-Phillips Brothers 1880 London Bracelet In Sterling Silver With Jadeite Green Jade
Organic bracelet designed by the Phillip Brothers Co. (1839-1900).
Gorgeous historical piece, created in London England by the Phillip Brothers & Co., back in the 1850. Crafted in the grotesque Italian style in solid sterling silver .925/.999 and gild. Was constructed with patterns of bunches of grapes, grape leaves, creepers and leaves, all this nestled in irregular frames simulating the texture of wood. This bracelet correspond to the early period of the company, between the 1839 and 1855 and is fitted with a security push lock box. In The British Museum, in London, there are 19 pieces exhibited manufactured by the Phillips Brothers.
Gemstones: Mount in bars, with 25 round cabochon spheres, carved from natural jadeite green jade, with a weight of about 20 carats.
Birthstone: Green Jade or the month of March.
Weight: 47.3 Grams, (30.32 Dwt).
Size: 6.5 Inches (16.5 Cm).
Measurements: The widest part is 46 mm (1.81 Inches).
Hallmarks: French import marks and the fitted box signed, "PHILLIP BROTHERS MANUFACTURERS 31 COCKSPUR STREET".
The Phillips Brothers was a jewelry firm founded in 1839 and was run by Robert Abraham and Magnus Albert Phillips. The firm became known as Phillips Brothers & Son in 1869. Robert Phillips died in 1881 and in 1884 his son Alfred took over the business. After his death in 1900 the firm's stock and good will were sold to the jewellers, D & J Welby of Garrick Street in 1902. Robert Phillips was the father of Sir Claude Phillips. The firm was first located in the 31 Cockspur Street from 1846-55, then in the 23 Cockspur Street, London.
Literature: John Culme, 'The Directory of Gold and Silversmith 1838-1914s', Woodbridge 1987.
Grotesque
Since at least the 18th century in French and German as well as English, grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks. In art, performance, and literature, however, grotesque may also refer to something that simultaneously invokes in an audience a feeling of uncomfortable bizarreness as well as sympathetic pity. In art and jewelry, grotesques are ornamental arrangements of arabesques with interlaced garlands and small and fantastic human and animal figures, usually set out in a symmetrical pattern around some form of architectural framework, though this may be very flimsy.
Collateral: It is accompanied by the original designer's presentation fitted jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this bracelet is great. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the silver. The jade carvings are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: B020823INMH/1.402
