pendant, is executed in 18 carat pale gold . . . the two large cabochon sapphires . . supply the dominant note in the colour scheme. Around the sapphires are emeralds, pearls, and pink topaz, while small diamonds set in trefoils add . . to the ornament as a whole.’
Arthur Joseph Gaskin 1862–1928, English illustrator, painter, teacher and designer of jewellery and enamelwork; he and his wife Georgie Gaskin were members of the Birmingham Group of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Georgina ‘Georgie’ Evelyn Cave Gaskin, née France 1866–1934, English jewellery and metalwork designer and illustrator.
Taken from the Jul-Dec. 1909 bi-annual vol. of ‘The Studio’ Art magazine.
Necklace presented to Queen Alexandra, 1909, designed by Mr Arthur J. & Mrs Georgie Gaskin. autochrome.
A splendid Arts & Crafts jewel. The magazine text reports – ‘The Lord Mayor, on the recent visit of the King and Queen to Birmingham, England, presented to the Queen a beautiful necklace designed and executed by Mr Arthur J. Gaskin & Mrs Gaskin. The necklace, consisting of chain & pendant, is executed in 18 carat pale gold . . . the two large cabochon sapphires . . supply the dominant note in the colour scheme. Around the sapphires are emeralds, pearls, and pink topaz, while small diamonds set in trefoils add . . to the ornament as a whole.’
Arthur Joseph Gaskin 1862–1928, English illustrator, painter, teacher and designer of jewellery and enamelwork; he and his wife Georgie Gaskin were members of the Birmingham Group of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Georgina ‘Georgie’ Evelyn Cave Gaskin, née France 1866–1934, English jewellery and metalwork designer and illustrator.
Taken from the Jul-Dec. 1909 bi-annual vol. of ‘The Studio’ Art magazine.