A collection of items from the studio of H.G. Murphy

A collection of items from the studio of H.G. Murphy, including two silk bookmarks with silver plaque finials, eight similar silver plaque finials, six unfinished circular zodiac/animal brooches, seven niello studs, an elaborate silver belt buckle, maker's mark JB, London hallmarks for 1893, a carved lapis lazuli pendant with a silver foliate pendant mount, a diamond bar brooch, an opal bar brooch, a gold sapphire and pearl stickpin, six buttons, a green enamel circular brooch, a crucifix, two silver plaques, a large silver niello plaque with carving to reverse, a silver and enamel owl plaque, a pair of silver cufflinks, a turquoise-set silver brooch, two amber studs, three silver bar brooches and a circular brooch

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

similar examples are illustrated in Atterbury, P., and Benjamin, J., The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy, Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, page 40, 44, 67