A silver brooch depicting Ireland by H.G. Murphy

A silver brooch depicting Ireland by H.G. Murphy, engraved with stylised shamrocks and laurel borders, Ireland set with an emerald cabochon locating Kinsale, Cork to denote the location of H.G. Murphy's own ancestry, with maker's mark HGM, The Falcon Studio's mark and London hallmarks for 1939, 5.1cm wide

Provenance: H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner

llustrated in Atterbury, P., and Benjamin, J., The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, page 68