Six silver zodiac brooches by Jessie Murphy

Six silver zodiac brooches by Jessie Murphy, the circular silver brooches depicting Leo, Pisces, Scorpio, Gemini and Aries, all with maker's mark JM, and London hallmarks for 1961, and Sagitarius, with maker's mark JM and London hallmarks for 1959, all carved and pierced in silver, each 3.2cm diameter,

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

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