Liberty & Co Napkin Ring. St Silver Turquoise Gems 1904 (4740)

Arts and Crafts Napkin Ring sold by Liberty and Co.

Sterling silver set with natural matrix turquoise.

Made Birmingham, England 1904.

Diameter of the ring is 1 3/4 - 2 inches (wider in the middle).

Weighs 23.

7grams.

Strong Arts & Crafts Design.

A pair of flat bands on either side of a rounded, wider central band.

Top and bottom borders with repousse hammered 'nail head dots', in the hand-worked, medieval tradition.

The wider, central portion has a ring of alternating raised silver adornments and colette-set cabochon turquoise.

The silver design looks like a flying duck or intriqueing symbol.

The turquoise matrix was extremely popular in the Arts & Crafts movement and the pulled silver mounts reinforce the concept.

Hallmarks: L & Co - registered silver trademark for Liberty & Co, anchor for Birmingham, lion for sterling silver standard and date letter 'e' for 1904, followed by the word CYMRIC.

Good condition.