Arts & Crafts jewellery from Edith Linnell and Bernard Instone

Fellows Auctioneers is selling two unique pieces of Arts & Crafts jewellery from Birmingham designers Edith Linnell and Bernard Instone.

Bernard Instone:

A silver amethyst and demantoid garnet ring is from Instone, born in Kings Norton, Birmingham.

The ring had an estimate of £200 - £300 and is Lot 49 in the Jewellery sale, which closed on Thursday 24^th June. It sold for a full price of £357.00

Instone studied jewellery and practical silversmithing at the Birmingham School of Jewellery in Vittoria Street from 1904 until 1912. He created many unique Arts & Crafts pieces in the early 20^th century, and his pieces are known for their high quality and originality.

Edith Linnell:

Lot 51 in the same auction was a silver tourmaline brooch, attributed to Edith Linnell. It sold for a full price of £331.

Linnell was from Moseley, Birmingham, and her pieces perfectly represent the Arts & Crafts movement in the early 20^th century.

Linnell originally intended to be a portrait artist, but found her calling in jewellery. Her jewellery work was so well received that it became exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum and sold in the Burlington Arcade.

The Arts & crafts designer had an established premises on Sloane Street. The business had an unfortunate end when it was bombed during the blitz in the Second World War.

Linnell also had showcases in Harrods and on RMS Queen Mary.

The brooch attributed to Linnell which is up for auction at Fellows has an estimate of £200 - £300 in the sale.

Both items were included amongst 750 pieces of jewellery. These ranged from rings, brooches, earrings and more in different shapes and sizes from a variety of brands.

The auction could be viewed in person on selected dates in both London and Birmingham.

The auction house offered free shipping on items sold in the sale. Virtual viewings could be booked for free to ensure that customers can get a keen eye on the sale from the comfort of their own homes.

Lindsay Beardmore, Specialist & Catalogue Manager from the Jewellery Department at Fellows, said: “Edith Linnell and Bernard Instone’s jewellery is unique and distinctive and they perfectly represent the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 20^th century. With our main office located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, It is always extra special to sell items from local Birmingham jewellers.”