Murrle Bennett & Co. is a wholesale jewelry firm which opened in London as Siegele & Bennett in 1884 by Ernst Mürrle and J.B. Bennett. The agency was renamed Murrle Bennett & Co. in 1891 and marketed as ‘producers and importers of British and Overseas jewelry additionally at 39 Bleich-Strasse, Pforzheim’. In 1916 the agency was bought, and the enterprise continued at the identical handle below the identify White, Redgrove & Whyte.
The corporate is broadly recognized for his or her manufacturing of Artwork Nouveau and Arts and Crafts type jewelry and has labored with famend craftsmen similar to Archibald Knox, and Theodore Fahrner.
Murrle Bennett & Co. and their Artists
Theodor Fahrner (4 August 1859 – 22 July 1919) was a educated metal engraver and jewelry designer from Pforzheim, Germany. He was recognized for his Artwork Nouveau items, produced at inexpensive costs. After his loss of life, his agency turned one of many best-known Artwork Deco designers.
Archibald Knox (9 April 1864 – 22 February 1933), was a Manx designer of Scottish descent. His design expertise lined a variety of objects together with silverware and pewterware, jewelry, inkwells, packing containers, gravestones, watercolours, graphic designs, calligraphy, a home design, fonts and even financial institution cheques.
Murrle Bennett & Co. in Public sale
Fellows has featured items earlier than together with:
Lot 254
15ct gold gem necklace, by Murrle Bennett & Co.
Worth Realised: £1,690.00
Lot 255
Gold turquoise necklace, by Murrle Bennett & Co.
Worth Realised: £1,300.00
Within the new upcoming public sale, you’ll have the chance to see these items:
Lot 3
Early twentieth 18ct gold pearl ring, Murrle Bennett & Co.
Estimate: £120 – £180
Lot 1408
Early twentieth 9ct gold brooch, Murrle Bennett & Co.
Estimate: £90 – £140
Viewing instances (ID required):
Birmingham
Monday twelfth August 10:00-16:00
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