Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

An Arts and Crafts coral and blister pearl silver necklace, possibly attributable to Amy Sandheim, circa 1920s and another coral set necklace, the first necklace of lozenge form, centred with an oval coral cabochon, within scrolling foliate pierced border, with cabochon and blister pearl highlights, suspended from two fine baton link chains linked by a central collet set blister pearl on similarly set coral bead and blister pearl back chain, to a ring and T-bar clasp, unsigned, together with a similar coral and half pearl set fringe necklace, of graduating scrollwork pendant drops, to fine curb-link chain with ring and T-bar clasp, unsigned, first necklace pendant length 6cm x width 5cm, second necklace length 43.7cm, £400-500

Amy Sandheim (c 1905 - c 1980) was a British Arts and Crafts jeweller in the 1920s and 1930s. The daughter of Amy Alice and Julius Wolfe Sandheim; her father was from a family of watchmakers, and in 1902, he became a jewellery designer. By 1915 the family had a shop at 130 Notting Hill Gate in West London. Here Amy developed her personal style of Arts and Crafts jewellery, using silver castings with semi-precious stones, often using the lozenge form. She was prominent in the second wave of inter-war Arts & Crafts designers that included Sibyl Dunlop and Dorrie Nossiter, and apparently the three women were friends. Amy and Dorrie did not sign their work, which is often mis-attributed to Sibyl Dunlop, the best known of the three. Amy sold her jewellery at Arts & Crafts exhibitions, and through the family shop, which finally closed in the early 1980s.

Please note that coral is covered by CITIES legislation and maybe subject to export and other trade restrictions.